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bbvilleben · Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 16:15 Post subject: body lift, puzzle

I was thinking of doing a 2"body lift, and was talking to one of the guys at work, who lifted his hilux.

he said that if i did a 2" body lift the trooper would become too top heavy, and more inclined to tip at roundabouts etc,
so i should also fit 30mm wheel spacers, Is he right or talking *beep*??

(ive got the mk2 3.1, and am running 265/75/16 at the mo)

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Pete_88 · Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 17:07 Post subject:

Do you have any suspension lift? In theory the higher you go the wider you want your wheelS to keep it stable, troopers are quite top heavy
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hillbilly col · Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 17:23 Post subject:

personally not a fan of wheel spacers .... the 3.1 has a narrower wheel base to the 3ltr (about 40mm i think)
bit more exspensive but i would go for a better offset wheel ... common upgrade is the frontera wheels which have a deeper offset ..... but that's just my opinion ...others will vary Wink

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Pete_88 · Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 17:28 Post subject:

I agree with col, I'd change my rims rather then fitting spacers. I haves paj rims and they have quite a nice offset.
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bbvilleben · Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 17:42 Post subject:

thanks for the quick replies, no suspension lift as yet.

so i take it would be unwise to lift with the standard rims?

hillbilly col · Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 17:48 Post subject:

bbvilleben · Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 18:40 Post subject:

i was looking at doing the body lift. but is the suspension lift better/easier?

I wanted to split the body/chassis to allow me the space to underseal the chassis easier.

hillbilly col · Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 18:48 Post subject:

markymoan · Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 18:53 Post subject:

Suspension is a couple of hours, body can be a couple of days.
Suspension helps off road, body does nothing apart from make it look higher and maybe make room for bigger tyres if needed.
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bbvilleben · Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 19:50 Post subject:

ok so suspension, best way to go for light off roading etc.
I take it this is just a case of spacers and cranking up the torsion bars.

whats the best way to underseal the chassis then, as the MOT tester said its starting to rot at the rear?

markymoan · Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 19:56 Post subject:

I wouldnt use underseal as it traps moisture, you would be better off using waxoil and removing the bumper while doing it.
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bbvilleben · Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 20:49 Post subject:

i was gonna use use red oxide paint first (can get it cheap from work).

so can i just put the waxol on top of that?

also how do i remove the back bumper?