Best suspension for (mostly) daily driving

[Box Rocket]

Who did you purchase the suspension through?

I originally got mine through Redline Land Cruisers. Endless Horizon Outfitters has taken over as the US distributor. A call to Kevin Brown at EHO would be a good place to start.

 

[EPIC Cruisers]

I originally got mine through Redline Land Cruisers. Endless Horizon Outfitters has taken over as the US distributor. A call to Kevin Brown at EHO would be a good place to start.

Thanks! I'll give him a call whenever I'm actually ready to get a lift. Just finished all the maintenance work (hopefully) and am doing tires/ARB bumper next. Lift is to follow shortly after.

 

[rolliges]

Honestly, if it's a daily driver on roads, the stock set up (tires, springs, shocks) is hard to beat. Just make sure all three are new and perhaps some new OEM bushings too.

Boring but practical.

 

[PDoyle]

Subscribed to this thread. I'm in the same boat as the OP. Will be primarily be driving my 80 to work and then taking it on 7-10 camping trips in the summer with only moderate wheeling.

OME designed their system for the FZJ80 and you can't go wrong with the set up. I understand there has been some talk about quality issues as of late with their shocks, so buy the Tough Dog shock set which is the same cost as the OME's.

 

[crikeymike]

Hey guys, what suspension setup do y'all recommend for someone mostly daily driving their cruiser. I have an arb bull bar and winch in the front, and a drawer system in the back. In a year or so, I want a swing out tire carrier in the rear. My main goal is smoothest ride available for city and highway driving, but also capable for the 4 or 5 times during the year that I want to take it on trails and off roading (no rock crawling or anything serious like that). Suggestions?

While everyone else is talking about bigger lifts, you can go with a full stock height refresh setup. Keeping the front and rear control arms as close to parallel to the road as possible will produce the best on-road driving.

Consider the pandora's box you may open with lifting, and your budget. What size tires do you want to run, what can you afford, etc. Garage height clearance? Short wife issues getting in? Plenty to think about before dropping $700-4000 as what's been suggested to you already.

 

[houstonlndcrsr]

While everyone else is talking about bigger lifts, you can go with a full stock height refresh setup. Keeping the front and rear control arms as close to parallel to the road as possible will produce the best on-road driving.

Consider the pandora's box you may open with lifting, and your budget. What size tires do you want to run, what can you afford, etc. Garage height clearance? Short wife issues getting in? Plenty to think about before dropping $700-4000 as what's been suggested to you already.

I actually had almost mind up my mind on a Dobinsons setup hehe. You don't think the ARB front bumper and winch + drawers in the rear would be an issue? I will be running 35" most probably.

 

[crikeymike]

I actually had almost mind up my mind on a Dobinsons setup hehe. You don't think the ARB front bumper and winch + drawers in the rear would be an issue? I will be running 35" most probably.

We have coils to suit all loads, so no problem there.

 

[houstonlndcrsr]

We have coils to suit all loads, so no problem there.

No no, I mean if I went with stock set up

 

[crikeymike]

No no, I mean if I went with stock set up

I have a full thread about our stock height coil options, but can't seem to find it in the search. Maybe it was lost in the site upgrade, or just hasn't been shown yet.

Stock height with 35's? Going for that low rider look? I'm not sure if they could even fit with no lift. For 40-50mm lift height, I have coils to suit any loads you're adding and lifting to that height.

 

[crikeymike]

duplicated

 

[BreckCruiser42]

Stock height suspension options - Dobinsons

Stock height stuff comes up all the time, so I figured I should start a thread to list out our options specifically for those not wanting to lift much, but correct the ride quality. Many have seen how well 80's look when they're riding back at stock height, especially with the amount of sag...

forum.ih8mud.com

 

[nigelsiam]

Depending on how worn out your stock springs are, a brand new set of springs will probably bring you up and inch or two.

 

[PolarRunner]

Depending on how worn out your stock springs are, a brand new set of springs will probably bring you up and inch or two.

That's my problem. 99% sure my springs are original. Quarter century old now.