I was just wondering if any of my 4x4 bretheren here on this site have used any suspension lifts? I was flipping through my Performance Corner magazine I bought and Autoaid and am wondering if the IFS suspension lift kits are any good, this one is by Trailmaster Suspension and I'm just getting ideas for my project for whenever I get the cash
I'd rather do a real suspension lift than a body lift, because body lifts are more unstable and you still have the same ground clearance. I haven't checked out the link yet but soon I will, I just want to have the income before I use any outgo!
man, i went to pirate4x4 as soon as i got my 4x. started reading posts... there is good info but it seems like most of the guys are real *******s. they bitch if you post a question that has been asked before. i never signed up and don't plan to.
Looks to me like I have a change of plans... every other site I have looked at says to swap for a solid axle, but that would require me to borrow my 1995 Isuzu Rodeo back from my grandma once again and break the bank in installation.
Well, I prefer to still be able to carry stuff. Sure, they look alright, they go well with it since the front end is low-profile (?) so it kind of evens it out. I would also like to avoid doing any major bodywork, I still need to get mine painted. The last one got serious sun rot and the prior paint-job has signs of it running down the body and darker spots where the OE paint is still coming through. I know your in Arizona, but if you are interested in Solid Axle Swaps, you may want to check out allprooffroad.com. They have a hell of a lot of things on their site, Solid Axle Swap kits, Trail Armor, Flat-bed kits (one even I drooled over),, gearing, and the list goes on. Problem is that they are located in Hemet, so even I would have issues getting there.
i'm going to piece it together from my local scrap yard. i'm planning moving the rear springs to the front, chevy leafs in the rear. man your a lot closer to hemet then me
True, but there is no direct route there; 24 miles to Temecula, another 10 (?) on a mountain pass from where I'm located.
SaS are nice if you are going to off road it 100% of the time i like the IFS there's kits for it just have to search... and like everything else u get what u pay for... http://www.downeyoff-road.com/SuspensionComponents/1986-95.html http://www.rockymountainsusp.com/toyota4_86_96.htm http://www.chaosfab.com/95000BJ.html i am sure there are more these are just some i got off the top of my head...just depends on ur budget
Thanks for the links! The bottom one on the rocky mountain site is the one I was asking about. Any 4WD's on this site ever use one of these systems? It sounds like something I want to do, but I want to make sure that they are worth the money before I say like the Kool Aid guy; "OH, YEAH!"
If they said you should paint it pink would you do that too? What kind of wheeling do you do? and how much and what kind of experience? You can do some serious wheeling with a mildly built IFS rig if you know what you're doing. If you wheel enough, you'd know when it was time for a SAS. It's better to gain experience with what you have first. If you want to go from a stockish IFS truck to a built crawling rig, you should be ready to drop some coin.
no matter what you do for a lift stay away from lift blocks. and a home made SAS isnt as expensive or hard as you'd think. and yes the ifs is "ok" for light wheelin. ive even seen some stockers take some serious punishment. but they did die before i had to fix anything. bob'ed beds are great if your wheelin in tight area's or climbing really abrupt angles. i bob'ed mine cuz i was bored and felt like cutting something.
I have not been able to do much off roading yet. I have had some issues with my truck so I don't want to have to call a tow truck and my friends are usually too busy. Good example though, I would never paint it pink! What's really sad is I have seen pink Toyota 4x4's around, just seeing that color on a b****en' makes me sick! I guess I just listened too much to the rock-crawler crowd. Don't get me wrong, that looks fun, but I think Pre-running is more that my style. I was wondering if anyone had used the Trailmaster IFS lift, but I know that blocks should be avoided.
