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Old Feb 5, 2013 | 06:37 PM
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baja style suspension

i bought a 79 toyota 4x4 pickup i want to put a baja truck style suspension under it but cant find anything any suggestions any advice is appreiciated
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Old Feb 6, 2013 | 08:25 AM
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do u want to keep the straight axle or no ? clearify what u mean by baja style cuz in baja they dont use solid axles.
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Old Feb 6, 2013 | 11:46 AM
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wrong. look up jeepspeed stuff. they race on solid axles in the desert and do pretty well.
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Old Feb 6, 2013 | 11:51 AM
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Yeah, alot of people run solid axle Baja trucks. I'd be interested if anyone has info on this. I don't run Baja, but I do some high speed trail running, I imagine this style suspension would work quite well here.
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Old Feb 6, 2013 | 01:36 PM
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i want to keep my solid front axle i want to basically build an all around play toy
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Old Feb 6, 2013 | 02:23 PM
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theres a guy on youtube that builds a link front end and builds it so strong that im sure u could do what u want with how he built it. but instead of leafs or coils id go to coil overs if i was u.
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Old Feb 6, 2013 | 03:23 PM
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you want your basic long travel suspension.

look up dezert rangers, all kinds of threads on dez suspension stuff.
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Old Feb 6, 2013 | 03:41 PM
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99% of long travel kits are built for IFS systems. a long arm, link kit with coilovers or a set of pretty soft flexible leafs with GOOD shocks will be what you want.
its all going to come down to how much you want to spend and how fast you want to go.
just a warning, DR is not like this place and is full of smartass people (im on there too). be prepared if you do go over there.
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Old Feb 6, 2013 | 04:34 PM
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well said robert m.
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Old Feb 26, 2013 | 05:16 PM
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Solid axels are inherently less suited for Baja style stuff...
IFS makes life easier when you're looking for kits and such
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