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hey guys went to Ormeau yesterday for a short afternoon play since me broken arm and it was a fun afternoon. Am definately saving for some new rubber now But I have to say my stock front suspension really needs to be looked at. I was going to raise the torsion bars 2" for the new tyres but I want more flex. Is there any good aftermarket torsions bars for more flex or would I be better getting a solid front and if so how much do you think it would cost to get a solid front. I dont know if this has been covered in the past. if so I am sorry
Sway-A-Way in California makes torsion bars for the Feroza...at least they did at one time.
A solid axle is nice as it is MUCH less complex than IFS. Meaning less parts to wear and easier to work on. A 1985 Toyota front axle in the US is about $250.00. The `85 is narrower than later models. 5.29 ring and pinion gears are around $150.00 US. A full instalation kit is around $100.00. New spring hangers around $40.00/ pair. Junk yard springs about $50.00/ pair ( Toyota, Jeep, whatever). Some poly bushings $35.00. For the steering you can use the stock steering box and idler arm. I am not sure whether you can use Toyota merged with Daihatsu linkage or not. I used one inch tube, welded bungs and 3/4" Heim joints. Decent Heim joints are around $50.00 each. Then there is fabrication costs unless you can weld and fab parts.
All of this adds up to much more than after market torsion bars and maybe some ball joint spacers. The ideal IFS would be longer A arms, Sway-A-Way torsion bars and ball joint spacers for more up travel. There are no longer A arms made for the Feroza and would have to be fabbed...as well as the ball joint spacers. Fabbing and machining would be expensive.
It all depends on what you want to do with the truck and if you want to keep it long term or not. Changing the front suspension and axle is expensive whichever way you go but a solid axle would be the cheaper of the two.
After 28 views and no replys I thought that I would give you my limited knowledge...hope that it helps.
I should mention another option that I went with. A three link with nitrogen shocks and no springs. I have driven this for four and a half months now and I am really impressed with the soft ride and pretty good articulation (see avitar).
It involves a great deal of fabrication and the parts are cheap (already had the solid axle) except for the shocks. If you are interested I will post more.
But I have to say my stock front suspension really needs to be looked at. I was going to raise the torsion bars 2" for the new tyres but I want more flex. Is there any good aftermarket torsions bars for more flex or would I be better getting a solid front and if so how much do you think it would cost to get a solid front. I dont know if this has been covered in the past. if so I am sorry 
