Awsome truck. I have 87 4runner & I couldn't decide to stay IFS or SAS. Thanks to your video now I've decided. I'm in middle of 3rz swap & After I finish with the 3rz swap I'm going for Blazeland LT.
I have a Blazeland IFS 93 4Runner, and it’s crazy capable. I’ve gotten through stuff in my truck that a Jeep on 35’s couldn’t. The extra ground clearance under the front pumpkin is a massive advantage. Also, being wider makes it phenomenally better in off camber situations, and the traction you get out of the front tires remaining vertical with the truck is huge too (solid axles articulate and angulate as they cycle). Plus, here’s something nobody talks about….torsion bar long travel flexes WAAAAY better than coilover long arm kits. The Blazeland system is Bitchen. I just hope Nate keeps it going.
does it really flex better? if so, why? i’m debating between trying to pick up a new/used blazeland or total chaos kit, was under the impression a coilover setup rides much smoother
Hi bro, I have a Toyota Pickup and I want to put the same kit in my truck, you know where I can get that? And another thing what tyre size are you running in your 4runner, you think that you can fit a 35'?
What a great video, beautiful rig. Looks like a pile of fun, I love seeing someone who doesn't just go straight SAS and does a bit of work and knows how to drive. (that is by no means a slight against SAS drivers or their abilities, but so many people generally are negative towards IFS) I hope more people see your video and see just how capable IFS can be. How is the Marlin crawler? One days i'd love to instal one in my rig. Thanks for sharing the video, really enjoyed it. Cheers
Hi, I have this exact same truck, 94' ex-cab V6 4x4. Can you please list all your mods for me. I just bought 33 x 12.5 /R15 tires that I plan on using with the OEM 15" x 8" aluminum wheels which I believe are 4.5" backspace. What long travel kit are you using, what tire size, any wheel spacers? Also what lifts? Body (how much) suspension (type and how much)? Also what rear end (stock diff? axle?, etc) and what rear leafs, shackle length, etc. Sorry for all the questions but since this is the exact same truck I have it would help me a ton. I'm about to tear into mine next month and am trying to collect as much advice as possible. Thanks in advance!
forgot to mention u need to brace them drops to frame to keep from folding them back. I used heavy angle iron and welded just above camber bolts leaving room for alignment them to the frame. bash all day worry free
Did the bolts for the All Pro bumper line up with the stock bumper bolt locations? I have a 94 Toyota and like the fit of the AllPro, but it's obvious the bracket is for a 95+ Tacoma which requires a small amount of sheet metal to be cut on the older trucks. I just wanted to know if there are special instructions I would need to provide AllPro so it will fit my 94.
What rear bumper is that and how wide are those 35s along with the rims? Sorry for the questions I’m going 3.4 swap and long travel. I currently have 33x12.50 on 15x10
Sweet looking rig. Super fun to watch, probably even more fun to drive! I had a few questions regarding drive-train/street-ability with this rig. Whats happening with your diffs? Are they stock gearing or are they geared lower? Also are they locked? Ans with those beefy tires is that truck street-able? Or do you bring it to trails with a toy hauler or something? Again, awesome rig, fantastic video.
Thank you Henry!! The truck is a blast to drive. Thank you for liking and commenting on my video. The street manners of this truck are very good, all things considered. Both diffs are geared pretty low, 5.29 gear, so 65MPH is really where I keep it on the freeway and considering the 35" tires it still has decent power, thanks to the low gears. Rear diff is an air locker, front diff is a Yukon Spartan locker w/ locking hubs at the wheels. I do drive to and from the trail, no flatbed trailer. For being IFS, the truck does extremely well on the Rubicon, surprising many guys who see some of the stuff it goes through with no trouble at all. The long travel IFS I must say really can't compare to stock as it's a world of difference better than a stock IFS setup. Thank you again for your comment and watching my video!
Thanks for the reply! Thats a very cool setup. I have been thinking about a similar build on my '88 4runner, and your advise that it still has decent street manners is comforting.
Does it make the front much wider than the rear? How did you lift the rear? I'm in the process of taking the body off my 874runner so it would be slightly easier to install all of these components..Excellent vid. The truck handled the trail with such ease.
Jon Foster awesome, I am wanting to do that same kit, blazeland is soo hard to get ahold of lately. I really like your setup and would love to know as much as I can about it..
Jon Foster , im looking to change out my old IFS, and recently decided away from a SAS. However I'm still in the decision making process. I'm curious about your decision to, I assume, stay with torsion bars? As opposed to converting to a coilover. Is this ultimately your preferred setup? I had taken for granted that when swapping to an LT one would go the coilover route.
If you're crawling, do an sas. If you're running on sand often, beef up the ifs. But I've seen ifs with mighty fine flex also, so it's really up to you.
@@Grantthegreatgamer you ever thought of doing a 3 link in the rear? Was thinking of it. But couldnt f8nd any real thread of it being good for daily. I already have ome rear replacment leafs on my 86, gaved me about 2inch lift.. LT front is next.
IFS gives more clearance when done properly?, is it ust more money to do it , ?is that why most offroad guys love SAS ? seems like they are stronger, but if you can mod the IFS to be strong isnt it a better setup? why are so many dudes SAS lovers? seriously wondering not sure
Sas flexes much more reasonably. You can see as he's going over rocks, there is a lot of stress on one side of the suspension. Because IFS has more moving parts, there's a larger probability of breaking something.
yes I figured that was the reason, and for most situations that probably the truth, Just seems like all the pre runners and guys doing baja racing or any type of offroad terrain racing use long traveled IFS? Never seen a trophy truck Sas before? why would that be
cole moore look up King of the Hammers racing. Some trucks run IFS and others run SAS. Solid axle has been winning out just a tad more than IFS because they handle better on the rocks. But for speed and desert runs, I'd go long travel IFS forsure for better shock absorption, but solid axle works just fine as well (might be a little bumpier at higher speeds).
cool, Thanks for explaining that, makes more sense, SAS is tough and for everyday wheeling much better choice! I must ask now, compared to IFS what sort of suspension coils? shocks? leafs do trucks usually run up front over the axle? is it typical coils and struts like a IFS?
cole moore what do you mean by suspension "cools?" And you can run leafs up front but there's a joke that goes around that says something like, "leaf springs are for poor people" 😅 so if you can afford to not get made fun of, you can run cool springs shocks and struts, like Kings for example.
35" tires. 5.29 ring & pinion ratio. Marlin crawler dual case adapter with 2.28 front case gears & 4.7 low range rear case gears. All dual transfer case gears & parts from Marlin crawler
also though I'm not a rock bouncer. I prefer ifs and coil rear. lifted ifs with braces. I don't really understand why almost every lifted rig is a sas or and 1 ton axles. these guys never run trail or don't run trail that requires sas 1ton swap. smooth is best if possible
LT can make rubicon..Rubicon... but I don't think it'll make Fordyce... overall I think I'll enjoy a LT much more for an overall daily and weekend offroad rig
wayne mcdonald stacking lifts on lifts is never a good idea. I would recommend really thinking about what you want to do with the rig. I can pretty much assure you LT on a DB lift is not going to work. I would look into ditching the DB either way
That's pretty sad fuel mileage. We have a jeep wrangler Rubicon jk 4door with a lift Dana 60 axels floating axels front and rear lockers 538 gears 40 tires and a 6.4 hemi engine and 8 speed automatic transmission and we get 13 miles per gallon on hwy running 75and 80 miles per hour.
