Hilux 4x4 Forum

Mikem1

Hi Guys.
Was the alignment done after you did the spacer lift?
Balancing could also be affected?
This does alter the drive line angle but im sure the alignment is out.

Regards
Darrell
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Mikem1

Hi Guys.
The Guy we use is in springfiled jhb shock,alignment centre Richard 0834111610.
Or come to my workshop 137 eloff str ext ill take you down to him and introduce you.
Regards
Darrell

Mikem1

Hi Guys. My opinion is if you just changed tyres and the problem has started its balancing for sure.If you just raised the suspension then its too high it could be the propshaft but that would be continous from a low speed.Lets not forget alignment as well as castor angles. I got a guy who sorts the...

Mikem1

Hi Guys. Have had this a few times and it can also come from the fixed eye bush on the front end of the leaf spring.If you put your hand around the fixed eye and get someone to jump up and down on the tow bar you will actaully feel the noise plus hear it. Remove the bolt zap some copper slip and it ...

Mikem1

Hi Hans.
There is a company called Norbrake in boksburg 011 894 2371 adress no 5 top road boksburg.
These guys are excellent and have done amazing work regarding brakes and steering.

give them a shout they close to you.

Regards
Darrell

Mikem1

Hi Guys. My experience with these are is the 3 main blades 8mm thick are with no load very close to the helper blades and that's why it rides very hard unladen.Shackles will like MD says will only only raise 25mm as it working on a ratio.This is a hard spring as it is and will surely carry 800kgs no...

Mikem1

Hi Derren. We can supply you the Bilstein shocks for your vehicle which are fully serviceable monotube gas units at a reasonable price.We can also supply you as leaf spring kit for your vehicle.Torsion bars I would only change if you add extra eight on the front of the vehicle as the ride comfort is...

Mikem1

Hi Andrew.
We can check the shocks etc no problems if we change rims and tyres.
Put a different tyre and rim for a test drive and see if it still persists!

Regards
Darrell
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Mikem1

Hi Guys. To put the record straight we did Johnathons vehicle at his request after 1 yr he claims it was sagging? got measurements from him and the still were the same! I asked him to bring it in to look at told me his busy and I must come to his work place now tough dog and do the work? he forgot t...

Mikem1

Hi Chris. If you in jhb why don't you come past my workshop 137 eloff str ext Selby village main.I can show you the kit we use. We use a different leaf spring set-ups for different applications ie different loads so we get exactly what you need for your specific application. We also use the Bilstein...

Mikem1

Hi Guys. We have done some major mods with some vehicles and had great results yes it can be designed and done.We would need to look at the vehicle carefully and see how we can do it but its going to take time especially with the strikes going on etc its hard to get any engineering done. Its going t...

Mikem1

Good day. With regards to re-tensioning of leaf springs unless the full process is followed very carefully ie shotpeening,scragging stress relieved et etc they don't last exactly what has happened here.Air helps are also expensive and can also fail after time due to corrosion etc.My suggestion is a ...

Mikem1

Hi Bester. What we would do is on the leaf pack design you have 3 main blades 8mm thick plus 2 helper blades configuration.Add another blade 8mm thick but raise the main pack away from the helpers or load blades also set the helpers at a slight negative camber.This gives you the extra loadability wh...

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Hi Guys. He works across the road from Mikem and I haven't seen him in a while hence the story we have been told.I called him yesterday funnily enough out the blue and he is at home recovering tells me it was a close shave shame poor dude be careful of this strain it means business without a doubt.B...

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Hi Robert. We have different load rating leaf spring set ups and your one is the comfort ride design if it has the part no 4H99.33.250 The leaf has broken in the most stressed part of the leaf which is 100mm to the left of the u-bolts as discussed with you.This will be due to the extra load a bit ex...

Mikem1

Hi David.
How much did you raise the vehicle did you check the alignment after.
Jacques workshop 021 939 8688 is your best bet or Hoppy on the forum.
Who fitted it for you ?
Regards
Darrell
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Mikem1

HI Guys. I would check the following on this vehicle. 1)Tie rod ends 2)Steering damper 3)Shocks The problem would be with one of these if you bring it to me ill check it for you but you are in PTA a bit far. Why don't you go see Louis at 4x4 megaworld he looks after the guys your side. Regards Darre...

Mikem1

Hi Ronnie. I would suggest you upgrade to a set of Bilstein shocks which are std length monotube gas units. These shocks are fully serviceable and work very well. The rear coils I would replace with a set of progressive rear coils std ride height which would work better than the airbags in my opinio...

Mikem1

Hi Guys. Genuine toyota parts cost a fortune i just paid R450 for a ball joint.As a supplier its heavy but id rather use that and never see the customer again.The cost of doing the job twice and the inconvenience is very real when you cut corners! But how often does one need to change it? Pirate par...

Mikem1

Hi Guys. Just be careful if you already have springs that have been designed and raised the vehicle by 50mm by adding extended shackles if they 50mm longer it will raise an extra 25mm.You must then make sure you space up your distance from bump stop to chassis by 25mm so the leaf springs don't go pa...

Mikem1

Hi Guys. The main objective of the shock is to keep your wheels on the ground. You also need the dampening rate to suite your needs. I supply Bilsteins for simple reason we can adjust them to exactly what we want. This suites my needs and yes they expensive but worth it for what you can do with them...

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Hi Guys. Tjokkie is right my suspension was good until he fitted the spacers on top of it which then caused the shock to break. 1)I replaced the shocks both sides at my expense 2)Replaced cv boot etc. 3)Finally gave him his money back in full with my suspension in his vehicle still which he promised...

Mikem1

Hi Guys. My rear suspension kit supplied with shackles,bushes,leaf springs etc fitted will cost R6K.We only raise the vehicle by 40mm from std.We dont raise more than that as you are restricted by the front IFS suspension and can only adjust the torsion bars so much. We have 3 different rating leaf ...

Mikem1

Hi Pieter.
Unfortunately its the name of the game and its not the last.
Customers are difficult and we can only do so much.Every time that happens
Just think of the poor girl who married it hate to be her hey?

Mikem1

Hi Phillip. Those bushes are the D shape ones and those small ones I get them from agents only as some guys sell a cheaper one but they don't last you end up paying more replacing them as they don't last. How much did they want to charge you?I can check my price but they definately were not that muc...

Mikem1

Hi Guys.
Not much pros besides being higher but cons plenty
1)Drive line angles
2)Caster
3)Propshaft vibration
4)Road handling instabilty
5)Longer shocks specialised
6)Longer main blades on leaf design to allow camber to go that much
7)waste of money

Regards
Darrell

Mikem1

Hi Janus. What I would look at is what do you actually need? 1)Shocks very important how are yours at the moment? 2)Any extra weight added on front of vehicle. 3)Do you need a load carrying leaf set-up? 4)Do you want to improve ridability and stability of the vehicle? 5)What do you want to achieve f...

Mikem1

Hi Guys. Louis is right it is longer by 15.mm but not by 50mm.Too be sure we Have done our experiments by Marking the shocks and jacking it up till It hits the bump stops to check how much stroke there is.This works efficently With our suspensions and the lift and dampers work in conjunction with ea...

Mikem1

Hi JJ.
I thought so myself sure it was not intentional but better that we check all as mistakes can happen.
Glad you sorted.

Regards
Darrell
011 493 5181
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Mikem1

HI JJ. Looked at those part numbers 1)56174 4x4 raised suspension open length 622 closed 376 2)56167 4x4 open length 571 closed 351 this will be for std suspension. So you got 2 different lengths so the longer shock will bottom out and eventually break the shock.Those guys surely made a mistake i wo...

Mikem1

Hi JJ Don't understand why you have 2 different part numbers. Makes no sense as the dampening rates are specific for each damper. Easy to check remove and measure open and closed lengths.I would query this asap. Might just be a simple mistake mixed up etc but it could cause problems.Was your suspens...

Mikem1

Hi Guys.
It sound steep i use city powder coaters in eloff str selby very good prices sandblasted an old bench i was refurbishing cost R200.Good job is always more important than the price.
Regards
Darrell

Mikem1

Hi Morgan. I can supply a suspension kit to carry the extra weight you looking at. The trick is to have loadability when needed and comfort unladen. We achieve this by raising the main pack away from the helper or load blades. Only in laden conditions will the helpers come into effect as then the ra...

Mikem1

Hi Nathan
Give us a shout when you ready for suspension upgrade!

Regards
Darrell
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Mikem1

Hi Morne.
What kind. of tyres where they?iive.seen tyres that have faults.and it causes all sorts of problems.The rim may run true but.they tyre could be D shape.
And. To be honest seen more bad tyres than skeef rims.

Regards
Darrell.

Mikem1

Hi All. Dogs are lovely so loyal the only thing is when there is a spate of robberies they tend to poison the dogs before making it easier its really upsetting to see.The house next door gets a dose even if they not going to rob it its just so there is no noise etc. Guinea fowl make a noise of note ...

Mikem1

Hi Guys.
Landys don't leak they sweat that's what I heard whilst he was defending himself!
Funny thing was he's was in a SFA hilux but standing up for his other vehicle.
Always lekker to hear the banter round a fire.
Regards
Darrell

Mikem1

Hi Mikie. The std bushes that come with the shackles are rubber bushes they do tend to perish quickly especially if exposed to lots of water or dust etc.The greasable shackles do work very well as they are greasable with polyurethane bushes.The other aspect is to check on the leaf pack if the clip t...

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Where in greenside?

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Hi Werner. I seriously doubt that as a big company like that they would buy inferior products and spray them.I have seen plenty of their products and even used some as I don't have such an extensive range.A product that's been around that long knows the end results.Anyway armstrongs are blue. Regard...

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Stephan. You can raise the front as much as you like the problem is the coils will still come down the same distance as you have not raised your bump stops to prevent further downward travel. It will catch as the.clearance is minimul especially if the tyres are bigger. As for the extra leaf if its o...

Mikem1

Hi Guys.
Everytime you buy car old or new you pay vat.
The goverment must be smiling big time so why stop it?
Regards
Darrell

Mikem1

Hi Guys.
Looking for a fortuner front bumper white if possible to buy.
My details 082 888 3133.

Konrad Botes.

Mikem1

Ismail.
Greasing the boots not a good idea the holes are there to let water out if you go through water.Grease will attract the dirt and it will make a grinding paste and will bugger up the seals on those shocks and they will then leak etc.

Regards
Darrell

Mikem1

Hi Ismail.
I got boots if you need are these for the rear shocks?

Regards
Darrell
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Mikem1

Hi Mike.
I dont see why you would have to detach the torsion bars.The ball joint can be pressed out and replaced individually and those we get from toyota @492 each excl vat.

Regards
Darrell
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Mikem1

Hi Ismail.
Did the shocks still squeek when they were out of the vehicle?I know they use a poly bush on the eyes that sometimes takes a permanent set and the noise emmites from there.
Regards
Darrell
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Mikem1

Hi Guys I seem to think differently on this as first how were the coils tested to determine that they collapsed?a load tester is the only way you can check and not every workshop has one. Second did you know that there are 4 different rating coils which come out std on the fortuners bar diameter var...

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Thomas. No need to fight but if you so quick to down other products By proclaiming you have the solution to all and still acknowledge you have got some issues with your own product its very suprising to state that. That tells me that the statement made was purely too boost its own ego. Rather give f...

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Hi Hans. Well with all that input I'm intrigued.Personally have not actually used it yet but back to your claim ome made where? Have you pysically tested your own product on a load tester or shock tester?Don't believe all you read you might be suprised! The proof is in the pudding and its not only a...

Mikem1

Hi Guys.
Definately propshaft vibration any raise over 50mm and these problems start.You
Can make a slight wedge to place under leaf pack to correct it.

Mikem1

Hi Chriss.
Make sure whoever builds it that its not going to interfere
with the suspension.You got at least be able to take the shocks out
If its too close to the shock mounting the bolt can't come out
and then its a mission to change shocks!

Mikem1

Hi Mike.
The 4x2 hi rider leaf springs which are above the axle are same as 4x4 slight difference in the
Double and single cab regarding load but eye centres etc the same.
The 4x2 low rider leaf are under the axle those are different.

Regards
Darrell
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Mikem1

Hi Tumelo. On the torsion bars uprated torsion bars are only thicker which provide more stability for extra load being added eg winch or aftermarket bull bar etc. The spline stays the same and still has the same number of teeth so you can only adjust up as much as you can considering you must have a...

Mikem1

Hi Ridwaan.
Welcome to the forum which Supa quick in jhb is it?

Regards
Darrell
011 493 5181

Mikem1

Hi Guys. The monotube bilstein shocks are all fully servicable units can be re-gassed re-oiled as well as we can change the charactoristics with regards to the valving we can make them harder or softer for whatever your driving requirements may be. Anyone who has been to my workshop would have seen ...

Mikem1

Hi Thomas.

The front coils are slightly stiffer but were made to really lift the front of this vehicle and increase the ride height.
I have had no problems with these coils and work well.

Regards
Darrell
011 493 5181

Mikem1

Hi Thomas. The 4x2 low rider as i call them the leaf springs are under the axle and the front coils are different to the 4x4,4x2 hi rider as they sit on top of the axle.They much bigger in OD. 1)We do an uprated front coil on this and it raises 45mm from std. 2)The extended shackle on the rear will ...

Mikem1

Hi Cassie. Yes we can retension blades is actually just more work as we have to remove the blades then load test them at the supplier to see how they are then modify accordingly ie add blades etc.Then its the whole process of shot peening,tempering,setting and scragging etc and then load tested agai...

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Hi Guys. Mikem suspensions has a new home in jhb 137 eloff str extension.We have a fully equipped service centre for a suspension requirements as well as sales etc.We invested in machinery which enables us to Service the Bilstein shocks in house.We will test shocks etc and supply. All products broug...

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