susp/body lift

[Cant Get Right]

Hey am new to this site, just registered. Want to know wots easier to do a suspension lift by 2" or a 1 1/2" body lift. also i need to know how to do it. is it easy cheerz

[BUSHWHACKER]

Hi Chris, welcome on board, enjoy your stay.

Info. on body/suspension lifts here.......
http://toyotasurf.asn.au/techsite/suspension.htm

http://toyotasurf.asn.au/techsite/bodylift.htm

Both jobs are about as difficult, or easy as each other really, depends on your skills with the spanners.

Body lift is slightly cheaper if that helps.

Re: your rear window problem, is sounds like the 'down' relays are not working. cheap and easy fix to replace all four, you can get relays from here...

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Search.aspx?...e=9999&SD=true

[Cant Get Right]

good man

Good good thanks for that. am not the best on the tools. done my first ever service the other day. took me 2 an a half hours and i was up to my elbows in it. was real funny. oh yeh and the drip tray for oil had a whole in it, neva mind, not take as long the next time lol. Cheerz again

[yoshie]

If your stuck give me a shout I will help you lift it.
Are you planning to do any offroading?

[Cant Get Right]

Yeh

Love doing off roading. nothing too serious that its gonna naker ma motor. lol. but hey am open to a challenge. i got another car and van so if it goes bang then so what haha. u know any good places for off roading. i only managed to find a few dirt tracks here and there, hills and rivers too. love the off roading would love to do more. help would be good.....

[yoshie]

Love doing off roading. nothing too serious that its gonna naker ma motor. lol. but hey am open to a challenge. i got another car and van so if it goes bang then so what haha. u know any good places for off roading. i only managed to find a few dirt tracks here and there, hills and rivers too. love the off roading would love to do more. help would be good.....

Some pics from our last trip

http://s74.photobucket.com/albums/i2...0april%202008/

We are going back to Drumclog next weekend if you fancy it.
see these two for up coming trips. Drumclog is not far for you.

http://www.hiluxsurf.co.uk/forums/sh...ad.php?t=44426

http://www.hiluxsurf.co.uk/forums/sh...ad.php?t=41410

[Cant Get Right]

Yup

Will see if a can get a mate to come with me. owns a standard surf. how do u think my surf would cope at drumclog. tell me more details about it. just am not to sure as never been to a meeting before. Cheeaz bud

[yoshie]

You will be fine mate as long as you have half decent all terrain tyres.
Standard Surf is more than capable. You will be able to drive around anything you dont fancy. It's about having a good day, and a laugh, not who's the biggest idiot.
Kerrsurf has been up and down almost everything at the clog in a standard surf (the grey one in the pics) and blackpoolsparks the same in the standard black one. You will love it

It's £20 for the days driving camping is free.

[Cant Get Right]

Mate just told me his surf is bu99ered. trying to get him to come in mine. heres hopin. can i just come for t day if a dont fancy sat an sun, am not great at meeting new folk, dunno how al get on. . tyres quite good general grabber at2`s back ones a wee bit worn front are just new. gonna try get mates surf off him if its totally feked. hope it aint though. do u guys go all over for off roading

[yoshie]

Mate just told me his surf is bu99ered. trying to get him to come in mine. heres hopin. can i just come for t day if a dont fancy sat an sun, am not great at meeting new folk, dunno how al get on. . tyres quite good general grabber at2`s back ones a wee bit worn front are just new. gonna try get mates surf off him if its totally feked. hope it aint though. do u guys go all over for off roading

No bother a few will only drive during the day then head off. The pajero club will be there. I haven't been with them before so you won't be the only new face at2s are perfect I have driven the clog with them and Kerrsurf still does. The meeting on the 5th July is a first face to face for most attending.
As for other meets and places you have Tay 4x4 who go somewhere the last Sunday of the month they are at Crieff this month. You also have Glentarki not far for you, up towards Perth.

[Cant Get Right]

think am gonna come

Think ma wee bro gonna come wi me, spoke to him the night. also spoke to ma mate wi the surf, looks like the clutch guffed up. any ideas for another 1. dont say roughtrax or milner. u maybe knowanywere else or anyone else. its a 2.4td. do u guys meet up before u go to the meeting and all go together.

[Stoned Hippy]

Back to original question!

Just going back to the original question in this thread. How long (roughly!) should it take a trained mechanic to do a suspension/body lift? Also, any ideas how much the parts would be?

I'm just looking for some rough costs here, I don't have them time to do it myself but I do know an honest mechanic (rare I know!).

Thanks,
S.h.

[Apache]

Three to four hours I'd say.

[stormforce]

Just going back to the original question in this thread. How long (roughly!) should it take a trained mechanic to do a suspension/body lift? Also, any ideas how much the parts would be?

I'm just looking for some rough costs here, I don't have them time to do it myself but I do know an honest mechanic (rare I know!).

Thanks,
S.h.

Basically it will depend on how big suspension lift you want.if its gonna be a 2" lift and 1.5" to 2" body lift then the max should be 4 hours i would say and thats being generous i think.
Bodylift from Tony i think is £85
2" suspension lift from roughtrax is around the 350 mark i think without looking on the site

[Stoned Hippy]

Wow, fast responses!

You were bang on with the £350 guess.

Quite expensive, for what i'm going to be using the car for I think! See my other thread (http://www.hiluxsurf.co.uk/forums/sh...111#post447111)

Thanks for getting back to me.