Coilover setup for UZJ100

[EL_3grab]

Hello guys My Name Ghanem >> Im From UAE .. I own a UZJ100 2000 with 1FZ-FE engine and auto trany ..

Im Locking for a Coilover setup .. three way adjustable (hight .. compression & rebound)

www.aragosta.ae

they offer the kit .. but not in my budget .. starting from 8000+ AED nearly 2200 USD For Non Coil Over ..

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so .. how about Coils Form KingShocks .. they supply any strock from 6 to 30 inch and 2 to 3 O.D

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i want some info

1- The strock form the OEM Shock

2- The right rate for the spring in the front and rear for the Coilover setup .. say Maybe around 700 Lb/inch ..

3- Dose 3 inch O.D Coilover fits in the front of the suspension

4- when that Happen .. dose that deletion the torison bar ..

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that what i have for now

and Sorry For The Bad E

 

[siglo]

I can't help you there unfortunately.. you guys in the UAE have better options for such mods than we do in Kuwait and usually cheaper anyways.. I'm sure some of the guys here will have an answer for you

just wanted to say welcome to mud, you'll love it here

 

[uzj100]

More pictures of your LC please. Interior, Exterior, Wheels, etc.

Thanks,

uzj100

 

[EL_3grab]

siglo .. i'm already in love ..

uzj100 .. thats noy mine check out Demo Carz in this Site and you will be satisfay

http://www.keepslant.com

if you dont understand Japa..

keepslant 6 inch coilover setup

Rays TE37L 18/9.0 or 9.5 and 0 offset for 9.0 or 55+ for the 9.5

BFGoodrich tire ..

thats the Major Mod's in that LC

 

[DMX84]

Look at this dif drop! On another picture it shows some added hardware needed make the A-arms correct. This stuff looks real good to me.
DMX

 

[Greg B]

I went to that site and looked at the pics since I couldn't read a word on the site. Check these out:

In this pic, http://www.keepslant.com/parts/items/as_6_100/DSC00009.jpg it looks like they used brackets to lower the bottom a-arms and they replaced the t-bars with coils.

Looks like the replaced the upper a-arms completely in this pic: http://www.keepslant.com/parts/items/as_6_100/DSC00018.jpg

Check out the steering in Pic 3 http://www.keepslant.com/parts/items/as_6_100/DSC00005.jpg

Pretty cool stuff. I wonder how it rides. Maybe someday, someone in the States will build something like this.

 

[spressomon]

Very interesting!

 

[sleeoffroad]

Interesting and scary at the same time. The top arm is stock. They just painted it. Pretty much stuck spacers on everything to lower it. The steering is particularly interesting.

They did not make new spindles, just added spacers to the top of the spindle. That creates a weak point. I guess it would work on the road, but I would not trust it in hard off-roading.

As for the steering, interesting to say the least.

 

[calamaridog]

Interesting and scary at the same time. The top arm is stock. They just painted it. Pretty much stuck spacers on everything to lower it. The steering is particularly interesting.

They did not make new spindles, just added spacers to the top of the spindle. That creates a weak point. I guess it would work on the road, but I would not trust it in hard off-roading.

As for the steering, interesting to say the least.

It isn't interesting, it is ghetto. I wouldn't even drive in it.

 

[sleeoffroad]

Interesting since we looked at this the other day. Something we want to investigate in the new year. Steering is a major issue due to location of the rack and pinion. At least they solved it but in a really scary way. Most of the brackets is what you would have to do, except the ones on the spindles. About as scare as spindles formed from 1/4 sheet metal with a machined center.

 

[Greg B]

It isn't interesting, it is ghetto. I wouldn't even drive in it.

I wouldn't consider this ghetto. All of the bracketry looks decent enough. I agree with Christo on the spindles, but longer spindles would correct this. How else would you do it, if you didn't drop all of the components down?

Granted, this system could be improved, but I wouldn't go so far as ghetto. Hopefully these types of builds will give inspiration to fabricators here so that we could have something bigger in the future.

I definitely give them props for trying it. Even if their execution is a litlle lacking, they are at least providing options to build on.

 

[calamaridog]

Ghanem,

The KING websight is down. Should be back up soon.

http://www.kingshocks.com/

As you know, KING makes some of the best coilovers in the world, used throughout the world for Dakar, BAJA 1000, etc.

We have several other quality shock manufacturers here in the USA such as RaceRunner. They make a similar product.

http://www.racerunnershocks.com/

Tons of various suspension/race stuff here too.

http://www.kartek.com/

I don't currently know of anyone who has done a front coilover conversion. Using 2.5 or 3.0 coilovers should allow you to abandon the torsion bars.

Valving is adjustable but the shock has to be taken apart to change the valving. You would want 700-800 lbs. on the front coil springs I think for the weight of the 100 series. Less in the rear.

Custom lower mounts would have to be fabricated as well as custom upper mounts. In order to clear the coilovers, custom upper arms would be needed.

It wouldn't be too hard if you were not trying to gain additional wheel travel in front. I think you could use 6" coilovers up front. They only come in 2.5" diameter, nobody makes a 3" in the short size.

In the rear, it would be easier. You would need to have custom mounting locations but you should be able to mount an 8" or 10" coilover and abandon the rear coil springs.

There is no bolt in application for what you are trying to do. You will need a qualified suspension fabricator who can work this up for you and fabricate mounts, etc.

The cost of all this custom work is big $$$, which is why I don't think anyone in the states has done it.

 

[calamaridog]

I wouldn't consider this ghetto. All of the bracketry looks decent enough. I agree with Christo on the spindles, but longer spindles would correct this. How else would you do it, if you didn't drop all of the components down?

There is no special secret to mfg. a drop bracket kit with spacers and new spindles. Take $10,000 and give your truck to any number of shops and they will build you a "lift" kit.

Granted, this system could be improved, but I wouldn't go so far as ghetto. Hopefully these types of builds will give inspiration to fabricators here so that we could have something bigger in the future.

I still say it's ghetto. Let's paint some stuff silver

I definitely give them props for trying it. Even if their execution is a litlle lacking, they are at least providing options to build on.

I just don't see anything innovative here. A little lacking to say the least

Sorry, I'd love to post hundreds of pictures of cool and innovative suspensions but I have to go pack the LC for my vacation

 

[CruisinGA]

IFS diff drops are for domestic show truck Chevys.

 

[EL_3grab]

calamaridog ..

i don't think it will be that hard ..

lets say ..

4 coilover

Front

8 Strock

2.5 O.D

780 LB/inch spring rate

Rear

2.5 O.D

8 Strock

720 LB/inch spring rate

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Whay couldn't use The OEM Shocks mauonts

stud upper .. eye down

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or i cuold use a converter from stud to eyeloop in the upper

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all that with diff drop in the front

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could it be happen

 

[EL_3grab]

IFS diff drops are for domestic show truck Chevys.

im with you ..

just dreming off long travel suspension For the UZJ100

 

[EL_3grab]

guys i have a lot of japanes LC100 Sits ..

it shown your liken it ..

 

[Jim_Chow]

It would probably be cheaper to do a SAS w/ a LC78 front axle and lift it like an 80.

What would be useful are 2" lift shock brackets for AHC-equipped vehicles. That would eliminate having to geek around w/ the AHC sensors and allow one to replace the stock LX springs w/ 2" lift springs while retaining full AHC functionality.

 

[Greg B]

There is no special secret to mfg. a drop bracket kit with spacers and new spindles. Take $10,000 and give your truck to any number of shops and they will build you a "lift" kit.

That's the bad part. Who has 10 grand lying around for a new suspension? What I want to see is a bolt on kit to give more lift and more travel. Is that even possible on a 100?

I still say it's ghetto. Let's paint some stuff silver

I'm with you on the ghetto part now. I guess part of that comment was lost on me in translation. Yeah, painting stock parts silver is kinda cheesy.

I just don't see anything innovative here. A little lacking to say the least

Sorry, I'd love to post hundreds of pictures of cool and innovative suspensions but I have to go pack the LC for my vacation

When you get back, post up what you have. I'm interested in learning more about custom setups for 100's. I haven't seen much in the past and would like to see what others may have done. Have a good vacation.

 

[Greg B]

IFS diff drops are for domestic show truck Chevys.

Can you elaborate on this a little more? Is there a different way of lifting a 100 without lowering the diff? I've never really been into IFS before buying my 100 and have always had SFA vehicles. I'm just trying to picture a different method of achieving lift and travel on an IFS rig. Yeah, I know you can swap to a SFA but keeping the IFS, is there some other method?