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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 07:17 PM
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1983 toyota hilux prerunner build..need help!

hi, im new to the forum. i came accrost it and realized there is a ton of great info on here ... i have a 83' its the 2 door 4wd. i have currently 31's under it. so heres what i want to do to the beast...
3 point rear with kings 16in travel air shocks and lifted leaf springs,bedcage,i want to drop kick the front end and 4wd to put in IFS or dual i beam. i would really like to just do ifs, but not sure what i would need to do?.so far ive got the bed off. looking to run kings up front aswell and i will be building a full motor cage and such. need help on the ifs or dual i beam situation...any help is appreciated. btw. this truck will be for mobbin through the desert and jumping. and to drive daily... looking for 16in travel front and rear. i might even go with a 4 point rear but undecided...thanks
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 07:51 PM
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sell it and buy a factory ifs truck.... converting a factory soild axle to ifs wouldnt be impossible but its so much work thats its not worth it, im sure someone would love to trade their ifs rig for your sfa rig
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 10:49 PM
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Originally Posted by westjohns yota
sell it and buy a factory ifs truck.... converting a factory soild axle to ifs wouldnt be impossible but its so much work thats its not worth it, im sure someone would love to trade their ifs rig for your sfa rig
yea i thought of that.my dad has a nissan ifs 4wd.its a older 1990's truck.i have no clue what its called.it has a v6 in it tho.he said hell ya he would trade me,but i have to put a new front oil seal in and get it runnin great first.the only thing is.i LOVE the look of the toyota lol.the fender wells look rally stock.i guess i could make a fiberglass mold lol...my question is,i want to weld shock mounts on my leafspring bracket.but the gas tank would be in the way :-( any ideas on how to relocate it and raise it? also what kind of leafspring lift should i go for in the rear? i decied to go 3 point with leafsprings and king air smoothie 16" or 14" travel...thanks.
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Old Apr 5, 2012 | 01:57 AM
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i changed my mind on the nissan.i want a 2wd toyota that has efi.any idea on a 2door truck suitable for a prerunner build?
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Old Apr 5, 2012 | 02:39 AM
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sure any 2WD toyota truck
off the top of my i think you should read:
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f212/
http://www.chaosfab.com/
http://www.blazeland.us/
http://ttora.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=186
http://www.dezertrangers.com/vb/content/
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Old Apr 5, 2012 | 10:16 AM
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thanks man!
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Old Apr 5, 2012 | 10:29 AM
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how bout a tacoma?
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Old Apr 5, 2012 | 11:25 AM
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for ifs suspension it's either blazeland,or total chaos http://chaosfab.com/ .chaos is more expensive but... for myself i will spend the money and get the good stuff. for the rear suspension i'm leaning toward the 63" chevy spriings .http://www.nwtoys.com/content/135-ch...-swap-faq.html like dropzone said do some research. for fenders look at hanneman fiberglass http://www.hannemannfiberglass.com/
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Old Apr 5, 2012 | 11:40 AM
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thanks a lot. i was plannin making my own arms and trailing arms and such.
ive done it before just not on a truck
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Old Apr 5, 2012 | 11:44 AM
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How about i cut off my ifs and trade for your solid axle
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Old Apr 5, 2012 | 01:02 PM
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hell ya
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Old Apr 8, 2012 | 12:29 AM
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welp,decied to get a 94 ranger.comes stock with i beams
easy to convert.goin to be a fun build
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