what can toyota ifs hold?

[crawlers10]

I am lifting my 87 and dident know if they needed a special rim or can I put my mickeys 15-12 with farthest offset on it.Also if anyone knows what gears would put me back to stock gearing,and also,I know Im seedy lol,what kind of gas millage to expect as long as I drive it like grampa? Thanks for any info.

 

[Reid]

Slow down.

First we need to know how much lift is going on the truck.
Second we need to know what size tires you are running.
3rd we need to know which way "farthest offset" indicates.

Engine/drivetrain options would be nice to know.

 

[customcruiser]

auto or manual

 

[72Rockcruiser]

No 15x12 at all, period. And no tire designed to go on a 12" rim is gonna be kind to that IFS either. It is weak, very weak. My first 4WD was an 88 4runner, and I broke it constantly with 32's. Run some 31's 32's woth no lift, do some other cool/important stuff first, like bumpers/sliders winch, etc. then if you decide that wheeling is for you, SAS it, then you can get some big 'ol tars on her safely.

Commonly preferred gearing would be 456 for 31's 488 for 32-33 and 5.29 for 35-up. Assuming manual trans. I like to go one step lower than most, it helps a ton, but you may sacrifice milage.

 

[StretchASU]

Yup...what ^^^ said. For the amt of money you will spend on an IFS lift, you can get well into, if not complete a SAS on the truck and be much more reliable. That stock IFS can't handle much. Esp on a 15x12 wheel.

 

[crawlers10]

thanks for all the answers that let me know what I needed,sas.Will the sas be able to handle those 15 12s or should I sell them and buy some 10"?Thanks

 

[72Rockcruiser]

You will find most on here dont care for that wide of a wheel. 10s would be waay better.

 

[small45]

where have you been hiding all that cool stuff, man?^^ fj62 sounds fun

 

[72Rockcruiser]

where have you been hiding all that cool stuff, man?^^ fj62 sounds fun

Been working on it, and planning a wedding.

Build thread here: http://forum.ih8mud.com/60-series-wagons/266956-fj62-build-38s-no-lift-etc.html

 

[RatLabGuy]

I'm mostly curious what size rediculously wide tire you could possibly be talking about that would warrant a 12" rim. Even 10" is not really necessary unless it's like >12.5" wide tire.
I had some 31x10.5 on 10" rims once (bought like that cheap) and they looked retarded.

No 15x12 at all, period. And no tire designed to go on a 12" rim is gonna be kind to that IFS either. It is weak, very weak. My first 4WD was an 88 4runner, and I broke it constantly with 32's. Run some 31's 32's woth no lift, do some other cool/important stuff first, like bumpers/sliders winch, etc. then if you decide that wheeling is for you, SAS it, then you can get some big 'ol tars on her safely.
Commonly preferred gearing would be 456 for 31's 488 for 32-33 and 5.29 for 35-up. Assuming manual trans. I like to go one step lower than most, it helps a ton, but you may sacrifice milage.

I agree that doing "important stuff" first is key, but disagree on jumping right to SAS - that's a lot of work just to keep some crazy wide rims, just get smaller rims and save your $$.
Also have to disagree on the whole "weak, very weak" bit. Yes IFS limits you in travel, clearance etc but I have pushed mine pretty hard on 32s w/o any serious problems, hell last weekend I ran the 4x4Cross pre-run on 33s locked front and those who were there will vouch that I didn't hold back too much... and drove it 500 miles home the next day, only issue worn idler arm bushings (common for any size tire).

 

[crawlers10]

Im not changing to a sas becouse of the rims I would rather have it than the ifs.The reason I have them is I just moved from FL. and in the mud down there you need as much tire on the ground as you can.But Im ganna put 31s on it and see how strong it realy is and start picking up parts until I have the whole kit.