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dunemafia44
09-24-2008, 02:09 PM
i was told by a friend of a friend of the moss brothers that i should come on here to get some advice. i have an 85 toyota pickup, solid front axle obvisously, and im looking to get rid of the leafsprings and exchange it with a 3 link or 4 link sway arm system with some coilovers. im aware that this coilover system is stock with most of ur guys solid axle trucks so you guys havnt had to deal with a conversion, but i figured u guys would know better than anyone what is needed for this type of syspension. i was wondering if u guys could hellp me out as to how i could get this done
thanks
Joe Rockhead
09-24-2008, 04:48 PM
Cool truck, I used to have one just like it! Good to see you at the sand show!!!!
BajaBronco13
09-24-2008, 04:54 PM
Get a hold of allprooffroad.com I believe they have a four link set up. Or Poly Performance. http://polyperformance.com/shop/Universal-3-Link-Weld-On-Front-Kit-p-16803.html

Though you may have to beef the hell out of a kit if you want to run your doing anything faster then rock crawling. IMO
dunemafia44
09-24-2008, 05:14 PM
so u dont know of any kits made specifically for speed drivn?
retroblazer
09-24-2008, 05:34 PM
Get a hold of allprooffroad.com I believe they have a four link set up. Or Poly Performance. http://polyperformance.com/shop/Universal-3-Link-Weld-On-Front-Kit-p-16803.html

Though you may have to beef the hell out of a kit if you want to run your doing anything faster then rock crawling. IMO

I can't believe all you kill joys that won't let me swap this set-up under my blazer!
dunemafia44
09-24-2008, 05:39 PM
haha why?
nobody makes one?
BajaBronco13
09-24-2008, 05:42 PM
I can't believe all you kill joys that won't let me swap this set-up under my blazer!

Chris wouldn't you run the Off Road Design kit? Are you going to run that on a prerunner?

CP
retroblazer
09-24-2008, 05:48 PM
haha why?
nobody makes one?

Notice I said "won't let me". My fellow competitors won't let me.
retroblazer
09-24-2008, 05:56 PM
My sub is still parked in Boulder from last year's 1000. Nothing besides getting another transmission case and rotating the rear pinion is going to happen to the truck. Do we have any guys in the area that have done an automatic and want to volunteer? Yes, my longer term plan is to ditch the front leaf spring set-up. Both Off Road Design and Poly make nice stuff, and I'll be a good test platform for either one. The discount talks or the deal walks.
Joe Rockhead
09-27-2008, 09:23 PM
I did a doubletake.My old ride had a red tailgate net.
68bronco
10-01-2008, 06:36 PM
BMS does coilover conversions, site says chevy, but they did mine years ago and a older jeep wagoner.
http://www.blitzkriegoffroad.com/?actn=viewproduct&id=18&pid=70
AngerIssues
10-06-2008, 10:09 PM
I can't believe all you kill joys that won't let me swap this set-up under my blazer!

You can have that... if I can 3-link my rear-end! (see... where does it end?)

I admit Chris, it does seem stupid, but it's all about "where does it go from there?? Maybe nobody will notice you did it (ha ha).