Which lift do you suggest?
Dec 24, 2002 | 10:21 AM
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*Win the Jackpot
*Be a 10 Million dollar winner on Publisher's Clearing House
*Marry a millionaire
*Inherit a huge sum of money
*Buy out Bill Gates
*all of the above
I will gladly give my 4Runner to whomever wants it!
Don't laugh! It could happen!
Dec 24, 2002 | 08:23 PM
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I really like the look of the Chaos lift!!! And your rite, there is alot of $ involved! However I think that if I can swing it it will be worth the strech!
To date I have come to the conclustion that there are 3 ways to lift and IFS Toy (perhaps all IFS trucks).
1. Use some kind of sub frame to lower the control arms effectivly lifting the truck while retaining semi stock front end clearance and sacrificeing ride only to heightened CG. The drawbacks being only the slight increase of ground clearance, retaining stock suspention travel and having to preform mager surgery on installation!
2. Add extended control arms. This is defanetly a chore, but seems to be verry rewarding in travel and ride. The Chaos kit (I think my choice) suggests 13" of travel in some cases!!! There are many things that are requiered when extending the control arms including: extended half-shafts, new shock towers
, extended travel shocks $$$ and longer tyrod ends. However installation seems to be verry straight forward with only about 3 welds per side. The kits (including fiberglass fenders so you dont tear them off when your flight ends) seem to run arround $2500-$3000! That is before shipping and only effects the front end of the truck!
3. The last way is the SAS or solid front axle conversion. This is best for rock crawlers and generally slower high power applications. Having owned a Scout with solid axles I can vouch that there is a defenate loss on the road and gain on the rocks. However the conversion is a mager process in both expence and time.
Thats about what I have learned.... the floor is open.
To date I have come to the conclustion that there are 3 ways to lift and IFS Toy (perhaps all IFS trucks).
1. Use some kind of sub frame to lower the control arms effectivly lifting the truck while retaining semi stock front end clearance and sacrificeing ride only to heightened CG. The drawbacks being only the slight increase of ground clearance, retaining stock suspention travel and having to preform mager surgery on installation!
2. Add extended control arms. This is defanetly a chore, but seems to be verry rewarding in travel and ride. The Chaos kit (I think my choice) suggests 13" of travel in some cases!!! There are many things that are requiered when extending the control arms including: extended half-shafts, new shock towers
, extended travel shocks $$$ and longer tyrod ends. However installation seems to be verry straight forward with only about 3 welds per side. The kits (including fiberglass fenders so you dont tear them off when your flight ends) seem to run arround $2500-$3000! That is before shipping and only effects the front end of the truck!3. The last way is the SAS or solid front axle conversion. This is best for rock crawlers and generally slower high power applications. Having owned a Scout with solid axles I can vouch that there is a defenate loss on the road and gain on the rocks. However the conversion is a mager process in both expence and time.
Thats about what I have learned.... the floor is open.
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