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Car Forum / Toyota / Toyota Trucks / June 2005

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NWOR 2" Soft Ride Lift on an '85 pickup not so smooth??!

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Anders - 27 May 2005 07:17 GMT
About 6 months ago i installed a 2" Northwest Offroad lift on my 85
Toyota Pickup.  I chose this lift specifically because it was
engineered to be as smooth riding suspension.  The problem is that its
just as stiff as my stock suspension.  Surely this wasnt what the
designers had in mind.  Any suggestions/ comments? Could this be due to
the fact that i am running rancho rs5000 shocks?

thanks,
Anders
Brad Taylor - 27 Jun 2005 16:21 GMT
"Smooth" is a relative term.  Smooth according to what standard.  I beleive
what they refer to smooth as compared to a standard 2" lift which is harder
riding than the 2" smooth lift.  I had a 1976 jeep with a "soft" suspension.
It was soft compared to a 1967 Jeep which had no give at all.  Mine rode
like a Cadillac compared to theirs, but still rode like a rock compared to
my car.  My stock springs were worn out on my 84 and bounced like hell out
of control.  The smooth lift made the ride smoother than a standard lift,
but stiffened the truck back to a factory kind of feel where it got the
bumps over with in a hurry.  I don't like to bounce.  I don't beleive you
will ever be able to make an 85 4x4 Toyota ride as smooth as a new Toyota
with the coil springs, unless perhaps you reengineer the suspension to
handle coils or airbags and frankly, I wouldn't want to mess up the off-road
function of that truck.  Want a softer ride?  Buy a newer truck.

> About 6 months ago i installed a 2" Northwest Offroad lift on my 85
> Toyota Pickup.  I chose this lift specifically because it was
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> thanks,
> Anders
 
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