Okay so I've painstakingly read literally dozens of threads on here and searched endlessly through members rides trying to find info on someone who has achieved something similar to what I'm shooting for, and I figured I'd bite the bullet and ask after finding so many different solutions.
To outline my reasons for it, I get fairly paranoid about damaging the undercarriage and low-mounted components when I'm hitting the trails, so I'd call it a bit of a "preventative mod." The other reason is my mate that I drive with has a lifted HiLux and my Fronty just looks so freaking small compared to it! I want to uphold our honour.
Anyway I'm looking at getting raised Jackaroo (trooper) HD king springs, which are about 35mm+ over standard jackaroo height. This should give- if my calculations are correct- just over 3 inches of lift in the rear. I'll crank the torsion bars 2.5-3inches to match. This will be just about the extent of the suspension work as there are already uprated shocks in there.
I'm also looking at a 2inch body lift. This will allow me to fit some decent mud terrain tyres maybe 31 or 32 if I can afford it. As far as I can tell, the brake lines and steering do not need to be extended for only a 2in lift, please correct if I am wrong.
If everything I've worked out seems correct my CV 's shouldn't be at TOO ridiculous of an angle, and my manual hubs should help prevent wear to the boots anyway, correct? Biggest hurdle I can see is remounting my ARB bullbar, which I have spoken to a welder about and he is happy to do for me.
TL;DR, 3in suspension lift, 2in body lift, already have freewheeling hubs and uprated shocks, what problems an I expect to run into? Sorry about the wall of text but I really want to get this right the first time so if you see any holes in this logic please tell me!
Cheers from the Land of Oz,
Braedon.
To outline my reasons for it, I get fairly paranoid about damaging the undercarriage and low-mounted components when I'm hitting the trails, so I'd call it a bit of a "preventative mod." The other reason is my mate that I drive with has a lifted HiLux and my Fronty just looks so freaking small compared to it! I want to uphold our honour.
Anyway I'm looking at getting raised Jackaroo (trooper) HD king springs, which are about 35mm+ over standard jackaroo height. This should give- if my calculations are correct- just over 3 inches of lift in the rear. I'll crank the torsion bars 2.5-3inches to match. This will be just about the extent of the suspension work as there are already uprated shocks in there.
I'm also looking at a 2inch body lift. This will allow me to fit some decent mud terrain tyres maybe 31 or 32 if I can afford it. As far as I can tell, the brake lines and steering do not need to be extended for only a 2in lift, please correct if I am wrong.
If everything I've worked out seems correct my CV 's shouldn't be at TOO ridiculous of an angle, and my manual hubs should help prevent wear to the boots anyway, correct? Biggest hurdle I can see is remounting my ARB bullbar, which I have spoken to a welder about and he is happy to do for me.
TL;DR, 3in suspension lift, 2in body lift, already have freewheeling hubs and uprated shocks, what problems an I expect to run into? Sorry about the wall of text but I really want to get this right the first time so if you see any holes in this logic please tell me!
Cheers from the Land of Oz,
Braedon.