Thread: Operation 4 or so lift

Originally Posted by ROVERNIT

Operation 4 inch lift is happening

Springs have been changed from Dobinson to Lovells due to the lovells being alot cheaper and yes your reading correct

Shocks have also been changed from bilstein to OME now Pro comp, Why I hear you ask, only because I have more option with the Pro comp as far as travel and again considerably cheaper

since Im saving so much cash with the above options rather then modifying the bump stops Im going to buy some at the moment the only place I can track them down from is Equip so more research is required

I have sorced extended break lines and ABS from Slick Rock fabrications at a hefty price

Ive also ordered a pair of Firestone Air Suspension for the rear and a heavy duty compressor and tank to do both the suspension and the tyres

that leave me with needing the front ACE sway bar links so that they can be used on the rear and to modify the chassis support member

wha whoooooooooooo next is to fit it all

gee! glad i put in the effort to answer your questions and sort out heights and rates for you! all in my own time!
dont bother asking me anything else

Originally Posted by ROVERNIT

Slunnie how does your drive ???????

Not bad.
It wanders a little bit due to the loss of castor from 4" of lift, though I've never worried enough to do anything about it. It was initially very twitchy in the middle of the corners, though the ACE sway bar modifications sorted that out.

Originally Posted by Redback

Yes Franz i am using the standard long travel Bilstein D2 shocks in the rear this isn't the problem, it's the fronts that are the problem, where slunnie had his bar/crosspin made they wouldn't do one for me, so Phil made one for me, the truoble with it is the shock move across the pin and flogs out the bush and also because it's a Patrol rear shock it needs a reducer bush to fit the front D2 upper shock mount too.

Baz, you should be able to buy a bush that goes straight in bringing the hole down to 16mm rather than whatever the Patrol normall runs (20mm???). I would also assume that the other manufacturers like ARB/OME or suspension specialists like Wholesale Suspension in Penrith will have aftermarket barpins which they use in their shocks. I'm pretty sure the barpin setup isn't unique to the D2.

So what are you dong with the watts linkage so you can ulitise all this lift?

You just die grind a bit away from the axle mount where the passengers side linkage will touch. Its only a small amount that you need to remove with 10" travel shocks.

Originally Posted by discowhite

gee! glad i put in the effort to answer your questions and sort out heights and rates for you! all in my own time!
dont bother asking me anything else

Dont be upset I would still like you fit them, the equipment Im getting is considerably cheaper then the price of what you qouted or you can get them for an offer I couldnt refuse

if your still intrested I would like you to fit it all and if you dont want to thats cool to

Im greatful for your help and and most of the info you provided still applies

others like Slunnie helped and what did he want in return good to also know that your help has a profit margin to it mmmmmmm

on second thoughts dont help and dont install thats just plain nasty I thought thats what forums where a place to help each other not for finacial gain

Originally Posted by Slunnie

You just die grind a bit away from the axle mount where the passengers side linkage will touch. Its only a small amount that you need to remove with 10" travel shocks.

Just like the episode on a 4x4 is born

Sounds like it is going to be a beast, so you still using the SLS i see, are you going to raise the airbag mounts at all? you can raise them 2in without extending bump stops that way the spring rate is not so high at a 2in raised position, i have mine raised 2in with nearly 3in lift, i have a 4x4DE SLS lift kit then worked out some longer extensions for the sensors then those that came in the kit. Mine rides good with the current lift and still handles like a car.