Hi everyone,
I bought a second hand '99 SWB Prado (my first) the other day and need to change the suspension (stock springs and shocks with 170'000km), and would like to seek advice on the following issues:
1) Are Terrain Tamer any better than the standard issue shocks and springs (my only two choices in Fiji - and at a similar price)?
2) What about the bushings? should I also replace all of those? including stabilizer bar? with poly or standard bushings? Terrain Tamer, or Toyota OEM?
3) Will putting heavy duty springs, a 50mm lift and poly bearings improve reliability or just transfer more stress to other components (like ball joints, wishbones and suspension attach points) and resulting in a less reliable car overall? (given the age of the car)
My main concern is reliability - the idea of a lift is only for aesthetic reasons (while I'm at it I might as well improve the clearance :-) ). I broke a front left lower ball joint over the weekend in the middle of nowhere and would rather go with solid, reliable mediocre performance than high performance and fragile.
Many thanks for your thoughts,
Roberto
I bought a second hand '99 SWB Prado (my first) the other day and need to change the suspension (stock springs and shocks with 170'000km), and would like to seek advice on the following issues:
1) Are Terrain Tamer any better than the standard issue shocks and springs (my only two choices in Fiji - and at a similar price)?
2) What about the bushings? should I also replace all of those? including stabilizer bar? with poly or standard bushings? Terrain Tamer, or Toyota OEM?
3) Will putting heavy duty springs, a 50mm lift and poly bearings improve reliability or just transfer more stress to other components (like ball joints, wishbones and suspension attach points) and resulting in a less reliable car overall? (given the age of the car)
My main concern is reliability - the idea of a lift is only for aesthetic reasons (while I'm at it I might as well improve the clearance :-) ). I broke a front left lower ball joint over the weekend in the middle of nowhere and would rather go with solid, reliable mediocre performance than high performance and fragile.
Many thanks for your thoughts,
Roberto
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