Thread: D3 lift kit for US$99!

Originally Posted by Peter

Yes it will cost me as I lost the front plastic bit that goes from under the front bumper to the front of the cross member thingy. Any suggestions / recommendations welcome.

Yes my mate in a modified LC 100 series is impressed and obviously showing a new found respect for the D3s performance and economy because I with an 85 litre tank and 2 Jerry Cans avoided a fill up at Eurong ($203 per litre) and he with 140 litre tank didn't. Let's say he was there a while and turned a few shades of pale.

Awesome week and awesome weather. If you haven't been to Fraser, you should put it on the list, just under a set of GOE rods or similar.

PK

Good to hear they worked for you! I make a front bash plate to replace the fiddly plastic cover, and provide some protection for the intercooler etc. - email me if you're interested.

Cheers,

Gordon

This has been a very interesting read.
But it would seem that the shortened rod options all give you a +50mm lift.
What if you want a permanent lift but only 25mm or so?
I think the LLAMS can do this, but it is fairly expensive & I really don't like the thought of mucking with the electrics out here, nobody within Cooee that could fix it.
So is there a shortened rod that has like a turn buckle in the middle to give infinite adjustment? For those of us that want a lift but not to off road height.
Thanks
Jonesfam

Something like these?
I had them originally but sold them off after I found it a pain to get under the vehicle and swap them back to the standard rods. I would just fit them for 4wd trips.

Spend the money on the Llams, it is not hard to fit or remove. If you upgrade to a latter model D4 just swap between vehicles. Or sell it for a good price on this Forum.
Llams will give you all you want in the way of height choices at your fingertips.

Originally Posted by jonesfam

This has been a very interesting read.
But it would seem that the shortened rod options all give you a +50mm lift.
What if you want a permanent lift but only 25mm or so?
I think the LLAMS can do this, but it is fairly expensive & I really don't like the thought of mucking with the electrics out here, nobody within Cooee that could fix it.
So is there a shortened rod that has like a turn buckle in the middle to give infinite adjustment? For those of us that want a lift but not to off road height.
Thanks
Jonesfam

If you have access to a Faultmate or similar, you can re-calibrate the suspension ECU to give up to a max of 25mm lift, depending on the initial calibration of the system. This would then be permanent.

I could make a set of rods to give only 25mm if required.

Cheers,

Gordon

Hi Gordon,

would it be possible to have a set of rods that has all three being standard, +25 and +50?

cheers,
Terry

Yes, possible - but why? If you need a temporary or semi-permanent lift, the +50mm should suffice (after all, it's still quite drivable). If you want a permanent +25mm, with the option to lift to +50mm, then that could be easily accomplished (which is what I was alluding to above) by having just those two options (no std height). Then if you want for some reason to revert to the std heights for a while, just switch back to the std rods.

I don't think it would be cost-effective to have a 3-position rod but yes, it could be done.

Cheers,

Gordon

Thanks for the reply Gordon.

cheers,
Terry