Go buy a Huffy bike from Walmart -- there's your cheap lift!
No gas required - just muscle power!I have a 1985 toyota pickup, i need advise for a cheap lift?
Depends what you're looking to do. If it's going to be driven on-road: Don't ';monkey around'; with your suspension. If you snap a spring or mount you may kill yourself and other people when you lose control of your truck and go flying above the interstate.
The best way to go is with new springs and shocks. So long as you keep it under 4'; you should be able to get away without doing anything too major, maybe steering drag link.
Go with one of the ';proven'; kits out there. Look at the kits from Northwest Off Road or Downey off-road. Rancho, superlift, skyjacker are okay...not Toyota specialists like NW or Downey tho.
You CAN use shackles in the rear (I wouldn't recommend shackles in front on ANY truck). If the ';basic'; kit costs too much then I'd suggest a body lift instead.
Good luck!
Here in calif we have alot of mini trucks...Some guys use the chevy or ford truck springs...The only bad thing about that is you are trusting a junkyard part on your truck...I just helped a friend of mine build a 81 trekker...Sure he spent alot of money...But he knows what he,s got...He won,t have any failures or have to carry around extra junk yard leaf springs...SAve your money!!!Do it once and do it right!!!I,ve been 4 wheeling for more than 25 years..I,ve seen alot of crazy stuff...TRy welding a steering box back to the frame with two batteries at 2 a.m...It,s not fun!!!Marlin Crawler has everything you need!!!!www.marlincrawler.com
i made my lift out of angle iron. i cut it and welded it together to make a square tube then drilled the holes needed to install it and just had a few dollars in it.
There are a lot of inexpensive kits for the '85. It's much cheaper and easier to lift than the '86 and newer. A lot of kits include new front leaf springs and blocks or add-a-leaves in the back for $200-350. You could also do a body lift. It costs less, but is more work.
With the 63'; Chevy springs, you have to relocate your spring mounts, so that means some cutting and welding. A lot of people have good luck with them and it does give you a lot of flex.
I really like the Old Man Emu suspension components. Their springs and shocks are designed for ride quality and control. A lot of lift springs are very stiff but OME's are nice and soft. They cost a little more but the improvement in ride quality is great!
Eric
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