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Luke's Hilux

PostPosted: Wed, 25 Feb 2015 6:28 +0000
by TRDLuxxy
Welcome to my build page, I will update this page with information and photo's in the coming days.

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Re: Luke's Hilux

PostPosted: Wed, 25 Feb 2015 6:50 +0000
by UltraLuxe
Hey it's another Luke! Haha missed you off modified mate. Have always love Bigfoot Jr. That car is just mint.

Cheers

Ultra

Re: Luke's Hilux

PostPosted: Wed, 25 Feb 2015 7:01 +0000
by TRDLuxxy
Building a completely custom 4wd long travel suspension setup, waiting on parts and hardware to arrive from the states and the machine shop.

Fox Performance 8" 2.5 Remote DSC reservoir, uni-ball upper and lower mounts.
Eibach 2.5 Coil-overs
Fox 2.0 Hydraulic bump stops
Generic limit straps
Uni-balls, cups, heims, misaligned spacers, clevis heims (steering rack end), grade 8 bolts etc

Boxed arms, custom up right (spindle) that is shortened 50mm compared to the factory one.

Lower arms will use original bush and alignment nuts, outers will be horizontal uni-ball
Uppers are heim joints with camber/castor adjustments the outers will again be horizontal uni-ball
Shock tower raised 50mm, uni-ball upper shock mount with bracing for upper and lower joints.
Lowered inner upper control arm mount 50mm
Bump can and limit strap will mount in the original factory location.
CV axle shaft and steering rod will be lengthened 75mm

We estimate a modest 16" of total travel from bump to limit, have measured more but I'm being modest, 3" wheel track increase

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Re: Luke's Hilux

PostPosted: Wed, 25 Feb 2015 7:19 +0000
by TRDLuxxy
UltraLuxe wrote:Hey it's another Luke! Haha missed you off modified mate. Have always love Bigfoot Jr. That car is just mint.

Cheers

Ultra


Thanks Luke!

Re: Luke's Hilux

PostPosted: Thu, 26 Feb 2015 4:33 +0000
by mylux04
awesome looking lux good luck with the new set up.

Re: Luke's Hilux

PostPosted: Thu, 26 Feb 2015 5:16 +0000
by dano85
Very nice, what is the advantage of lowering the upper control arm, fitting a more positive rim?

Re: Luke's Hilux

PostPosted: Thu, 26 Feb 2015 6:09 +0000
by jaybags
[quote="UltraLuxe"Haha missed you off modified mate. Have always love Bigfoot Jr. That car is just mint. [/quote]

x2 8-)

Re: Luke's Hilux

PostPosted: Thu, 26 Feb 2015 7:33 +0000
by Sinan
Such a sweet looking rig mate. Need more photos. Engine bay looks mint. What kind of work have you got done to it and does the front mount cooler make a huge difference.

Re: Luke's Hilux

PostPosted: Thu, 26 Feb 2015 6:46 +0000
by TRDLuxxy
dano85 wrote:Very nice, what is the advantage of lowering the upper control arm, fitting a more positive rim?


Less upright (spindle) flex, less leverage, less stress on joints etc... Its still a maybe though just depends where the centre of gravity is to the roll centre, too much gap and it will handle like a boat!

Re: Luke's Hilux

PostPosted: Thu, 26 Feb 2015 6:52 +0000
by TRDLuxxy
Sinan wrote:Such a sweet looking rig mate. Need more photos. Engine bay looks mint. What kind of work have you got done to it and does the front mount cooler make a huge difference.


I noticed a difference, much punchier acceleration if that makes any sense?.. Don't have any numbers to prove that though! Just a stock 1kd at the moment if I get myself up to Nambour it will have a piggyback ecu and nomad valve body.

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Re: Luke's Hilux

PostPosted: Thu, 26 Feb 2015 6:55 +0000
by TRDLuxxy
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Re: Luke's Hilux

PostPosted: Thu, 26 Feb 2015 7:17 +0000
by TRDLuxxy
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Re: Luke's Hilux

PostPosted: Thu, 26 Feb 2015 8:06 +0000
by Sinan
Really nice fab work. Is that a air compressor on the top?

Re: Luke's Hilux

PostPosted: Thu, 26 Feb 2015 8:10 +0000
by TRDLuxxy
Sinan wrote:Really nice fab work. Is that a air compressor on the top?

Yep, belt driven 7.5 cfm @ idle

Re: Luke's Hilux

PostPosted: Sat, 28 Feb 2015 10:27 +0000
by TRDLuxxy
Cut and trim for fmic plumbing
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Is this an injector or grommet leak?
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All gone
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Fixed F&R pinion leaks with air lockers and nitro 4.56 gears
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Muddy puddles in the 'carpark' ha ha, reedy creek night run..
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Wide
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HPD catch can, quality kit
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Winch cradle mounted directly off the chassis rails, bullbar completely seperate and can be removed with winch still in place.
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Fuel door
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Facebook fame haha
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Re: Luke's Hilux

PostPosted: Sat, 28 Feb 2015 12:40 +0000
by Richiesupercharged
Nice build bud.. did you purchase your methods local or import? What offset you running?

Re: Luke's Hilux

PostPosted: Sat, 28 Feb 2015 1:52 +0000
by TRDLuxxy
Richiesupercharged wrote:Nice build bud.. did you purchase your methods local or import? What offset you running?

Bought them from the US, 4wd.com from memory. Saved about 40% including international delivery.

Double Standards, black 15x10 -50
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NV, machined 17x8.5 0
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Re: Luke's Hilux

PostPosted: Sat, 28 Feb 2015 7:30 +0000
by Richiesupercharged
Thanks, Are you going to keep that -50 offset with the wheel track increase?

Re: Luke's Hilux

PostPosted: Sat, 28 Feb 2015 8:21 +0000
by TRDLuxxy
Richiesupercharged wrote:Thanks, Are you going to keep that -50 offset with the wheel track increase?

With the long travel setup? No. I am keeping the 0 offset NV and going slightly wider arms (75mm) than what the -50 offset rim is (70mm from the hub face) if that makes any sense?..

Re: Luke's Hilux

PostPosted: Sat, 28 Feb 2015 9:03 +0000
by ScotsMan
looks mint buddy but kind of hard in the pics to see how the front flares work with the doors almost looks like you must have to enter dukes of hazard style !