Coilover Conversion on a Kei Truck - will it work?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 พ.ค. 2021
- In this video we do a custom Coilover Conversion on a Daihatsu HiJet. We remove the front strut setup and replace them with adjustable coilovers. Should stiffen the front end and provide more clearance for bigger tires.
Link to the coilovers i used on Ebay - www.ebay.com/itm/174613378197? - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
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Awesome guy! Found him on a forum and he helped me buy the parts to do this conversion as well as sending me this how-to video. Very rare to find a stranger so helpful! Thanks a million!!
Wes, posted the information on the Japanese mini truck forum a year ago, hoping to help with crossover parts to avoid paying the prices for the stock parts. one thing i did different was, on the top plate, I cut the corners off and re drilled all of the holes so I could have the adjustments better aligned to adjust the castor camber in a more true fashion. I also cut a piece of rubber from an old truck inner tube to go in between the top mount making a hole for the dampening adjuster screw. this keeps mud and water from getting under the seat.
glad to see somebody did the conversion as the lift kits and the replacement springs are well over the cost of the new struts besides the cost of the stock parts. Paco
Hey man, gotta thank you on the video, i was having the issue with the lift kit giving me positive camber on my u42t. But i got these in today gonna knock em out and finally have her sittin with better camber
Nice work but looks like you will have wicked cv bind when flexed
Good job!! Is the ride quality better with the new setup?
For sure. No more rubbing when i hit bumps or put my heavy friends in it. My originals were probably worn out anyway.
would this fit a Mitsubishi Pajero Mini perhaps?
What size tire are you running, 28” or 30”?
Nicely done! Any chance of the link to buy these exact coil overs?
www.ebay.com/itm/174613378197? - i added the link to the video description as well
@@wespiece I'm almost ready to order a set of these coilovers for my 93 hijet. Are you still happy with it? Would you do anything differently?
@@danthompson6076 will these work on 2wdrive trucks
Would this work for a 92 minicab
Can you measure how far the bolt holes are on the bottom strut. Thanks
Hey man idk if you got this issue sorted out but they line up pretty darn close. Match up perfectly with my u42t mitsubishi minicab
I have a 94 Mitsubishi Minicab U42 and im trying to do coils up front. Can yoy just buy 2 coilsovers inatead of a set?
Nope have to buy the whole set from what i see on ebay.
Where did you get those steel wheels from? Been looking lol.
4 wheels parts
Would this also work to lower the truck? Being its a adjustable coil over? If so how low do you think you could get with this set-up?
Maybe. The shocks are about the same length as the factory ones. And the lower brackets were screwed most of the way down. If you screw them all the way down and take all the preload off the shocks it might drop it some
Would this work on a Suzuki carry?
I mean you could go ghetto and cut the springs
I would not trump the japanese engineers,modifying their design. Looking for trouble
Not necessarily. Oftentimes engineering decisions are made by manufacturers just to keep costs down. There might be better solutions, but the solution chosen works best for their target demographic (in this case: farmers, delivery drivers, etc.) at a price point that makes sense for that particular market.
This is where the aftermarket and customizers come into play: modifying their vehicle to suit a different or more specific end user’s needs. Though not mentioned in this video, I suspect this little truck rides a lot better now than it did when new.