why no drop brackets?

[mazder]

Hey i'm new to the scene and I had a few Q's.
Why are dropbrackets not liked.(man-a-fre) There kits look real stout. Has there been any feed backk from people who have used this kit. On there site they show the kit on a sick looking black 80's it's also said it was used with an additional 6 inch lift. If any one knows any more info about that 80 and how that set up is working. where can I get that rear bumper that 80 has on the back. the closest one I could find to it was from HanaQuality.com. I'm from the Pre-runner scene does any one got pics of a coilover set up on an 80, hows it working for you?

 

[-Spike-]

I have a Slee 6" lift, with the control arms in the stock frame mount location. I get hung up on them regularly. If they were 4 inches lower, I'd be hung up on them constantly. It totally depends on what kind of wheeling you do. Mudding and overland expedition stuff, they'd probably be fine. Great for posing at the mall. Rock crawling, I don't think so.

Just my opinion.

-Spike

 

[4WD Toyota Owner Magazine]

Drop brackets will hit rocks.

That being said, we've wheeled the 4WD Toyota Owner Project FZJ80 all over the place (Moab, NorCal, SoCal, PacNW) and it's done great. The 80 is not a dedicated rock crawler. We use our '85 4Runner for that.

For pics of our drop bracket 80 in action and kicking ass, click here:

http://www.4wdtoyotaowner.com/FZJ80.html

Scroll down for plenty of rock action.

Cheers,

Dave