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SuziBlu
Joined: Mon Sep 14, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 4268 Location: Eyre Peninsula
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 Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 7:08 pm |
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Gday folks,
What do people use for extra long travel shockies.
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want33s

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Joined: Fri Nov 16, 2007 10:30 pm Posts: 8134 Location: Sunshine Coast Qld
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If you want longer travel shocks the first thing you have to do is raise the upper mounts. The standard shocks are as long as possible given the stock mounts. Slightly longer is possible with bumpstop extensions..
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SuziBlu
Joined: Mon Sep 14, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 4268 Location: Eyre Peninsula
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 Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 7:25 pm |
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thompson_2986
Joined: Wed Sep 03, 2008 11:30 pm Posts: 80 Location: Allambee
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 Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 7:56 pm |
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I would be interested to hear the total cost Suziblu.
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SuziBlu
Joined: Mon Sep 14, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 4268 Location: Eyre Peninsula
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 Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 8:06 pm |
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I think its 200 US to ship, so thats about 700 usd, 751 aud.
If I can, I will get Rancho 9000 shockies I think, 80 usd, as im already freighting, cheap as.in oz, 200. The in cab adjustable would be the go hey.
Less than a lesser lift available in OZ.
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tanshi

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Joined: Tue Jan 09, 2007 10:30 pm Posts: 7717 Location: Brisbane
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where is that from? i got a quote to ship 4 shock on their own through lowrange and the shipping was gonna be $250 on its own
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SuziBlu
Joined: Mon Sep 14, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 4268 Location: Eyre Peninsula
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Rocky Road.
That was just a offhand quote, he is looking at a full quote.
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SuziBlu
Joined: Mon Sep 14, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 4268 Location: Eyre Peninsula
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 Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 2:01 pm |
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Just got the email im hanging for.
JPEater spring under, $275usd to ship, yaaaaaa, its ordered.
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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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SuziBlu wrote: Just got the email im hanging for.
JPEater spring under, $275usd to ship, yaaaaaa, its ordered.
nice, that kit looks flexy!!!
is this going on the new longy or the old shorty & have you had a chance to pick up the new one yet?
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SuziBlu
Joined: Mon Sep 14, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 4268 Location: Eyre Peninsula
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Ahh mate, this is for the longy, full project. Got gears sittn at home, wheels are coming, and suspension is happening.
Now, I just goda pick her up. I was going to do it last weekend, crook weather so I was able to get ashore, but my stupid brother decided to have a birthday, and so that idea went down the gurgler.
Next blow, its in Adelaide.
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lordfury007
Joined: Mon Sep 28, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 298 Location: Darwin, NT
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Looks awesome... Have been thinking of changing the suspension of my car for a while actually... and i may have to steal this idea...
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Red89
Joined: Tue Jan 12, 2010 10:30 pm Posts: 2801 Location: Perth
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Are you getting the Jeep springs as well or running some other spring with it, and what size tyres do plan on running ?
Flex looks good but approach angle would suck with smallish tyres.
As for shocks look at the Doestch Tech ones Lowrange sells.
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SuziBlu
Joined: Mon Sep 14, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 4268 Location: Eyre Peninsula
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Getting the YJ springs from OME and rocky road shocks, I have heard good reports of them on suzis and they are very cost effective with regard cost of things in OZ, $600 for quality shocks here, $150 plus a little bit of freight from the states, pretty good in my book.
35s are my choice, but 33s will do if its out of control with 35s, will decide when I get it all happening.
Can I get it registrable, hope so, the engineer I spoke with says he will have to see it all before, this was just a phone conversation, He was not going to go on the net to look at the kit, so, with luck, its a road traveler, if not, its a mental build.
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