[bkg]

Originally Posted by Bear80

Ah, as I thought trailmaster is the one that has a welded front truss to the drop brackets. Others re-use the stock truss and it mearly bolts to the drop brakets. But also the trailmaster requires part of the front truss mount to be cut, so it is hard to go back to a stock setup.

As for the rear did you consider using any Land Cruiser coils?

Incorrect - that's not a trailmaster kit. At least the brackets are not trailmaster. The only three that supply welded brackets are SuperLift, SkyJacker and TuffCountry. Directly from the TM site:

[Bear80]

That wasn't me who stated it was a trailmaster, talk to knixen. But if those three are the ones with welded brackets, that's good to know.

[Bear80]

Close up of a verified superlift kit, welded truss:

[Bear80]

Looks to me like Tuff Country IS NOT a welded truss type. From their site:

[Bear80]

Skyjacker, welded truss:



Ok, knixen fess up, what kit do you really have? Something different for non US markets maybe?

[knixen]

My kit is from trailmaster! I could get my install guide and scan-to-show-you... Trailmaster is the only kit who is TUV-approved. I know for a fact that the trailmaster kit wasnt welded earlier, but mine is as you can see in my pictures. (maybe its for the european marked, I dont know)

Most of the parts in the picture above are the same, but some parts are for the truck and not for the runner.

The only thing in my kit that isnt from trailmaster is the coils, because they have discontiued them according to my norwegian supplier. He supplied me with pro-comp coils instead.

[bkg]

Originally Posted by Bear80

Looks to me like Tuff Country IS NOT a welded truss type. From their site:

Odd. I thought they re-badged Superlift's components. Guess not!

Originally Posted by knixen

My kit is from trailmaster! I could get my install guide and scan-to-show-you... Trailmaster is the only kit who is TUV-approved. I know for a fact that the trailmaster kit wasnt welded earlier, but mine is as you can see in my pictures. (maybe its for the european marked, I dont know)

Most of the parts in the picture above are the same, but some parts are for the truck and not for the runner.

The only thing in my kit that isnt from trailmaster is the coils, because they have discontiued them according to my norwegian supplier. He supplied me with pro-comp coils instead.

PErhaps they made recent changes? Dunno. I pulled the pict above from their web-site. The kit on my '93 was the bolt-together design.

[slosurfer]

I am running bj spacers, stock tbars (haven't touched them at all), low pro compression bumpstops, OME N98 shocks, OME steering stabilizer, no sway bar, idler arm brace, Sonoran Steel IFS rear truss, aisin manual hubs, and 33x12.5x15 on 15x8 steel wheels with 3.75" backspacing. I have been running this for 1.5 yrs. now and am as happy as I think I can be with IFS. Flexes well for IFS, and has been reliable. I have wheeled it in a variety of terrains and it has performed well. Fireroads, difficult rock trails, high speed desert in DV, long road trips (CA to MN), and it keeps on trucking. Paired with cruiser coils in the rear, it makes a great combo. The link in my sig has all the details.