toyotas in australia
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yeah thats the same as mine,
well until i started to change it hahaha,
do u have the new AUV hilux in the states.
well until i started to change it hahaha,
do u have the new AUV hilux in the states.
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as far as i know,hilux's never came out with a floating rear end.im just in the process of modifying a f/f land cruiser back end to fit my 85'
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Not even close. Our 2005 Tacoma was totally redesigned, but includes an entirely new frame that is essentially a carbon copy of our Tundra frame, which is C-channel from the mid section all the way to the rear and includes a funky rear suspension shackle system similar to some of our domestic makes. The only thing that it remotely shares with the new Hilux is the front suspension, which came from the 2003 and later 4Runner. I think the interiors might be similar too, but that doesn't mean jack when your on the trail.customhilux said:
If it wasn't clear when the first Tacoma came out in 1995 that there was a major difference between the direction of Toyota Japan and Toyota USA, its sure clear now with new the Tacoma and Hilux. Toyota never broke into the "commercial" truck market here and they don't take recreational 4 wheeling as seriously as Jeep and others so consequently, the only "heavy duty" Toyota that we see are the Japanese designed and built 4Runner. But there aren't too many people wheeling those right now, as expensive as they are. At least Toyota still offers the electric locker on the Tacoma, but it's small consolation for the crap they designed for our market compared to over there.
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My understanding was that IFS and SA wheels fit on both trucks just fine. I know I used my same wheels on my IFS and SAS set up.HMI1 said:
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Toy factory aluminum wheels for 86+ IFS trucks have too small a center hole to fit over a soild toy axle, & the BS is such( 4.5"? vs 4" or 3.75") that the tierod will hit the wheel.Brian894X4 said:
I have no idea what wheels you had/have, but a good guess is they were aftermarket wheels with more BS so they swapped right onto your solid axle after the swap. Most chevy wheels have the center hole too small to fit a toy too, both steel & aluminum. Ask me how I know :evil:
This truck is under the Japan market section, sure looks like the stock 86-95 US aluminum rims: http://www.brian894x4.com/teruzou01.jpgrockota said:I've seen the aluminum SR5 wheels on a few SA trucks...You do need a wheel spacer, but the hub center shouldn't be a factor.
Of course they could be using spacers in Japan, but I heard rumors several years ago about the newer, foreign front axles being wider. Never did hear if it was true. Anyone know about that?
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the ifs model rear axle is wider then the solid axle.
those wheels i think are just an aftermarket wheel.
i've got landcruiser wheels on mine, cause they have the smallest BS from factory, i think it's 3.75". mine are also 6 on 5.5".
most of ours came with split rims,
but the sr5's and runners came with 15x6.5" ghey chrome wheels.
those wheels i think are just an aftermarket wheel.
i've got landcruiser wheels on mine, cause they have the smallest BS from factory, i think it's 3.75". mine are also 6 on 5.5".
most of ours came with split rims,
but the sr5's and runners came with 15x6.5" ghey chrome wheels.
Nope, all solid axle trucks have +/- 1430 mm trackwidth (like the US '85 pickup models) front and rear. The IFS types have +/- 1490 mm trackwith.
I searched several scrapyards in Europe in different countries and the only solid axle with wider track I found so far is the LC80 axle: +/-1610mm.
I searched several scrapyards in Europe in different countries and the only solid axle with wider track I found so far is the LC80 axle: +/-1610mm.
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