Raising the terrano further

[AlexD333]

Who can shed any light on further lifts once body, suspension and tyres have been done?

I guess you would have to start fabricating custom parts, question is, what do you extend?

I'm only curious as I've been trying to think what it is, obviously brake lines steering stem ect, but what do you actually lengthen?

Example is the big Yankee trucks I guess

[johnb5177]

Longer ladder to get in......

[AlexD333]

Originally Posted by johnb5177

Longer ladder to get in......

That's how i want it

[AlexD333]

[Terranical]

Originally Posted by johnb5177

Longer ladder to get in......

Lower manly sidesteps?

[jims-terrano]

Im sure somebody that did all the same mods as you actually said it caused more stresses and problems on the steering links.

[R1cho]

yep uprated steering is whats needed to go any bigger than 31's really

[AlexD333]

Originally Posted by R1cho

yep uprated steering is whats needed to go any bigger than 31's really

Yeah that's also on my hit list, but surely putting bigger tyres on can't be the only way.

Isn't there a way to manufacture custom parts to keep stress of the cv joints n drive shaft? Raising at the same time

Again I refer you to the Yankee truck obviously hugely exaggerated

[Lazy-Ferret]

The thing is, although they are a long way off the ground, it is all wasted air, and only really any good for extreme break over angles, not ruts.

The actual ground clearance can never be more than the gap between the ground to the bottom of the diff, especially when you have a solid axle like the T2, and the only way to increase that is to fit bigger wheels.

The only real way to get true ground clearance would be to lift the diff, and use drive shafts from the diff to the wheels, which would involve CV joints etc. Even then, the ground clearance would get less the nearer to the wheels you got. The other way is to do like the high lift tractors they use in Vineyards, where the wheels are on what is effectively an outboard motor drive leg, but then you may as well start out with one of those, and build a car body onto it.

[jims-terrano]

Surely wheel spacers would be better as the centre of gravity has been changed.

[AlexD333]

Hmmmm food for thought Mr Ferret

So really, the diff will always be close to the ground, only the body and chassis can be lifted?

Also what about drive shaft?

[R1cho]

Only way to get proper clearence is bigger boots

[AlexD333]

Originally Posted by R1cho

Only way to get proper clearence is bigger boots

Well.. How big can you go before the power is pants...

Then surely the chassis is in the way too

[Lazy-Ferret]

That is why most of the "Big" trucks are not road legal, as the wheels have to come outside the body. This is not only because of the wheel arches, but also for stability, and to get the angles on the drive shafts down a bit.

Most are on custom built space frame chassis, not your proper ladder chassis like we have.

Power can always be increased by reducing the gearbox ratios and Diff ratios, but again at a cost, and increased wear and tear on all the CV and UJ joints.

[Sweety]

You can go to a 4" suspension lift but the front diff has to be dropped 2" for the CV's or it's time to bin the IFS set up & go for a live front axle like the troll with nice long springs