[shane1992]

Hey guys, has anyone got any feed back on the calmini kits for the Sierra? Is there anyone out there that has had one? I seen the 5" kit one on snakeracing, and thought that be cool nd wont have to do a body lift...

All opinions and advice would be muchly appreciated

Cheers Shane

[Fatzook]

shane1992 wrote:

Hey guys, has anyone got any feed back on the calmini kits for the Sierra? Is there anyone out there that has had one? I seen the 5" kit one on snakeracing, and thought that be cool nd wont have to do a body lift...

All opinions and advice would be muchly appreciated

Cheers Shane

its poser lift. It doesn't flex at all.

Don't waste your money.

[Gwagensteve]

X2.

I wonder if Calmini have bought metric drills yet, or just use the same 1/2" drill on everything?

Steve.

[royce]

Paging Shep, fight to isle 3

Ive help fit one, looked ok, worked quite well

but for the money I would go with the proven cheap ass methods

[SuziBlu]

If you want a 5" lift, look at a YJ conversion. Long springs, reasonably cheap.

[shep]

royce wrote:

Paging Shep, fight to isle 3

Ive help fit one, looked ok, worked quite well

but for the money I would go with the proven cheap ass methods

yeah calmini is shit and doesn't flex

[SuziBlu]

Hey Shep, what exactly do you have. Besides of course, a white door, aahahahahaaa, ehem, that is to say, what lift kit did you get.

[Fatzook]

shep wrote:

royce wrote:

Paging Shep, fight to isle 3

Ive help fit one, looked ok, worked quite well

but for the money I would go with the proven cheap ass methods

yeah calmini is shit and doesn't flex

doesn't look like 5" kit either

[Gwagensteve]

Your rear end is working well Shep, no doubt about it, but there's not much compression going on there in the front. The front's the problem from what I can see with the 5" kit - it's asking too much of too short a spring. The end result it poor balance.

I'd like to see that front tyre well up inside the guard, lowering the front of the car and flattening the side angle out.

Steve.

[Fatzook]

royce wrote:

Paging Shep, fight to isle 3

Ive help fit one, looked ok, worked quite well

but for the money I would go with the proven cheap ass methods

Was that craigs hardtop? If it was, it didn't flex.

[Gwagensteve]

Fatzook wrote:

doesn't look like 5" kit either

That's a point - isn't the 5" kit shackle reversed in the front?

Steve.

[Fatzook]

Gwagensteve wrote:

Fatzook wrote:

doesn't look like 5" kit either

That's a point - isn't the 5" kit shackle reversed in the front?

Steve.

Yep

[Fatzook]

SuziBlu wrote:

If you want a 5" lift, look at a YJ conversion. Long springs, reasonably cheap.

There is something in this. Probably the same sort of coin, but a much better balanced setup.

[shep]

it is a 5inch kit without the shackle reversal and some other bits there is more flex in the front
however the VS shocks limit the travel a bit

[Fatzook]

I don't think your testimony should be admissible shep.

A 5" calmini kit with no shackle reversal, and no calmini shocks and "some other bits" is not the same as a complete 5" calmini kit.

What YOU have done, is taken a shit kit and made it better.

PS. Nice shackles

[shep]

actually all i am using is the main leafs, the u-bolt plate things and the rear brake line and the springs are probably 20 years old

[Fatzook]

shep wrote:

actually all i am using is the main leafs, the u-bolt plate things and the rear brake line and the springs are probably 20 years old

I rest my case

[Red89]

I started out with the 3 inch kit, which is just the springs and shocks from the 5 inch kit, as said the Calmini springs and shocks dont do you any favours.

[Joe]

I had the 5 inch kit in bullant and its not worth the money that they ask for it
and what every one else has said above is true too

[andrewa]

from what i've heard calmini kits look great but are generally
to stiff & dont flex. just my 2 cents.

[Fatzook]

andrewa wrote:

from what i've heard calmini kits look great but are generally
to stiff & dont flex. just my 2 cents.

Same goes for their vitara kits.

[atari4x4]

Fatzook wrote:

andrewa wrote:

from what i've heard calmini kits look great but are generally
to stiff & dont flex. just my 2 cents.

Same goes for their vitara kits.

hmmm, mine does alright.

[Joe]

atari4x4 wrote:

Fatzook wrote:

andrewa wrote:

from what i've heard calmini kits look great but are generally
to stiff & dont flex. just my 2 cents.

Same goes for their vitara kits.

hmmm, mine does alright.

Mine too

[Fatzook]

atari4x4 wrote:

Fatzook wrote:

andrewa wrote:

from what i've heard calmini kits look great but are generally
to stiff & dont flex. just my 2 cents.

Same goes for their vitara kits.

hmmm, mine does alright.

You still running the calmini rear shocks and springs?

[atari4x4]

Fatzook wrote:

atari4x4 wrote:

Fatzook wrote:

andrewa wrote:

from what i've heard calmini kits look great but are generally
to stiff & dont flex. just my 2 cents.

Same goes for their vitara kits.

hmmm, mine does alright.

You still running the calmini rear shocks and springs?

springs yes, shocks no (front & back)... plus i've added bump stop extensions

[Fatzook]

so basically every person on this site who has a camini suspension system claims that it works alright, but still feels the need to change it in some way.


I don't get it.

[SuziBlu]

Fatzook wrote:

so basically every person on this site who has a camini suspension system claims that it works alright, but still feels the need to change it in some way.


I don't get it.

Its a bit like a suzuki 4wd, bloody good little 4bys, but, if you put in a bigger donk, bigger tyres, lower gear ratios, RUF etc etc etc, they be better, sounds a bit similar to Camini suspension set ups, great suspension, but if you do rara, its better.

[Fatzook]

yeah, but everyone feels the need to improve what suzuki got wrong when they were playing it safe, or building to a budget. But having to improve on the aftermarket parts that you bought to improve what suzuki got wrong is a bit ridiculous IMO.

Its a well known fact that the calmini rear coils are too stiff for most people and applications, and the shocks and struts they supply are rubbish, and in most cases to short for their own coils. I'm sure joseph can atest to this.

The rest of the vitara calmini system is quite well designed. Its just a shame that people still stand by a product that is floored.

[Joe]

The ride in my swb is quite good and soft no where near as harsh and choppy as how my lwb was.....im not to sure how that works as i thought it would be worse in the swb being lighter and all
The only thing i would change in my swb is the front struts

[Fatzook]

joseph wrote:

The ride in my swb is quite good and soft no where near as harsh and choppy as how my lwb was.....im not to sure how that works as i thought it would be worse in the swb being lighter and all
The only thing i would change in my swb is the front struts

sorry I had you confused with bucket.