Downey "Long Travel" suspension system, Gen II 4Runners
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Downey "Long Travel" suspension system, Gen II 4Runners
Any know anything about the Downey "Long Travel" suspension system for the front of Gen II 4 Runners ?
Mainly does it provide any lift due to the 2" longer control arms, or is it just the "standard" height, but allowing more articulation, possibly more down travel ?
Thanks,
Fred
Mainly does it provide any lift due to the 2" longer control arms, or is it just the "standard" height, but allowing more articulation, possibly more down travel ?
Thanks,
Fred
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Yeah, I'm saving some dough for the same on my 93 4x4 pickup. They said it will give me 3 inches of lift and 13 inches of travel. Those numbers sound good to me. Though the kit is a bit pricey.
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Atleast they took a hint and put better axles in the system, I hate my old downy slip yokes. I wonder if there are still major pains with alignment and hight like with the old rancho arms. The price for the arms, shock tabs, and ball joints isn't so bad but the axle cost put it over the top.
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Sounds to me like you could get a Total Chaos suspension for about the same price... and the TC (or JD Fab) kits are 3" wider each side, not just 1.5"
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Fred
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The TC kit(s) appear to be more for pre-running rather than rock crawling, which is what I do out here.
Some of the "hard core" boards speaking highly of the 930 Porsche CV joints.
Fred
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Actually Deathrunner has the jd fab LT IFS. I prefer it over the TC or Downey for that matter for a couple of reasons... 1. The lower control arm is constructed with plate instead of tube (seems sturdier) 2. I think their kit can use your torsion bars until you get enough cash saved up for coil-overs I'm pretty sure their kit can use the torsions... Someone correct me...
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Actually Deathrunner has the jd fab LT IFS. I prefer it over the TC or Downey for that matter for a couple of reasons... 1. The lower control arm is constructed with plate instead of tube (seems sturdier) 2. I think their kit can use your torsion bars until you get enough cash saved up for coil-overs I'm pretty sure their kit can use the torsions... Someone correct me...
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Nevertheless, I was referring to the Total Chaos Gen II Caddy kit, which is coil over. One hell of a kit... (DROOL)
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Hmmm, I think it's the other way arond (the TC Caddy kit can use torsions, JD Fab's T1 can't), I don't see anything on JD Fab's site about using Torsions... EDIT: upon closer inspection, it looks like the JD Fab kit might have a place to bolt the stock torsion bar mount... not sure.
Nevertheless, I was referring to the Total Chaos Gen II Caddy kit, which is coil over. One hell of a kit... (DROOL)
Nevertheless, I was referring to the Total Chaos Gen II Caddy kit, which is coil over. One hell of a kit... (DROOL)
I run the Gen II caddy kit. You have to use coilovers on this kit. You can get the Gen I kit if you want to run torsion bars.
I was looking at getting the JD Fab kit, its $$$, but I found a real good deal on my Gen II caddy kit.
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I would personally get a chaos or JD kit for the money you'll be putting into the Downey setup.
In my eyes they have always proven themselves to be behind the curve with suspension kits and allowing something as troublesome as the slip yoke driveshaft is proof.
I think the Downey upper arm looks kinda weak. Granted 13" of travel is nice, but imagine what those Porsche cv axles would allow for on a JD or Chaos kit. I bet we could pull 15" with those joints.
In my eyes they have always proven themselves to be behind the curve with suspension kits and allowing something as troublesome as the slip yoke driveshaft is proof.
I think the Downey upper arm looks kinda weak. Granted 13" of travel is nice, but imagine what those Porsche cv axles would allow for on a JD or Chaos kit. I bet we could pull 15" with those joints.
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Fred, you are correct. I personally don't recommend doing this setup if you are actually going to wheel it but we do have some customers that want the lift and don't care about the CV angles because they use it for show and not for real wheeling.