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Help with buying body lift from italy

Postby SamSam0505 on Thu, 27 Oct 2022 7:45 +0000

Hello everyone,
I was born and live in Italy,
I have already been a guest in your country twice,
and every time I hired a hiluxì that I fell in love with.
I just bought a Hilux AT33, I would like to buy a 1 '' body lift because the tires touch the body.
I asked around but they don't ship to Italy.
I ask you if anyone would be kind enough to buy it
and send it as a "gift" here to me.
Clearly I would pay everything in advance for both the article and the shipping.

The article highlighted by me is the following

Toyota Hilux N80 16-on
PSR brand 1 "Body Lift Kit (Dual Cab with Tub)

I greet everyone and I often read you with the translator ..

Samuel
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Re: Help with buying body lift from italy

Postby Rob_Wood on Fri, 28 Oct 2022 12:17 +0000

HiYa, welcome to the forum. Before anyone can help, I think it best to ask if Italy is Right or Left Hand Drive. Such an upgrade might be tricky if something doesn't quite fit "Just Right".
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Re: Help with buying body lift from italy

Postby hiluxxury on Fri, 28 Oct 2022 5:22 +0000

Hi, welcome to the forum.

Where exactly do the tyres rub?

There might be a simple solution unless you want the look of a body lift?
I might be wrong.

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Re: Help with buying body lift from italy

Postby SamSam0505 on Fri, 28 Oct 2022 3:31 +0000

Thanks for your attention.
My car has a left-hand drive, the opposite of yours.
I think for a 1 inch body lift, it shouldn't change that much.
I admit that beyond the slightest rubbing, I like the look.


However, as soon as I retired I still have to use it in serious offroad.
We were planning to go to Africa-Tunisia in December ...
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Re: Help with buying body lift from italy

Postby Rob_Wood on Fri, 28 Oct 2022 6:15 +0000

SamSam0505 wrote:Thanks for your attention.
My car has a left-hand drive, the opposite of yours.
I think for a 1 inch body lift, it shouldn't change that much.
I admit that beyond the slightest rubbing, I like the look.


However, as soon as I retired I still have to use it in serious offroad.
We were planning to go to Africa-Tunisia in December ...


Getting a right hand drive kit for a left hand drive car is fraught with troubles. As for addressing where it currently rubs, I'm gonna leave hiluxxury to address that one with you.
Good Luck, I wish you well.

PS. I don't have all the answers, I can just foresee a few problems in your future.
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Re: Help with buying body lift from italy

Postby SamSam0505 on Fri, 28 Oct 2022 6:48 +0000

the points of support between the bodywork and the chassis should be the same.
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Re: Help with buying body lift from italy

Postby Rob_Wood on Fri, 28 Oct 2022 11:40 +0000

SamSam0505 wrote:the points of support between the bodywork and the chassis should be the same.


OK, you're doing a body lift and not a suspension lift kit, my bad, I missed that point early on sorry. I can't understand what purpose this might have, but again I have no experience with it so I will bow out trying to wipe the egg off my face. I'm unsure that what you're planning will be as effective as a suspension lift kit, but you have clearly made your decision. Good luck !
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Re: Help with buying body lift from italy

Postby SamSam0505 on Sun, 30 Oct 2022 3:13 +0000

I have a hilux AT33 from artic trucks, it already has a 45 mm lift kit as standard
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Re: Help with buying body lift from italy

Postby Rob_Wood on Sun, 30 Oct 2022 10:16 +0000

SamSam0505 wrote:I have a hilux AT33 from artic trucks, it already has a 45 mm lift kit as standard


Okie then, not knowing your exact setup it's hard to diagnose, but it sounds like the tyres are too big for what you have. Not sure if they would even be legal in Australia. I'll leave it to others on the forum to offer opinions.
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Re: Help with buying body lift from italy

Postby SamSam0505 on Sun, 30 Oct 2022 4:54 +0000

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Re: Help with buying body lift from italy

Postby hiluxxury on Mon, 31 Oct 2022 7:07 +0000

I think you'll be fine with a RHD body lift on a LHD vehicle.
I might be wrong.

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