SAX Suspension

If your going to chuck 1.5 tons on the back your going to be way over the capacity of the Landcruiser...... 1200Kg plus a bit is about it, chuck the other 4x4 gear on and include passengers and fuel and your nudging easily 500Kg plus over weight.

What you need to do first is get a complied legal GVM increase.

I take it your have already done the sums and your aware of this.

Why do you want to go to SAX for your suspension.

Hello Rev's
I do agree with Olcoolone in regard to to the weight you intend to carry.
However I have a story.
I was camping/travelling around Ningaloo WA last year and twice saw the same 70 series with a trayback camper on the track.
I was impressed by the way it handled the rough road. The second time we were stopped and it went by and I noted the peculiar looking spring setup on the rear.
I have since found out it was a SAX 3SDS leaf spring setup.
Through other forums I found more information and have since fitted Sax to my trayback (canopy).
Fitted with nalothane bushed and greaseable pins.
I can tell you it has transformed the handling and comfort to our landcruiser. It has simple adjustments to increase load capacity and no airbags needed.
I have a steel bullbar, winch and aux. battery and fitted 150kg Dobinson coils.
You need to talk to Sax, also an Australian company.
I have no dealings with Sax Suspension other than being a happy customer.
Regards
Stan

Hello Revs, I fitted the Sax susepension to my 75 series troopy. The original ride was very good however after 4 months the suspension collapsed while on a trip. Sent photos to Sax and they immediatley supplied a new set. The second set also dropped within a few months when there was less than half the load. I again sent photos and was told I had not set the springs correctly. Info was sent to me as to set the spring which gave a 20mm lift. With only the 160lt rear tank full and drawers partially empty the height was below normal, I again spoke to Sax they said I had ordered the wrong capacity spring set.
In my original contact with Sax I told them many times the weight was 3200kg with twin wheel carriers, 260lt fuel,100lt water and drawers and fridge and standard camping gear. The springs I fitted were the set recommended by them and now they want an extra $800 for the mining pack. I have now replaced my springs with 11 leaf on rear and 8 leaf on the front with much better results for carrying the weight at less than the price of Sax rear springs without fitting.Because Sax refuse to enter into any more corrospondence with me I would not recommend their springs. More leaves for more weight is the only way to go. Sludgie

We went over to a complete Sax setup (front and rear springs/shocks) very early in the piece after being totally disillusioned with the OEM suspension.

It was not far short of a joke in my opinion. I had the rig checked by a Tojo dealer and found to be 500kg under GVM, but it was like a dog with worms. Of course we had absolutely no luck with Toyota Aust (as I expected).

With all due respect to 200/Prado owners, I can vaguely understand Toyota's reasoning for fitting soft sissy springs (given the number that actually go off the bitumen), however why they should apply the same logic (or lack thereof) to the 70 series workhorse totally escapes me.

So far I'm very happy, as it has transformed the vehicle, but ask me the same question later this year after our planned trip to the Kimberleys via the top end of the Canning and home through the backblocks of NT.