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Diesel daul cab suspension recommendations?

Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 10:42 am
by LuxyBoy
EDITED
I am in need of a new 2" STANDARD suspension type setup as mine is sagging. No farking about (IFS rears); rip out old, add new :D
I have been looking around and there are that many brands and every shop says the one they sell are the best and the others are crap.
I don't carry heavy loads regulary, but do load the tray and fill to canopy roof when camping for a week.

Just wanting to see what other people have and what they think of them.
Old Man Emu shocks
Tough Dog adjustable shocks
Iron Man complete package
EFS leafs/shocks
Dobinson leafs
Koni adjustable shocks
etc.....[/b]

Rear Suspension

Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 6:01 pm
by whiteknight
Luxyboy,

REAR ->IFS Rears with 200mm extended shackels (done this - works a treat !)

FRONT -> Rears up front (in the process of doing this to mine will let you know how it goes)

As for the shocks -> I am going to use Rancho's cause i got them 2nd hand at the right price...


Whitekngiht

Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 6:13 pm
by Aza
hey luxy boy, i run this set up and it really works great, in the process of soffening the ifs rears to gain even more flex out of the set up, i dont really have a pic of her flexing up though, here is a bad one to get an idea

Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 8:14 pm
by plowy
spend the money and do it right
OME

Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 8:45 pm
by Aza
Tidy42 wrote:spend the money and do it right
OME
and how exactly is mine not doing it right, the setup of mine produces ALOT more flex if setup right

Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 9:32 pm
by plowy
Aza wrote:
Tidy42 wrote:spend the money and do it right
OME
and how exactly is mine not doing it right, the setup of mine produces ALOT more flex if setup right
was in now way of putting shit on youre set up aza

just for a no hassle set up in regards to not having to manufactoring parts

and not runnin ellegall components ie extended shackles

he should go with ome wich is a pre mached component system in regards to shocks n springs match
ome has its alternative set as well cheaper only in price
maybe we both should have asked what effect he is chasing
is he touring or full offroading ?

Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 10:17 pm
by Aza
and mayb how much he wants to spend and if he is compitant at making his own parts :lol:

mate have a looksie in the bible at the top of toyota section, may help u out

Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 8:36 am
by beefa125
I have Rancho 9000'S on the back and Rock Crawlers on the fron,
One thing that I noticed made a big difference was greaseable shackles on the rear, Mine were a little stiff but now they work a treat with the new ones in, pretty cheap too

Beefa

Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 10:05 am
by De-lux
i'm about to ditch my OME's in favor of a very similar setup to what Aza has.

OME's are crap and flex about as much as bill gates

Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 8:02 pm
by Aza
De-lux wrote:OME's are crap and flex about as much as bill gates
now now dont give them so much credit :lol:

suspension

Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 10:31 am
by maty
depends what you want to do - touring or more interested in getting the most ability out of the car.

I have OME gear in my hilux for touring and it works well (no fade over rough roads) - too much flex makes the vehicle unstable at speed.

Mat

Re: suspension

Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 5:37 pm
by whiteknight
maty wrote: - too much flex makes the vehicle unstable at speed.

Mat
you must have misread something - he said he has a HILUX - no issues with speed wobbles there :lol:

Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 5:24 pm
by LuxyBoy
Correction Diesel; strap yourself in and feel the G's :D