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andrew
Joined: Sun Mar 15, 2015 9:28 am Posts: 85
Vehicle: 92 suzuki sierra
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This bloke told me a easy lift is apparently. .. They remount the diff on the underside of the leaf springs and all you need is a spacer for the tail shaft??
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jdk81
Joined: Sat Jul 18, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 2372 Location: Ballarat, VIC
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That's called spring over, it's popular if your parents are closely related, or you have a time machine.
It messes a lot of things up, and takes a lot of effort and thought to make work, for little gain. Lift for the sake of lift may be considered cool by some and required for offroad, however it's an old version of "cool" and "performance"
It is not an easy or cheap lift
The easiest lift (besides tyre lift) for minimal downsides is probably a body lift. It only raises a portion of the vehicle mass, and its effect on vehicle dynamics is minimal. Much cheaper, and easier to predict and get right than a suspension lift that works well.
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andrew
Joined: Sun Mar 15, 2015 9:28 am Posts: 85
Vehicle: 92 suzuki sierra
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 Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 7:17 am |
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Yeah ok im struggling to get the 500 dollar beast to run right yet After I start using it ill consider a body lift. Thanks for the advice
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alien
Joined: Wed Mar 24, 2010 10:30 pm Posts: 16343 Location: Perth
Vehicle: '92 Sierra, 1.6efi, SPOA, 31s.
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 Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 8:00 am |
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Mine's SPOA... check my build thread. Search "The UFO" posts by me in the Rigs section.
IMO - budget build or not a guard chop is better than a BL as you're not raising anything other than the offending panels to clear the tyres.
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Jezza86

Platinum Supporter
Joined: Tue Dec 06, 2011 9:30 am Posts: 2155 Location: Nhulunbuy 0880
Vehicle: 2010 jimny
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alien wrote: Mine's SPOA... check my build thread. Search "The UFO" posts by me in the Rigs section.
IMO - budget build or not a guard chop is better than a BL as you're not raising anything other than the offending panels to clear the tyres. and your reducing mass in doing it.
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jdk81
Joined: Sat Jul 18, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 2372 Location: Ballarat, VIC
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 Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 10:02 am |
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I was tempted to, but I didn't mention guard cutting as it's not easy, and not a lift. A neat virtual lift is out of the skill set of many people.
I was thinking Alien would chime in, as its one of the only proper SPOAs on AZ.
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christover1

az supporter
Joined: Tue Jul 15, 2008 11:30 pm Posts: 8203 Location: Melbourne
Vehicle: Pajero 91 NH 3.0 SWB
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I like my body lift, as it lifts the door sills out of harms way. I could get away without it now, but keeping it on. I have massaged inner guards, too 
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