Rebuilding The Hilux Front Suspension And Modifying It For Coilovers!!!

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[@The13thSword]

Hilux. Hee-Licks? A Helix is a spiral in form, like a coil spring. Hilux is usually pronounced "high-lucks". Hilux is a combination of the words "high" & "luxury". The truck is called a Hilux almost everywhere else in the world, and was sold in the U.S. under the Hilux name until 1975. From 1976 on it was simply known as the "Pickup", "Truck" or "Compact Truck". From 1996 on the name was changed to Tacoma. In the rest of the world it's still sold as the "Hilux". More seriously though, I want to thank you very much for this very complete video. I have a '78 that needs all 4 ball joints replaced very soon, & the video helps me to understand the components of the front suspension & how they work. That's going to make my job easier, so many thanks. Quality videos showing quality work. Top notch sir. 👍

[@andrewwin6730]

Hey Austin. I have been watching this series and never missed it because I had a memory with theses kinds of cars. We used this truck as public transport in Myanmar from 1970s until 2015 even in the city. Some still exist. More than 50 people and goods are being transported by this car. The engine is 12 R. Lots of modifications to those trucks. Anyway I am exciting to see next episode.

[@bsfunk44]

You gotta redo that brake booster in that bronze powdercoat man, would look super rad under the hood

[@4x4maximus]

The hours involved in this episode is worth the respect in itself

[@maddgoatee9708]

Like it. The contrast of brown, black and chrome looks really good. Can't wait to see that front end in action.

[@Z-Bart]

Looks great. I like the color combo. Maybe a bronze coat on the coils too?

[@AlwaysSearching..]

Love the work you do! No corners cut and the colour combo is 🔥

[@austinniemela]

Thank you!!

[@danyvalenzuela2690]

Tu taller es el paraiso.

[@ronthompson2366]

Looking good... dang wait time..getting anxious on this one lol. As always looks great 👍

[@johnnycashh7148]

Love the two colors together. Keep em coming!! 🔥

[@melodicchronic5181]

I love two tone paint on vehicles. I think the bronze is lookin really nice.

[@Tubeidej]

Looks awesome ✌️ Really like the bronze👍

[@raulplaysbass4865]

The bronze makes it! Nice touch

[@patrickbrady447]

Good work, I like the trick with the tow ball which is 2" .

[@danielorellana5605]

This is inspiration for my 77👍🏽

[@melvindenny8962]

Logical engineering. Great build

[@hubertrivera4205]

Nice color and nice work bro ✌🏻

[@todd_halfacre]

Killin it. Color choice is on point too

[@bigchief190]

Looks great, loving this build

[@antoniogonzalez9441]

Thanks Austin for making this videos, since I was 20 years old I wanted to have a Toyota 86-88 4X4 extra cab , I just turned 49 years old and still dreaming about having one of those trucks, anyway I’m currently working in construction and I’ve been under a lot of pressure to the point that I’m suffering from anxiety,but watching your videos helps me a lot to forget about what’s going with my life, sorry about about my grammar English is not my first language.

[@zama6702]

Turned out great, was just thinking if you were ever gonna do a different color right before you pulled out the bronze. Great job on the suspension.

[@jonbayer3436]

Outstanding, the front looks great. Love the chrome springs with the black and brown. I also noticed the new hammers and was thinking uh oh, but Mr. Claw did make a guest appearance. :)

[@MussaKZN]

Goooooo claw! I laughed..

[@maixify]

This is a work of art 😱

[@WeaselBurrito]

Austin, it is "High Lux" not "heel lux" (unless you are British). Whatever you want to call it, it is turning out amazing. Watching your videos inspires me to get my lazy ass out to the shop and cut metal/turn wrenches on my Tacoma or one of my 80s toyotas. If it were my build, I would do 16-18" bronze wheels with a very aggressive fitment (or chrome.... yeah, I went there). Maybe some old school JDM style fender flares. Exhaust through the bedside or do a recess in the rear panel below the tailgate. Curious to see what you come up with for brakes.

[@daos3300]

nobody in the uk calls it hee-lux

[@juliusm.palsson554]

Awesome, I like the color combo 👌

[@yesnomaybe3372]

Hey bro, sweet vids. Just a side note, it's pronounced "high-lux" not "he-lix"

[@kealahau6727]

Dude ...you are getting better and better...what you do is great....

[@Rubbernecker]

Damn, you do nice work!

[@jestes7]

Your skills really impress me man. Love your passion for these projects.

[@postesin15]

Exelent job, the colors are great

[@davidgoeken7993]

Bronze was a great addition!

[@allenhorne7032]

Great job Austin, it really turned out awesome! I love the color combo! Can't wait to see all the suspension back on the chassis and what you do next!

[@thomassikanduo7441]

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[@markreimers5396]

Looks sharp! Like the bronze and black theme on the front suspension.

[@charliebruceortega8447]

Damn looks good, that’s going all out

[@juniorjunior5950]

I bet you’d enjoy plating your hardware too. Zinc or whatever. Complete the whole look.

[@sojourner1999]

Enjoying seeing the progress. I want to see it finished but yet want to see how you build it out.....

[@tobygathergood4990]

"HELIX?"...HIGH-LUX = Maximum Luxury. Apart from that little oddity, great clean job on the conversion. Looks awesome!

[@wfyfwfyf]

Looking amazing as always. One thing though. How strong are those lower coilover bolts? It may have been stronger to put the shock ears on top of the lower control arm even if you had to lower the mounting plate for ride height.

[@austinniemela]

Yes it would be stronger but I don’t think 10.9 bolts will break! I wanted the extra 3/4-1” of lowering from mounting this way!

[@charlesbourgois4571]

Wow, great job. Looking amazing!

[@austinniemela]

Thank you!

[@user-yn4uo8ud7e]

Классное видео, вдохновляет чтобы тоже делать подобное👍

[@mgolf277]

As always, nice work!

[@carlosg1165]

Wow awesome work

[@125sm3]

Wow , what a great re-build , think the bronze colour suits really well against the black.

[@andy_life]

Awesome color!

[@jonhromeo6108]

Clean af 🤩

[@rosswheatley1577]

Well damn done

[@faustinomartinez707]

Exelente trabajo

[@mikediamond257]

Fantastic content and colours. Fascinating build. Well done 👍

[@austinniemela]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks!

[@kristoffer-robinlotze7273]

Nice! You just inspired me to paint my upper and lower arms. Copper though. 😀

[@thescottishhammer7570]

Love the bronze 🤟🏻🤟🏻

[@CB-hr6zs]

Wow bro looks good awesome content as always

[@Chris-ic6id]

Your work is an inspiration, and very clean! Makes me want to start my own old yoga project. P.s. you should really restore the body of this truck. Be safe.

[@samuelnehil7858]

Now that's a lot of work Mr Austin

[@austinniemela]

It’s worth it tho 👍

[@harley1793]

Good job man!

[@orlandomuniz876]

You thinking about using the 4x4 calipers? I used those on my 89. Setup obviously is a lil different but hey you can still keep it in the family.

[@hanyhanna5214]

Thanks for sharing your experience 👍💐🇪🇬

[@jundialhaqiqa9907]

I love how you used bronze for the control arms. Looks much better than if everything was black.

[@albinoblacksheep7826]

Love this build and the bronze brown. As I a student its my dream right now to build up my own toyota

[@AustinLWright]

Bronze looks clean.

[@asilghaderi2281]

The card is correct, sir, I have the same Toyota 78. Some time ago, I completely opened the front panel, turned it, adjusted it, and finally painted it.

[@aballivian]

Beatiful Job

[@user-do4xf5ko7h]

17:38 The working stroke of the file is only from yourself!

[@MrPuchis20]

Very cool color man!!! Keep up the great job

[@NegussugeN]

"Heelix". 😂

[@markreimers5396]

What is the green translucent tape you used on parts for powder coating? Is it specific for this application so it can handle the heating step? Thank you in advance.

[@tomswindler64]

Suspension will be looking sic,just keep doing what your doing and carry on 👍👍👍😎😎😎

[@terrasaid7524]

what a awesome job

[@chuckholton4666]

Excellent work Austin! this truck is going to be sweet!!

[@sinsino6859]

Nice job mr austin💪💪💪

[@Mk-mq6vo]

"Let me know what you think"? Your work makes me speechless

[@brunomattrel]

Salut Austin J'adore ce train avant comme tu viens de le faire. Vivement la prochaine vidéo. Je te souhaite une bonne semaine.

[@austinsaju]

Same name, Same passion!! 🤩😇

[@Max-ik9qb]

Clean work! Yes on the bronze!!! NO on the red...... Bring the white into the mix instead

[@livingmaga6299]

Who says you can't polish a Turd, Looking good man! 👏👍

[@RobBread1]

Lookin good. Great job as always

[@austinniemela]

Thanks 👍

[@jerez.2133]

Love it great job like always

[@hussienalshmary]

Well Done . Great job. The way you work and the photography is very beautiful. You deserve to be admired. I follow you from Iraq .👍

[@austinniemela]

Thank you I appreciate that!

[@donigor9549]

Austin, congratulations it was another amazing job! I have only one doubt and I would like to ask you only because I know nothing about materials resistance, so forgive me if my question makes much no sense. Considering the plates welded on your suspension, there's no risk of a fracture with the impacts through the time? Is the weld applied strong enough to support the truck's weight against the road impacts? Greetings from South America!

[@austinniemela]

Yes that is welded on both sides. The arm will snap in half before the welds fail

[@anthonypeachey21]

loving the bronze. just dont go to mad with it😉

[@MussaKZN]

That bronze would look good in pin stripes truckie style but not overboard. Like old school Toyota pickups

[@stefanpara8637]

another pebble beach job👍

[@negrolortiz8689]

Awsome proyect 🤜🏾🤛🏻💪🏾☝🏾🇵🇷

[@user-jz4sy2wn2c]

U could also use UTV or motorcycle gas coils springs

[@2addicted100]

The quality of your work is impressive as always. I like the colors that you chose, but I’m colorblind, so take that with a grain of salt :).

[@edmartini9724]

Often you can swap the single, thin hilux discs with Land Cruiser double-thick vented discs and then use an 80-series non ABS master cylinder. They are compatible with (at least the later) Hilux brake boosters.

[@austinniemela]

2wd? I know you can use the land cruiser rotors on the 4wd trucks but the 2wd has a different rotor!

[@edmartini9724]

@@austinniemela Of course you're right. I only ever deal with 4x4s. I see threads about using various Mustang and Nissan rotors for rear disc conversion (awesome video about your rear link conversion, BTW). Maybe you could find something that would swap over?

[@nazoe83]

*Ciri-ciri chanel yang akan banyak subscribernya. Videonya detil dan enak ditonton.*

[@TheLeachMan97]

Can’t wait to see this thing rippin around. The way the aussies pronounce it is Hi-Lux, not He-Lix

[@callmezucc9318]

The threaded bushing design transmits a lot of road noise that the average customer does not want, so rubber became the norm.

[@austinniemela]

Makes sense!

[@khalidkhansrunix]

Thanks for the video. Just joined your channel. Wondering how you keep track of all different nuts and bolts?

[@keezy1one]

Do you have any tips for coilovers conversion from the torsion bar style suspension?

[@bake162]

Nice work, you really need a powder coat booth…. an old refrigerator cardboard box with furnace filters and a fan to attract the leftover powder is better than the powder all over your shop

[@michaelchristopher9444]

What type of blast cabinet are you running and how big is your compressor. I'm looking into getting one right now but I don't want to have to upgrade my compressor. The compressor I'm running only puts 8 cfm @90 psi.

[@supps101]

Loving the heeelux mate😂

[@kennybaughman5032]

Mill the hubs down to fit a floating rotor like on a modern vehicle you will have a better option for different brake setups

[@bjddc6057]

so itching to watch your next episode!

[@davidteixiera8398]

Now you have to restore the whole truck to hell with that patina look that truck will look beautiful fully restored like new.

[@lpis45]

The bronze is killer.

[@countrymankdx200]

Best video on you KZbin

[@oscarguardado8467]

Look good project

[@diyjeff1838]

Damn nice work!! Get it together!!! Give away truck?