Long travel IFS Toyota stuff.

[Ratman]

Ok, in looking around I've found the Total Chaos setup (pricey! ) and the Downey setup with the rancho arms and slip joint axles. Now, heres what I'm attempting to do.

Build a 87 runner with long travel front IFS and convert it to coil over or air shocks. The general idea is to be DD friendly with little lift, lots of travel and the ability to jump the crap out of it as the urge takes me. I've got the SAS rick junk and its fine for what it is but I'm wanting something different, patterned off a desert truck to blast around in. (ok so blasting is a oxymoron with a 22re, blow me LOL)

So far I cant find out id the rancho arms add any track width like the TC arms do (roughly 6" add'l width) I have a 2wd 8" (real 8" with the crossbraced 3rd) T-100 rear thats a hell of a lot wider than the IFS rear which should be a decent match for the fromt if thats the case.

What I want to know is if anyone (including local vendors) has had any experience with either of these setups and can tell me about the road manners and trail prowness of them.

 

[Ratman]

Well, if anyone gives s hit I talk to TC today and they were very encouraging about DD'ing the thing. They have a owner with a Taco and the same setup (caddy arms, uniball uppers, coil overs) thats driven daily and makes 2 or 3 trips to Baja a year as well.

 

[Mr_DIY]

cool, I give a shirt. LOL

do it and then try to clear my rig

 

[Greg]

Yha ive been thinking about something like that for awhile if you do it you have to make a build up thread

 

[Ratman]

cool, I give a shirt. LOL
do it and then try to clear my rig

So if I jump it, land on your junk who gets to laugh, me or you?

 

[Ratman]

Yha ive been thinking about something like that for awhile if you do it you have to make a build up thread

I trying to talk TC out of a set at jobber cost and do a buildup thread on P4x4 and here, dunno if I'll suceed but wtf, nothing ventured, nothing gained.