Flex your muscles...

[dixie Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close dixie]

Heres mine with 265/75 KL71 kumho's and heavy duty standard lovells

[Snaga Wishing I was lost Find all posts View Profile Close Snaga]

Hey bosvark...

Any issues with the 75mm lift at the front? re: CV joints etc...

[Bosvark Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Bosvark]

Hi, Snaga
No, not yet, I only have covered about 1200miles since I've done the suspension, so may be to early to tell. I am considering doing a 50mm Diff drop to reduce the angle a bit.
At the moment I'm still running std 90 series struts but going to change them with Pro Comp struts that's 50mm longer.By doing this the truck will hopefully be level then.
The only other issue there is,is the wheel rubbing on the rear end of the inner fender , where the mud flap suppose to be.This only happens when the wheels are turned and under compresion.

[Snaga Wishing I was lost Find all posts View Profile Close Snaga]

Thanks bosvark...

With my lift I only raised 25mm in the front due to the MD springs but the rear went up almost 95mm due to the HD springs.

Considering replacing the MD's in the front with HD but I think I'll wait till a bull bar comes my way for a bit of extra weight... (whenever that is :roll: ) otherwise I'd say it'll be too much for the joints etc...

[StormyKnight Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close StormyKnight]

The only other issue there is,is the wheel rubbing on the rear end of the inner fender , where the mud flap suppose to be.This only happens when the wheels are turned and under compresion.

Most of use have the same issue when going from 265/70s to 265/75s. In my case I don't have a lift done, but I got the caster adjusted which brings the front wheels forward about 1cm. Thus reducing the chance that the tyre will reach the mudflaps.

I haven't found any major changers in stearing or tyre wear either.

The BFG MT's have now done over 55,000kms since adjustments where done.

Cheers
Richard

[Beast2h Member Find all posts View Profile Close Beast2h]

my prado

mine with a bit of flex.
285/75

265/75

rear is 80series coils and shocks
front is king springs and powerdown shocks

[Bosvark Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Bosvark]

StormyKnight
Did you adjust the Caster your self or did you took it to you local tyre place? I can do with moving the wheels forward a bit. Can you remember which caster bolts you adjusted?
I have ordered 50mm longer front struts, I know it will give better droop but I hope it will help to level the front end with the back.( I need to get some diff spacers in)
When I have no load in the rear, the ride is very harch but as soon as the truck is loaded up, the drive is very smooth.
Because I still use Toyota alloy wheels, I had to fit 30mm wheel spacers to clear the upper control arm with the 305's.

[Beast2h Member Find all posts View Profile Close Beast2h]

you wind the bottem control arms forward by loosening the mounting bolts and spining the adjusters offseting the bolts more... i got mine done at the local wheel alignment place.

[Snaga Wishing I was lost Find all posts View Profile Close Snaga]

Here's a new one...

I think I found the max flex point for the rear axle... a tiny bit of daylight getting through 8)



... nicely timed Kel

[Bosvark Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Bosvark]

I'm getting very good flex out of the rear end, the limiting factor is the size of the wheels, if they were smaller they would be able to tug into the wheel arch but these 305/70's are catching in the front/rear and top.
Will have to extend the bump stops.

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[madcore Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close madcore]

Well this is about as good as mine gets for a stocker... when the money permits will be looking into gettin in the rear a 4 inch droop from a 2 inch lift, so that the car sits level. my brother has done a 6 inch droop from a 3 inch lift in his patrol so i think ill play around with some different spec coils and see what i can come up with.... it should help keep the wheels on the ground a bit more but its the front end limiting my flex...

bein a uni student and not workin much doesnt help so when i can afford the tires the suspension will go straight in

Thanks
Chris Dobinson

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A bit of an axle work out

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I used a combination of standard Toyota suspension components to achieve a 75mm lift and I'm running 305/70R16 Good Year Mud Terrains

That's very cool. Do you know if 285/75 and 305/70 are roughly the same size? I reckon if you go for 285 you don't need the use of spacer, 305 should be wider

[Bosvark Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Bosvark]

Yup, 305 and 285 are the same diameter-33"
With the 285's you won't have the problem of rubbing against the upper control arm.

[Taresk Member Find all posts View Profile Close Taresk]

I never really got my rear to flex like I wanted it to, but I never really tried all that hard either, lol, and it's even worse now, because I was silly enough to replace my worn bushes with urethane ones, so now it's really harsh with noticeably less travel.

The front is fine though.