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Put a set of IFS springs in rear of the lux today, knew i would lose about 50mm of lift as my other springs were 2" lifted, but with the extra length it almost pushed my shackles horizontal, loosing about 80mm just wondering should I move the fixed hanger forward returning the wheel base to normal, but pushing the centre down or, or would it be better to move the rear hanger back, giving lux a longer wheel base, even if only by 100 mm as when I put the springs in front will also move axle forward, what do you reckon, gonna take em back out as won't have time to get all finished before leaving for OLWW2 on friday, but any thoughts appreciated.

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I haven't put this in my lux yet, haven't had time, but it is still what I'm planning to do. Would using lift blocks be an option to regain some of the height lost?

I put ifs springs in the rear of my 82 lux with 8 inch shackles and moved the rear mount backwards 3 inches. All is sweet now and flexs a lot better.. Just need to remove a load leaf..

i am running ifs rears with 2 inch lift blocks
trac bar, with shocks welded on top of diff with a new crossmember back and above the old stock one
also u-bolt flip and 8 inch ? extended shackels
i had a normal wheelbase now its 113' with 1 inch axel forward on the front

works better now

83 lux wrote:i am running ifs rears with 2 inch lift blocks
trac bar, with shocks welded on top of diff with a new crossmember back and above the old stock one
also u-bolt flip and 8 inch ? extended shackels
i had a normal wheelbase now its 113' with 1 inch axel forward on the front

works better now

mine's pretty much the same, bring yer camera up on the weekend.
Chris

Yep thats the plan, thanks, there back out now, haven't got time to get it all sorted before 2morrow, see ya's up there.

Phippsy, got lift blocks already, they do give you a bit of height back, thanks.

I'm gonna weld the shackle back and prob drop the hanger down a bit.

I think we'll see a lot of mods happening after this weekend !

As has been said, Ive done this also...altho I havnt moved my shackle mount back at all. I will be using a trac/anti-wrap bar of some sort as soon as I pull my finger out Im running 200mm eye 2 eye ext shackles, 2" lift blocks, u bolt flip, and Rancho 5012's. Shackles sit at about 45 degrees (+/- some). Havnt tested it out yet as I moved my front diff forwards 1 1/2" and I havnt had my front shaft modded to suit yet....another thing for me to do when i can be bothered....

Heres a couple of pics...

phippsy wrote:I think we'll see a lot of mods happening after this weekend !

Not wrong, coil rear and stock springs in front, cut guards and drop the lux by about 2 - 4 inches in height.

hey just wondering wat the advantages of running ifs rear springs in a solid axel hilux. do you get more flex or is it just a stronger leaf?? cheers

Nice search/dig..

IFS rears flex more due to the longer leaf, coupled with a extended shackle which allows more leverage.

and they fit on the standard leaf mounts or do you need to move the front mount forward more?? just trying to figure the best set up flex before i start spending the money. any help would be great

gutlux_88 wrote:and they fit on the standard leaf mounts or do you need to move the front mount forward more?? just trying to figure the best set up flex before i start spending the money. any help would be great

You will need to move the rear mount back. Or you could run a stupidly long shackle without moving mounts.