Best and Worst Modifications, You've done - Hilux/Mini Truck

[Jonathan_Ferguson]

All I've done to my Hilux is drive it home. - Which has been the only time I've driven it. :whoops: Have had a broken right Ankle since the 8th of June, Crashed a Gokart on the Straight on the last Lap comming upto the Start/Finish line, When the Person in front of me spun.

First maintenance item will be the Clutch, Then the first modification will probable be Parabolic Leaf Springs.

 

[John_Smith]

Best mod=Lockrite in the front. I installed it six years ago and it still amazes me off road. You must install a idler arm brace though. I finally learned my lesson after bending three.

Worst mod= 31x10.5 tires on 8 inch rims. I always get dirt in the bead after wheeling and have to bread beads and clean it out or I leak air. Only put 12.5 wide tires or wider on 8 inch rims if you wheel the truck. Next tires will be 12.5 wide.

 

[cjtt350]

best mod marlin craler transfer case toy truck an lockrights worst= putting on 33,s on ford explorer sporttrac tor fender up?

 

[Jetboy]

worst mod: skyjacker 5" softride. pain in the ass to install. infact is it not possible that they had actualy installed on of their system before they sold them . they expected the sway bar to fit with no mods? while the axle dropped 5"? Not a big deal bc my father owns a metal fab shop, also the drive angles were all messed up so there was drivablity problems. beyond that I had two sets of springs that went bad on me and were warranteed. also the skyjacker spring pack are too thick so when you put them on the arms for the emergency brake will NOT move. Pain in the ass!!!! so go with another manufacturer. I love my Old Man Emu springs on my cruiser, but I got them cheap and I'm not sure If I could cough up the dough for a new set.

Best Mods: detroit softlocker rear and detroit truetrack front and yukon 5.29 gears, 35" procomp xterrains. worked very well as a combination, my spedo was almoast accurate.
Custom flatbed, take a beating better than sheet metal, and you'll notice on mountain roads your rear always slips off the side first.
Warn 8274 a little heavy but I picked it up for $200
York onboard air. the compressor will fit on the lower pass side of the engine, but it's tight. I put a 12 gal air tank under the bed with a pressure switch and port out the side of my bed. I always had air ready to go and easy to get to.

 

[Jetboy]

ALso don't buy a centerforce clutch!!!! they don't last long in high temp off road situations, TRD makes a new 10" clutch kit that is the sh** , for $500 it is the only way to go!!!

 

[tonkota]

Best mod: truetrac in the front.

Worst mod: NWOR Springs. s***ty design, s***ty ride, s***ty quality, and damn expensive. I thought I'd get what I paid for, but I didn't. I won't call them again.

 

[brian]

telephone phone pole modification to the right front that includes the sheetmetal, suspenion and frame. :whoops:

this would fall under the worst catagory
just got word today about the frame(it was wrecked last dec). sadly i think that seals it's fate.

 

[4BGaz]

Put 680 thread lock on my wheel nuts and then coul d not get them off

 

[blupaddler]

One word...

SLIDERS

 

[Jim_Chow]

best: OME springs, shocks, steering stabilizer, then e-code H4 headlights w/ heavy-duty harness, then arb bullbar (for piece of mind).

 

[tonkota]

ALso don't buy a centerforce clutch!!!! they don't last long in high temp off road situations, TRD makes a new 10" clutch kit that is the sh** , for $500 it is the only way to go!!!

I have to disagree. I have had a DF in my mini for 4 years and 50k miles with no problems. It's smooth on engagement and has never slipped, even when soaking wet. Just my experience with them.

 

[baby_troupe]

Best - The rear air locker

Worst - first set of driving lights (cheap & they rusted out)

 

[Jetboy]

I have to disagree. I have had a DF in my mini for 4 years and 50k miles with no problems. It's smooth on engagement and has never slipped, even when soaking wet. Just my experience with them.

I had the CF2 DF and it lasted about a year maybe less. It just got too hot too fast. after an hour or so of wheeling on tough trails it would get so hot that I would be stuck in the middle of the trail untill it would cool down and allow me to move again. I wasn't slipping the clutch to any large degree just lots of forward/backward action. also off road the centerforce does not get to the rpm range where it does any good unless your racing. I went to the toyota clutch and it was night and day. I never had problems with it and sold it about a year ago and the current owner has not replaced it yet.

 

[toyrunner]

I had the CF2 DF and it lasted about a year maybe less. It just got too hot too fast. after an hour or so of wheeling on tough trails it would get so hot that I would be stuck in the middle of the trail untill it would cool down and allow me to move again. I wasn't slipping the clutch to any large degree just lots of forward/backward action. also off road the centerforce does not get to the rpm range where it does any good unless your racing. I went to the toyota clutch and it was night and day. I never had problems with it and sold it about a year ago and the current owner has not replaced it yet.

I ran Santiago Canyon a few years ago and experienced the same with my DF2. Barely made it home. End result was the friction material went away, so I went to the TRD clutch
Danny

 

[78 One owner]

I'll remember the probs you guys had when i'm shopping for a clutch for my Gen III Formula project.
I've had a CF clutch in my FJ for 6yrs without a prob except learning how to use it at first. It's like an on/off switch and it sucked trying to crawl with 28:1 and no slip. No Probs now though.