S2a suspention lift

[googe]

Hey all,need some advice on how hard is it to lift a S2a's suspention about 3-4 inches,and is it worth it for just general beach bush 4x4?

Cheers
Greg

[Blknight.aus]

easy as you like it fit longer spring hangers and you can nab 2 inches without any dramas other than having to lenghten the brake hoses on the front and change the droop straps on the back if they're still fitted.

if your only running it to and on the beach I wouldnt worry about doing it as the springs and the diff will still hit the sand first and stop you nicely, the only cure for that is bigger rubber or a spring over but that still leaves the diff as the low point...

an 88inch shouldnt need any lifting with 16r7.50 sized rubber on it and thats about as good as a stock series rover needs for day to day use much more and your taxing the donk on the sand.

a 109 will benifit from the extra inches esp in the ramp over angle and the departure angle...

hope that helps.

[JDNSW]

1. I think most states limit the legal lift to 2" these days.

2. Fitting military shackles and preferably the corresponding spring hangers will lift it nearly that much. The shackles are easy, but by themselves they change the angle of the axle, which at the rear will result in a bit of vibration, but at the front will upset the steering as well, although some have got away with it, and it can be corrected by wedges under the springs (which will lose you a bit of the lift). The lift with both hangers and shackles requires modification to the flywheel housing cross member to clear the front prop shaft.

3. Regardless of the legality, anything over about two inches starts running into problems with the angle of the U-joints at the front and also at the rear if it is a swb. Also brings problems with the steering geometry, and overall stability.

4. For general beach and bush work, in my view, no lift is indicated for the 2a, although having said this, my current 2a is a military version with effectively a lift of around 1.5". They are already more capable than almost all current four wheel drives. There is plenty of clearance for any sensible increase in tyre size without changing anything.

5. Fitting parabolic springs will give you a bit of a lift as well as improved ride and articulation.

John

[Blknight.aus]

naff wedging the springs...

If you know someone thats REALLY good with the grinder you can shave a couple of degrees out of the existing spring mounting plate and that also gains you a pompteenth of an inch of lift as well.

the rear drivelinve vibe is easy to sort out if you happen to get it. First drop the propshaft, then check the handbrake and the diff flange for slop fix that if youve got it in excess then pull the propshaft apart at the slip joint, rotate it one spline left or right of center and refit the shaft, test drive it. If that works for ya cool, leave it there, if it gets worse pull it out again and go back the other way 2 splines.

You may need to go more than one spline out of alignment but you should be able to get it sweet somewhere between aligned and not quite 90 degress out of phase.