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    Hi everyone
    I own a prado 1998 and just installed coil spacer in the front and the back
    1.5" front and 2" back
    It looks nice but is there any mod to be done?
    I lifted cause i plan to put on 285-75-16 in the near future
    But im worry about diff drops joint etc getting ruined faster because of this lift
    Any advice?

  • #2
    Is the spacer 1.5" or is that how much lift it gave? A 1.5" spacer might give quite a bit of lift... What do your front drive shaft / cv angles look like? If they aren't too bad you should be OK.
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    • #3
      Mate one thing you need to be carful of is the fact the bump stops will not stop the suspension and the shock will bottom out before the stop hits.
      I looked at spaces instead of a lift and after reading lots of threads I stopped as there were more against than for it.
      Please ensure you check it all out before you break any thing.

      I am sure many others can add the technical stuff related to this.
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      • #4
        I'd be adding a diff drop at the front and depending on your brand of shocks space down the bump stops to prevent damage by the shock topping out.
        In the rear space down the bump stops as well and find some longer shocks (optional but you've lost travel by adding the spacer)

        Mick

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        • #5
          Assuming you have the original shocks & coils in there at the moment (and only attaining a 2" lift from the spacers), the only major issue has been mentioned above - the shocks bottoming out. Fitting bump stop spacers can prevent failing the shocks, but once you get a real suspension lift you'll probably be throwing all of this stuff in the bin anyway.

          If you're putting spacers on top of a 2" suspension lift then you have many potential issues, which I won't explain further unless required.

          A front diff drop is not required but it's certainly going to help the lifespan of your front CV's and the CV boots. This is worth doing because it will remain in the car even after a proper suspension lift.
          glen_ep - engineered, 4" lift, 33" 255/85R16, lockers, 4.88 ratios www.pradopoint.com.au/showthread.php?17237 www.youtube.com/user/glenep www.fb.com/groups/ToyotaPrado90

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          • #6
            The diff drop was more about the increase in max down travel. The spacer makes the strut a Bee's dick over 38mm longer. Most long travel shocks only go 20-30mm over standard so near 40mm must getting close to binding angle of the CV. Even if it's not binding it's more prone to breaking the greater the angle if a shock load is applied.

            Mick

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            • #7
              Yep, agreed, it's worth doing.
              Oh, we should note though, that a front diff drop can create fitting issues for bash plates.
              glen_ep - engineered, 4" lift, 33" 255/85R16, lockers, 4.88 ratios www.pradopoint.com.au/showthread.php?17237 www.youtube.com/user/glenep www.fb.com/groups/ToyotaPrado90

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              • #8
                Originally posted by glen_ep View Post
                Yep, agreed, it's worth doing.
                Oh, we should note though, that a front diff drop can create fitting issues for bash plates.
                Hey Glen, i noticed the OziOffroad diff drop kit for our model comes with bash plate spacers.
                Makes life a bit easier.

                Regards, Jason.

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                • #9
                  I see, well yes that's definitely handy! I remember my drop kit included instructions on how to cut/manipulate the stock bash plates to fit without spacers... but even after those hack mods I still couldn't fit the plates without my own spacers. My final solution was to customize a heavy duty bash plate so it did not require lowering. Anyway, it's good to just mention all these things so people are aware of the little issues before jumping out and buying a front diff drop.
                  glen_ep - engineered, 4" lift, 33" 255/85R16, lockers, 4.88 ratios www.pradopoint.com.au/showthread.php?17237 www.youtube.com/user/glenep www.fb.com/groups/ToyotaPrado90

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