Thread: opinions on this lift kit

Originally Posted by dirtdawg

what do you guys think of this kit i am thinking about getting it with either the gas or foam cell shockers and has anyone else had to get the castor correction bushed on a 2 inch lift??

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mate my bro has this excact kit on his gq, hes had this kit at 4" lift for at least 18months and has smacked the crap out of it the whole time !!!
hes has never skiped a beat and hes more than happy with it !!


cheers

ive lifted a couple of discos and 2 inches is about as high as Id go without thinking about the castor kits....But providing the driver is aware of the change in handling characteristics a spring lift of 4+ inches is achievable without them.

SWMBO thought our 93 was better in the steering department post 2 inch lift + steeltrek fitout. but wasnt too happy with the extra noise.

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

ive lifted a couple of discos and 2 inches is about as high as Id go without thinking about the castor kits....But providing the driver is aware of the change in handling characteristics a spring lift of 4+ inches is achievable without them.

SWMBO thought our 93 was better in the steering department post 2 inch lift + steeltrek fitout. but wasnt too happy with the extra noise.

without taking away from the current thread, but what is needed to achive a 4"lift without casters and how and with what do you achive this kind of lift please tell me in interested in the pros of this
and excuse the ignorance but what does SWMBO mean ive beenmeanning to ask for ages

cheers

SWMBO = She Who Must Be Obeyed aka The Handbrake

the short list of what you need is...

1. longer springs (obviously)
2. differnt shocks
3. longer brake lines
4. a longer splined slipjoint (and at this point you will be wanting to think about swapping U'js for a DC joint or better high angle CV joints but its not quiiiite mandatory)
5. different track rods and dragling setup
6. platform shoes so you can get into the bugger cause as soon as you see the gargantuan void under the arch but above the top of the tyre your going to want to put something in there

Id also reccomend extending the bump stops and this is also about the amount of spring lift where I start to think about things like longer locating arms (which you can cheat just about enough out of by shimming the locting bush and cutting the nut side bush Definately NOT legal if you were getting the longer arms why not buy the correction kit while you were at it....)

to do it just unbolt all the short stuff chuck it in the recyc bin and then install the longer stuff.

Pros and cons of lifting.... thats a big tin of worms....

pros are more height, ramp over angle approach and departure angles and in the case of the disco-1s and-2s you can fit 7.5r16 rubber which opens up all the light truck range of tyres which are cheaper than the size the disco usually wears.

cons more height (you wont fit under all the carparks anymore) more wear on some components (specifically Uj's and slipjoints), COG is lifted so you loose stability and sideslopeability unless you increase the track width, if you bust something you cant just ring MR automotives and say "19xx disco v8 with auto ID like one of these thanks, send it to upper whereamInow and charge this credit card", changes to steering geometry, getting harder to do a lift without an engineers cert on it, can void insurances + roadworthys.

She
Who
Must
Be
Obeyed... AKA the wife, handbrake, ball and chain, trouble and srife, Home command, ministry of finances, etc etc etc.

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

the short list of what you need is...

1. longer springs (obviously)
2. differnt shocks
3. longer brake lines
4. a longer splined slipjoint (and at this point you will be wanting to think about swapping U'js for a DC joint or better high angle CV joints but its not quiiiite mandatory)
5. different track rods and dragling setup
6. platform shoes so you can get into the bugger cause as soon as you see the gargantuan void under the arch but above the top of the tyre your going to want to put something in there

Id also reccomend extending the bump stops and this is also about the amount of spring lift where I start to think about things like longer locating arms (which you can cheat just about enough out of by shimming the locting bush and cutting the nut side bush Definately NOT legal if you were getting the longer arms why not buy the correction kit while you were at it....)

to do it just unbolt all the short stuff chuck it in the recyc bin and then install the longer stuff.

Pros and cons of lifting.... thats a big tin of worms....

pros are more height, ramp over angle approach and departure angles and in the case of the disco-1s and-2s you can fit 7.5r16 rubber which opens up all the light truck range of tyres which are cheaper than the size the disco usually wears.

cons more height (you wont fit under all the carparks anymore) more wear on some components (specifically Uj's and slipjoints), COG is lifted so you loose stability and sideslopeability unless you increase the track width, if you bust something you cant just ring MR automotives and say "19xx disco v8 with auto ID like one of these thanks, send it to upper whereamInow and charge this credit card", changes to steering geometry, getting harder to do a lift without an engineers cert on it, can void insurances + roadworthys.

She
Who
Must
Be
Obeyed... AKA the wife, handbrake, ball and chain, trouble and srife, Home command, ministry of finances, etc etc etc.

sh%$ i was just thinkin you were saying lift it with the springs and shock and u wouldnt need caster correcton and that was it!! jjjjjssssss bloddy hell u carnt really get much lift w a 2" l was hopeing l could do the 4" with out much drama!! and cost but l guess l was dreaming!!!
would a 3" have the same impact on the SWMBO would u need all you have said to acheve a 3" lift and really is a 2" simple ???
l had no trouble doing a 3" lift without any ajustments to anything on my old gu "what the"

cheers

p.s thanks mate

geez i wish you would learn to selective quote...

PS work it out for your self

Originally Posted by incisor

geez i wish you would learn to selective quote...

PS work it out for your self

dont be like that my friend im just keeping you on your toes !!!!

cheers

P.S " I WILL "