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 Removing kitchen to add shocks for '96 Crusing Cabin Camper

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turbodiesel
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PostSubject: Removing kitchen to add shocks for '96 Crusing Cabin Camper   Removing kitchen to add shocks for '96 Crusing Cabin Camper Icon_minitimeSun Feb 28, 2021 11:42 pm

Hey y'all. I have a 1996 Toyota Hiace 1KZ 4WD Hightop Cruising Cabin Camper. It has a kitchen in the rear as seen in the photo. (FYI the attached photo is not my van, but it's the same kitchen camper setup.) I was going to re-do the shocks (and add a lift), but unfortunately they are inaccessible unless we lift off the covering/face/floor of the entire kitchen. Cutting access panels into the floor doesn't appear to be an option (because of fridge location) This is a very surprising setup by Toyota! Does anyone have any experience with the removal of the kitchen and/or accessing these shocks? Is this even possible? Oyyyy thanks for your help!

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djathens
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Home City : Portland, Oregon, USA
Model and year : 1991 Super Custom Limited 4WD LH107W 3L
Registration date : 2018-03-07

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PostSubject: Re: Removing kitchen to add shocks for '96 Crusing Cabin Camper   Removing kitchen to add shocks for '96 Crusing Cabin Camper Icon_minitimeMon Mar 01, 2021 2:42 am

Are the shocks toast? You should be able to do a lift without having to completely remove and replace them.
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PostSubject: Re: Removing kitchen to add shocks for '96 Crusing Cabin Camper   Removing kitchen to add shocks for '96 Crusing Cabin Camper Icon_minitimeMon Mar 01, 2021 2:47 am

Hey, yeah the shocks are toast!
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turbodiesel
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PostSubject: Re: Removing kitchen to add shocks for '96 Crusing Cabin Camper   Removing kitchen to add shocks for '96 Crusing Cabin Camper Icon_minitimeMon Mar 08, 2021 8:24 pm

We figured out how to do it. Part of the floor was successfully removed.

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Merlin_
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Model and year : 92 Hiace 4x4 Diesel Cruising Cabin
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PostSubject: Re: Removing kitchen to add shocks for '96 Crusing Cabin Camper   Removing kitchen to add shocks for '96 Crusing Cabin Camper Icon_minitimeWed Mar 10, 2021 12:40 am

There was no way to do it from underneath?
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PostSubject: Re: Removing kitchen to add shocks for '96 Crusing Cabin Camper   Removing kitchen to add shocks for '96 Crusing Cabin Camper Icon_minitimeWed Mar 10, 2021 1:10 am

I'm astonished that you couldn't replace rear shocks from below. I have the ambulance version of the same model (KZH138), so it concerns me. Was there a removable panel in the floor which was uncovered when you removed part of the kitchen?
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