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juzzys

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Joined: Thu Aug 18, 2011 12:09 am Posts: 142 Location: burp's on the north side
Vehicle: 88 1ltr zook
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im looking for a good value lift kit for a swb sierra that will be a good daily drive and still flex up nicely.. what do you recomend??
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Scrawny

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Joined: Tue Jan 29, 2008 10:30 pm Posts: 10528 Location: Brissie
Vehicle: Popemobile
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juzzys

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Joined: Thu Aug 18, 2011 12:09 am Posts: 142 Location: burp's on the north side
Vehicle: 88 1ltr zook
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sorry its a nt leafy.. looking at around 2 or 3 inches
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Gwagensteve
Joined: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 13007 Location: Melbourne
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You won't achieve a good daily drive or flex with 3" of spring lift.
Any reputable off the shelf kit will do. They are all around 2" of lift, which is the most that can be achieved without custom fabrication.
If you ask for opinions on which is best, you'll get a list of every kit available with some people for and against each kit.
I'd be trying to keep lift height as low as possible with a NT.
Steve.
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MacDaddy

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Joined: Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 10453 Location: Perth, Australia
Vehicle: Jeep
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ZookFan
Joined: Mon Feb 14, 2011 6:19 am Posts: 3978 Location: Brisbane,samford,QLD
Vehicle: 92 Sierra Tin Top, 3 X LJ 81's
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juzzys

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Joined: Thu Aug 18, 2011 12:09 am Posts: 142 Location: burp's on the north side
Vehicle: 88 1ltr zook
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thanks fella's, i'd still love to hear peoples oppinion on the blupac kit?
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bob9909

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Joined: Fri Dec 16, 2011 12:34 am Posts: 155 Location: Warwick QLD
Vehicle: 95 sierra 1.3L / 95 GTI Sierra
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shit man, I just spent like twice that on a tough dog kit which I only hear bad stuff about :s
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MacDaddy

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Joined: Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 10453 Location: Perth, Australia
Vehicle: Jeep
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juzzys wrote: thanks fella's, i'd still love to hear peoples oppinion on the blupac kit? Blupac is good gear, pretty sure its aussie made... and it has a 3 year warranty... bob9909 wrote: shit man, I just spent like twice that on a tough dog kit which I only hear bad stuff about :s
I have only heard good stuff about tough dog, but, it is quite expensive...
You can only buy/spend according to your budget, and tough dog was way out of my budget...
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Macca52
Joined: Wed Sep 21, 2011 11:04 am Posts: 73 Location: Mooroolbark Victoria
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I will not be recommending BLUPAK. I fitted a set with 50mm lift 10 months ago and am very disappointed. the Rh rear is now 35mm lower than l/h and I just noticed the lower leaf on the l/h/s has BENT. I am searching for my Paypal records to test out their warranty.
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Daves4wd

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Joined: Fri Aug 26, 2011 3:17 pm Posts: 1286 Location: Melbourne
Vehicle: Swb Sierra twin lock 32s 6.5s
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I've heard nothing good about blupac springs brake same and there shocks ruff ride have a look at kpd4x4.com as have a chat he can fix you up with something nice I've got the desert fox kit and it's a not to bad ride the rear is a little stiff on road but offroad it's great flexes pretty nice only cost me around $800 that's shocks springs u blots and bushs
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juzzys

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Joined: Thu Aug 18, 2011 12:09 am Posts: 142 Location: burp's on the north side
Vehicle: 88 1ltr zook
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Daves4wd wrote: I've heard nothing good about blupac springs brake same and there shocks ruff ride have a look at kpd4x4.com as have a chat he can fix you up with something nice I've got the desert fox kit and it's a not to bad ride the rear is a little stiff on road but offroad it's great flexes pretty nice only cost me around $800 that's shocks springs u blots and bushs Thanks mate! I'll check that out.. I'd forgotten this topic ever existed!! Lol
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Macca52
Joined: Wed Sep 21, 2011 11:04 am Posts: 73 Location: Mooroolbark Victoria
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I owe Blupac an unreserved apology. After slagging them for my sagged and bent rear springs ,I checked my records to find that they are not Blupac springs. They are from another Ebay supplier and unbranded. I am sorry Blupac.
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fully sick coily
Joined: Tue Feb 14, 2012 7:47 pm Posts: 474 Location: brisbane
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juzzys

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Joined: Thu Aug 18, 2011 12:09 am Posts: 142 Location: burp's on the north side
Vehicle: 88 1ltr zook
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fully sick coily wrote: How'd you find out that king springs makes them? And do you have a coil kit or leafy?
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ZookFan
Joined: Mon Feb 14, 2011 6:19 am Posts: 3978 Location: Brisbane,samford,QLD
Vehicle: 92 Sierra Tin Top, 3 X LJ 81's
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atari4x4

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Joined: Mon Dec 11, 2006 10:30 pm Posts: 34842 Location: East Radelayed
Vehicle: SV420+SV620 Vitara's
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x3  any proof of this, or is it just another freshly created interweb rumour
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Sleepy Samoan
Joined: Tue Apr 17, 2012 6:52 pm Posts: 39 Location: Brisbane/Mt Isa
Vehicle: 2008/09 Jimny Sierra
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MacDaddy wrote: Most of the ones on ebay are good value, and good quality... http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_from ... CategoriesMATE BLUE PAC IS REALLY GOOD GREAT QUAILTY STUFF AND VERY CHEAP ALSO POSTAGE IS LIKE $8.00 FRIEGHT PM ME IF YOU NEED MORE INFO
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RAPTOR88
Joined: Sat Feb 04, 2012 11:35 pm Posts: 48
Vehicle: Sierra 1.6
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So wats the final verdict on bluepac? Good quality? Good off and on road? Good flex? Are the bushes Polly or rubber? How long until they start to sag? Does it solve the Zook drier side lean? Value for money? I was looking into OME but after reading this and lookin at the bluepac gear price is a big difference. How do they compare with OME? Price isn't really an issue but if I can spend a few hundred dollars less and get somethin just as good that's more money into my bullbar fund haha
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Fatzook

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Joined: Sat Oct 27, 2007 11:30 pm Posts: 14977 Location: The Hills
Vehicle: Vitara, NGV
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fully sick coily wrote: I call BS. Kings make Kings springs. Lovells make Lovells. Carrols make EFS, OME make OME. My guess is that the chinese make Blupac.
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ridzilla

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Joined: Mon Sep 26, 2011 11:27 am Posts: 306 Location: Western Australia
Vehicle: '91 Sierra, Fluffy Dice.
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I have a 2'' EFS spring lift coupled with Rancho 6000 shockies, hasn't sagged and is a good daily but still flexes up well
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juzzys

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Joined: Thu Aug 18, 2011 12:09 am Posts: 142 Location: burp's on the north side
Vehicle: 88 1ltr zook
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I think I agree with fat zook on this.. But I'm yet to hear a proper disaster story from a blupac buyer..
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Sleepy Samoan
Joined: Tue Apr 17, 2012 6:52 pm Posts: 39 Location: Brisbane/Mt Isa
Vehicle: 2008/09 Jimny Sierra
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They are Blue Max redbadged for export to the pacific islands (Samoa, Fiji and Tonga) and are aus made. So far no issues fixed my jimny lean and come with a three year warranty. Im not trying to sell them but just letting you know they are not bad for the price.
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Blkfxx

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Joined: Sat Feb 04, 2012 7:11 pm Posts: 1105 Location: Oberon, NSW
Vehicle: Drover pickup turk
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I've got a blupac kit in my drover, Unsure of how old it is as that's how I bought it, But it already has a lean.
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Sleepy Samoan
Joined: Tue Apr 17, 2012 6:52 pm Posts: 39 Location: Brisbane/Mt Isa
Vehicle: 2008/09 Jimny Sierra
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You have to speak to Blue Pac to get the right kit for your car. Ive been advised people dont buy the right kit for their vehicle which may have happended to your Drover. But guess we will never know. All I can say is what is based off my exp. I got the 40mm lift kit with 15mm spacers  and made sure i got the SUZUKI JIMNY kit
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Daves4wd

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Joined: Fri Aug 26, 2011 3:17 pm Posts: 1286 Location: Melbourne
Vehicle: Swb Sierra twin lock 32s 6.5s
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My mate had blupac leafs and shocks in his started to sag after 6 months hated the shocks as the oil and gave it a rough ride and bought gas shocks and came good still wasent happy with the ride though and I've heard blupac springs snap and take alot out when they do my addvice spend the extra couple hundred and get a quality kit I've heard alot of good with efs and Lovels
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abclarke
Joined: Mon Feb 14, 2011 8:19 am Posts: 1966 Location: Couridjah
Vehicle: 1985 Holden Drover
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Daves4wd wrote: My mate had blupac leafs and shocks in his started to sag after 6 months hated the shocks as the oil and gave it a rough ride and bought gas shocks and came good still wasent happy with the ride though and I've heard blupac springs snap and take alot out when they do my addvice spend the extra couple hundred and get a quality kit I've heard alot of good with efs and Lovels Not even a couple hundred extra, my OME and gabriel setup was only like $150 more. Only thing is i used my old U bolts.
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primejo07
Joined: Thu May 19, 2011 3:58 am Posts: 344 Location: Kununurra
Vehicle: 93 Sierra 2'' lift 30'' tires
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I've got a Blupac 2" kit and in my opinion, you cant really go wrong. I mean, its $500 and you get everything you need. Even if they do only last you a few years, its still a cheap alternative untill you can save up some cash and get some more expensive suspension to break 
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Sleepy Samoan
Joined: Tue Apr 17, 2012 6:52 pm Posts: 39 Location: Brisbane/Mt Isa
Vehicle: 2008/09 Jimny Sierra
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agreed primejo07... if defs had worse things... and for the money its pretty reasonable
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Daves4wd

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Joined: Fri Aug 26, 2011 3:17 pm Posts: 1286 Location: Melbourne
Vehicle: Swb Sierra twin lock 32s 6.5s
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But if you saves up say another few weeks you can get yourself self at kit that will last 5 years or more instead spending $500 and then 2 years down the track spend another large amount of money just dosent make a whole lot of sence to me
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