Thread: Who else is going over to the dark side?

Originally Posted by chuck

Terrain Tamer Parabolic suspension with remote res shocks

I know a guy who has that set up and loves it.

Another mate has BP51's on his,and it rides so well,its rediculous,although his is pretty heavy as it has every accessory ever made hanging off it....

Thanks for that chuck. Sounds like it will be an awesome truck. ( Can't believe I am typing this in a landrover Forum!) just looking at the accessories ,and it's amazing how much money you can spend. You can even get coil spring conversions. But costs a bomb. The 70 series must be coming to an end in the next few years. Haven't Toyota committed to all electric vehicle s by a certain year?

Might go the way of the last defender and you will be sitting on a Gold mine. Like the defender, when they announced the end demand shot up.

Originally Posted by scarry

I know a guy who has that set up and loves it.

Another mate has BP51's on his,and it rides so well,its rediculous,although his is pretty heavy as it has every accessory ever made hanging off it....

I like the idea of 76/79 with parabolics and BP51s, rather than extra exp of rear coil conversion. It’s hard to find unbiased info to help.

Originally Posted by Deefa

Thanks for that chuck. Sounds like it will be an awesome truck. ( Can't believe I am typing this in a landrover Forum!) just looking at the accessories ,and it's amazing how much money you can spend. You can even get coil spring conversions. But costs a bomb. The 70 series must be coming to an end in the next few years. Haven't Toyota committed to all electric vehicle s by a certain year?

Might go the way of the last defender and you will be sitting on a Gold mine. Like the defender, when they announced the end demand shot up.

A coil conversion is less expensive if you consider it includes a rear track correction (new rear axle housing/shafts) and GVM upgrade to account for weight of tray & normal loads of fuel, food, water, gear and oh yeah 4 people.

Also FYI the standard 79 wheel base is slightly shorter than a 130. So quite similar.

Originally Posted by rar110

I like the idea of 76/79 with parabolics and BP51s, rather than extra exp of rear coil conversion. It’s hard to find unbiased info to help.

BP51 are an ARB product,dont know if they do parabolics as well.

My sons 76 is at Down South Motorsport,ATM,they are just a small place,Paul the owner does a lot of work himself,always got Tojo's in.Seems pretty good,but small shop,very busy so long wait time.Might not do parabolics,but knows his stuff,been doing it many years.
Brisbane north.

Hopefully the 76 will ride better when its finished,just a suspension upgrade and 2" lift.

Originally Posted by scarry

BP51 are an ARB product,dont know if they do parabolics as well.

My sons 76 is at Down South Motorsport,ATM,they are just a small place,Paul the owner does a lot of work himself,always got Tojo's in.Seems pretty good,but small shop,very busy so long wait time.Might not do parabolics,but knows his stuff,been doing it many years.
Brisbane north.

Hopefully the 76 will ride better when its finished,just a suspension upgrade and 2" lift.

Thanks Scarry. There’s not much independent information about parabolic springs. it would be very interesting to hear unbiased reports about how BP51 shocks work with parabolic springs.

Coils will always have the advantage of no under axle drag and probably better ride over corrugations/uneven surfaces. Many also argue coils do better at load carrying.

It’s a shame and weird that Toyota didn’t do a early 90s prado style rear coil suspension set up for the VDJ76 series. I would seriously consider an imported 3.0 td4 kzj78 aka 76 with rear coils but they are now 25 years old and about $45k landed

Something like this
TOYOTA LAND CRUISER PRADO SX WIDE | 1996 |
TWO TONE | 165000 km | details.- Japanese used cars.Goo-net Exchange .

Terrain Tamer Parabolics get very good reviews except if you are heavy all the time.

However they have just released a 4 spring version for this purpose.

They have also just released their Remote Res Shockers - they almost apologised for the price of them when i priced them up.

Terrain Tamer lift is less than half Old Man Emu with BP 51's yet still gets very good reviews with comfort and rear flex featuring heavily in comment

Unsprung weight reduction is also significant.

Originally Posted by rar110

A coil conversion is less expensive if you consider it includes a rear track correction (new rear axle housing/shafts) and GVM upgrade to account for weight of tray & normal loads of fuel, food, water, gear and oh yeah 4 people.

Also FYI the standard 79 wheel base is slightly shorter than a 130. So quite similar.

Yes, the rear track correction is a factor worth considering, also ability to use proper air bags. In the scheme of things, the rear coil conversion is not a lot compared with the price of the vehicle and addresses the main shortcomings.