Suspension questions

Discussion in 'Suspension/Chassis' started by Ethan, Feb 24, 2017.

  1. Ethan

    Ethan Newbie

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    im going to be lowering my 74 hilux by cutting the springs and with lowering blocks. Am i going to need to get smaller shocks that are inside my coils?
     
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    jetas Grand Toyotaholic

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    Depends how many turns youre going to cut off
     
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    Im lookin for like a 3"drop. Probably like one or two coils.
     
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    You might be ok with the stock shocks. Supposedly shocks for an older camaro have different valving and give a firmer ride
     
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    I did the stock Mighty Max springs which I believe give about a 3" drop. Stock shocks work great for me for still, I've got KYB gas-a-just's and they're great.

    Here's a picture of my stock Mighty Max springs next to stock Hilux springs, by the way, taken from when I did the swap:

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    Don't mind the horribly ghetto exhaust, that was the previous owner's doing and I tore that shit right the hell out of there haha
     

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