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28th June 2012 - 01:46 PM
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Finallyyyy getting a live axle conversion on my 02 ford courier , booked in for mid next month to replace the worst of the worst IFS ever made and get rid of those CV's i keep blowing . Should add quiet a bit of lift to it aswell, thinking approx 3" just with standerd hilux suspension, then lockers This post has been edited by aclar67: Jun 28 2012, 02:03 PM -------------------- Friends don't let friends apex early
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313GNT.Aurion
Post #3
Who are you taking it to mate and how much are they charging? obviously leaf setup not coil? |
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aclar67
Post #4
why didnt you just buy a hilux i would guess paying someone to do the swap isnt going to be cheap? this came up a couple of years ago, as new condition 78000k on the clock for 8k so i couldnt say no, but i was hunting for somthing live axle n it just didnt happen lol, but i have grown to love this ute, tonnes of power for a little 4 cyl TDI blows off the hiluxes and its been super reliable except for the cv's and the diff i blew lol, 5k start to finish and mod plated and itll be my ideal 4x4 so why not, and itll be unique, i have only ever seen one other courier with a live axle conversion |
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aclar67
Post #5
Who are you taking it to mate and how much are they charging? obviously leaf setup not coil? yeah mate just leaf, but should still be able to get some pretty good flex happening, GIVE IT THE PHAT Racing, mate from works brother in law, he is doing it cheap cause he is trying to get his name out there a bit. |
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Gerry Giraffe
Post #6
Id pay a little more and get coils in it. Otherwise, keep this updated, keen to see it turn out. |
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313GNT.Aurion
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leaf SAS flex's better than coil. but rides worse. |
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aclar67
Post #9
leaf SAS flex's better than coil. but rides worse. make sure you move the diff/axle forward 50-70mm mate. otherwise you wont be fitting big tyres yeah, it already runs 32" and i think ill only go up to 33" so wont be a huge issue but the guy doing it will be able to sort all that, he has done quiet a few of these, including his own hilux comp rig. |
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313GNT.Aurion
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yeah, it already runs 32" and i think ill only go up to 33" so wont be a huge issue but the guy doing it will be able to sort all that, he has done quiet a few of these, including his own hilux comp rig. is 5k your price or is it the going price? |
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aclar67
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is 5k your price or is it the going price? 5K is my price because i know his brother in law and he is still trying to get his name out there in QLD a bit, genrally looking at around 7k start to finish and mod plated, probbly cheaper if you supplied your own axles and suspension bits though |
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