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I just installed the Terrain Tamer parabolic suspension kit. The difference in ride is hard to believe, more than I possibly expected. My wife said, "Wow!" before we had even got out of the neighborhood when I took her for a spin. It sounds like hyperbole but it is literally a different vehicle—along with the four-wheel-disc brake conversion I'd say it's the best single modification I have done in 40 years of ownership.
The kit came with Terrain Tamer's own twin-tube shocks, but recently Koni sent me a set of their Heavy Track adjustable shocks. I think the Koni Heavy Track and Raid are the best expedition shocks on the planet, so I installed them instead, at least for now. Otherwise the kit is complete with anti-inversion shackles and TT's own synthetic elastomer bushings, which the company claims combines the vibration dampening of rubber with the durability of polyurethane. We'll see about durability, but the dampening sure is there. A lot of little buzzes and rattles the vehicle had disappeared.
The kit provides a 50mm lift, identical to the OME kit that was on before. The ground to fender measurement is within a half inch. Oh, and . . . the new springs removed 80 pounds from the Land Cruiser. Look at the difference in front spring weight.
Can you turn the ride of a leaf-spring FJ40 into that of a coil-spring Defender 90? Close, very close.
The kit came with Terrain Tamer's own twin-tube shocks, but recently Koni sent me a set of their Heavy Track adjustable shocks. I think the Koni Heavy Track and Raid are the best expedition shocks on the planet, so I installed them instead, at least for now. Otherwise the kit is complete with anti-inversion shackles and TT's own synthetic elastomer bushings, which the company claims combines the vibration dampening of rubber with the durability of polyurethane. We'll see about durability, but the dampening sure is there. A lot of little buzzes and rattles the vehicle had disappeared.
The kit provides a 50mm lift, identical to the OME kit that was on before. The ground to fender measurement is within a half inch. Oh, and . . . the new springs removed 80 pounds from the Land Cruiser. Look at the difference in front spring weight.
Can you turn the ride of a leaf-spring FJ40 into that of a coil-spring Defender 90? Close, very close.
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