3rd gen/3 inch lift????

[kpautos]

i know you said no to spacers but i have 2 " spacers with 265 75 16 tyres and its.....high, has out performed discos and 2nd gen with 2" lift so why not?
regards, kirk
ps, i do some pretty harsh greenlanes!

[yoshie]

You get a 3 inch lift with LC springs, but that's on the rears and on a 2nd gen.
The fronts on a 3rd gen are strut assemblies.
Personally, if I was desperate for 3 inches I'd go with standard 2 inch and then add spacers, or 33 inch tyres, which give the same result.

Actually if I wanted 3 inches I'd have to fold it over a few times, badabing

That's not what Vanessa told me.

[blackpoolsparks]

i know you said no to spacers but i have 2 " spacers with 265 75 16 tyres and its.....high, has out performed discos and 2nd gen with 2" lift so why not?
regards, kirk
ps, i do some pretty harsh greenlanes!

The Asda carpark isn't considered a greenlane, you know

[kpautos]

as much as i like my surf it has to be said that unless you want to spend £££££££s and import stuff from the u.s or oz theres not a lot to be done, if you are serious about off road the best vehicle for availability of parts is a defender ect, a defender out of the box will outperform any surf out of its box apart from the fact that its crap on road, i think a surf with a two inch lift plus tyres is about as good a compramise as you can get--fantastic greenlane ground clearance[ my freinds gen two has consistantly out performed discos ect] with really good on road manners, not knocking what other people do its just really hard work to achieve in both terms of money, time and hastle. I would like to know if landcruiser springs give any lift and if so which ones i need to go for[ie model/year] i will watch this post with interest to find out what you end up doing, regards, kirk.

[stormforce]

as much as i like my surf it has to be said that unless you want to spend £££££££s and import stuff from the u.s or oz theres not a lot to be done, if you are serious about off road the best vehicle for availability of parts is a defender ect, a defender out of the box will outperform any surf out of its box apart from the fact that its crap on road, i think a surf with a two inch lift plus tyres is about as good a compramise as you can get--fantastic greenlane ground clearance[ my freinds gen two has consistantly out performed discos ect] with really good on road manners, not knocking what other people do its just really hard work to achieve in both terms of money, time and hastle. I would like to know if landcruiser springs give any lift and if so which ones i need to go for[ie model/year] i will watch this post with interest to find out what you end up doing, regards, kirk.

the landcruiser springs lift the rear by3" and you will need the HD J80 rear springs from milners forget that i just noticed you got a 3rd gen

[Dara]

Its been a long time since I've looked into this, but IIRC in the US they fit LC springs to lift their 4runners, don't know how much lift this gives them. Have a search over on www.yotatech.com

iv been lookin into it on yotatech an toyota4runner.com already an they all seem to go for toytec or bilstein lifts or spacers

s.
Personally, if I was desperate for 3 inches I'd go with standard 2 inch and then add spacers, or 33 inch tyres, which give the same result.
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the thought of the 2'' lift an 1'' spacers has crossed my mind but wana try get a full 3'' lift if i can...the 2'' lift an 1'' spacer is on the LONG finger for the moment

i know you said no to spacers but i have 2 " spacers with 265 75 16 tyres and its.....high, has out performed discos and 2nd gen with 2" lift so why not?
regards, kirk
ps, i do some pretty harsh greenlanes!

its not all bout the ground clearance wit the 3 inch lift i want,its about the articulation too!..wit spacers you only have the standard articulation of the standard shocks an springs so it only gives you lift which is alrite if your playin on flat enough ground or drivin in deep rutts,but wen you wana drive one side up on somethin high like a rock or small mound or bank you need to get past an puttin one side up on its the only way you can you need articulation from the longer shock an springs as it'll lessin the chance of the surf rollin over onto its side or roof...wit spacers you jus raise the center of gravity and keep the standard articulation which isnt so good

and you will need the HD J80 rear springs from milners forget that i just noticed you got a 3rd gen

do the HD J80 springs not fit the 3rd gen then??

[kpautos]

which is why i said that my set up is good for greenlane/ground clearance, all depends on how much cash you want to spend

[Dara]

which is why i said that my set up is good for greenlane/ground clearance, all depends on how much cash you want to spend

i dont greenlane ya see where i offroad is a a big forestry full of steep banks rocks hills mud deep drains an ditchs so i need the bigger articulation not jus the ground clearance

[kpautos]

i would be really interested in what you do with yours so i could consider it for mine at some time, will try and follow the build and costs!

[Karma Supra]

Fair play!

As above I'll be interested to follow your build!

[Dara]

i would be really interested in what you do with yours so i could consider it for mine at some time, will try and follow the build and costs!

ill throw up a build thread wen i source the parts..iv found a place in the US that does 3 inch lift shocks jus need to email them to see will they deliver i think they do tho...jus need to find 3 inch springs a panhard drop bracket to suit an a 1 inch diff drop

Fair play!

As above I'll be interested to follow your build!

thanks mate..as said above wen iv parts sourced an bought ill throw up a build thread for everythin i plan on doin to the surf

[Karma Supra]

Did you ever find anything else on this?

[Dara]

Did you ever find anything else on this?

yup i found this place ( http://www.dfaulknersprings.com/contact.htm )off another thread on here to sort out front springs for me which was the only real problem part i found hard to get but i know where i can get everythin now for the 3 inch lift so ill be gettin around to orderin parts in the next few months

[Karma Supra]

Cool.

Has anyone got any experiance of the daystar type (shim) lifts that sit between the strut tops and wing so give lift without altering the spring rate?

I was thinking rough trax 2" lift kit, + Daystar 1" shims type tings, anda 1" 4 crawler kit with additional B pillar support.

[Dara]

I was thinking rough trax 2" lift kit, + Daystar 1" shims type tings, anda 1" 4 crawler kit with additional B pillar support.

i was thinkin of goin this way myself wen i couldn find front springs to work.
id say it'd be a pretty decent set up..you'd still have a full 2'' extra articulation
and 3'' ground clearance overall...but you would def need a diff drop an panhard drop bracket!!

you can get them daystar lift kits on summit racing for decent enough money too.