Anyone have any experience with this one? It sounds great-albeit at a high price.
Finally, a new 1986-95 Toyota IFS suspension system designed with no strings attached, no down-side. Downey thinks the new suspension system makes all others on the market look silly, but you can decide that for yourself, read on. Downey's new kit suffered multiple delays reaching market, but the end result appears to be well worth the wait.
There are no application limits on 1986-95 Toyota's; fits with 4 cylinder or V6, fits with or without air conditioning, fits pickup and 4 Runner, 4WD (and 6 lug 2WD).
Does not lower front axle housing or control arm pivot points. This means lower control arm mounting is not over-leveraged like suspension "space-down" bracket kits. Downey's is a maximum ground clearance system.
This is an extremely simple kit that provides 12" to 13" of tire travel utilizing 2" longer control arms with fully lubricated Mega Travel ball joints (remachined original equipment ball joints) as opposed to highly perishable Uniballs.
Downey retains all original steering components. This is important because Downey was able to achieve significant tire travel without resorting to the use of highly perishable heim joint steering.
Being the newest kit on the market, Downey took advantage of seeing weaknesses in other control arm kits, then made radical improvements in the new Downey arms; tougher chromoly materials, longer and stronger plating between ball joint forces and torsion bars, adequate clearance for full bodied shocks (plus the coil spring conversion which will be available at a later date).
Control arms are not so excessively long (2" longer, as opposed to competitors 3 longer) that they over-leverage (and possibly damage) the torsion bars and torsion bar mounting components. Not so excessively long that front tires have a hideously wider stance than rear tires.
Downey provides longer 4340 axle shafts that route from the original equipment outer birfield CV joints to Downeys new 930 Porsche inner CV joints.
Downeys Porsche inner CV joints not only withstand a zillion horsepower, they also reach a 22 degree angle. This allows maximum tire droop/extension without resorting to lowering the front axle housing merely to protect the original equipment 33 degree inner CV joints.
48086-R13 Control Arm Kit (upper & lowers) with bushing $1303.00
43386 Mega Travel Ball Joints, each $89.95
48186 26 mm H.D. "Forged" Torsion Bars, pair $158.00
48586-R13 Weld-on Upper Shock Mount Kit $178.00
2126B-1139 Front Bilstein Shocks, each $74.95
43411-R13 4340 Chromoly Axles, pair $374.16
43411-P13 930 Porsche Joints with boots, pair $229.80
43411-A13 930 Porsche Adapters, pair $153.90
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