[shep]

i know that hilux/commodore are the go for 2 inch but what do people use for higher lifts?

i am topping out the commo shocks that i have in the front and my rears are stuffed calmini jobbies.
i would like to be able to walk into a stupidcheap and just pick up something that works, if possible.

[steak_knife]

http://www.gabriel.com/

[steak_knife]

steak_knife wrote:

http://www.gabriel.com/

Thay don't seem to list length's tho, prick's..

[shep]

steak_knife wrote:

steak_knife wrote:

http://www.gabriel.com/

Thay don't seem to list length's tho, prick's..

i have spent hours with dickhead parts interpreters trying to find rear shocks,
they don't seem to understand that i don't want sierra shocks.

[steak_knife]

You see, thay interpret part's, & have no fucking idea how to communicate with people..

Part's don't confuse them by wanting thing's that don't match the Vin..

[Zook_Fan]

what length do you need shep? Gabriel do have their lengths listed somewhere...

[shep]

i need 60mm longer then the vs KYB jobbies that i have on now and i would need to pull a rear out and remeasure it.
from memory it was 690 or 790mm, fairly long anyway.
if i get time tomorrow i will yank one out and measure it.

[Zook_Fan]

I got a mate that works at supercheap, I'll see if i can get a catalogue that actually has lengths on it. I found a link to the old catalogue of the gabriel stuff but it is dead now.

[shep]

good on ya mate i will put some effort into actually measuring what i need.

[appsie]

using the hiace/lux and commy shocks with 2" isnt ideal.as you know using 50mm spacers up front and 40mm on rear as i do.the extra height with your 4" lift may help here without the need to do bumps?

or i dunno just go spend 20mins with it flexed up and go from there.

edit:the height wont really make any difference will it.i have to get motivated and one day cut my mounts and move them up to lose the spacers

[shep]

this is with VS shocks and they bottom and top out. if i jack the front of the car
up off the front bar until both wheels come off the ground, pulling a shock out
lets the diff drop another 50mm.
maybe i need to make some sort of ramp and measure it properly.

[Zook_Fan]

surely there is an 80 series or something broken that you can use as a ramp

[shep]

i don't like my car touching Toyota's in case the awesomeness gets transferred to the Toyota.

[TZAR]

http://www.monroe.com.au/trade-corner/catalogue.html

It has the extended and compressed lengths of all applications in the back of the book under Numerical listings.

be a pain in the arse searching but beats dealing with guys that can't understand the concept that you might want something out of the box.

[Highway-Star]

shep wrote:

i know that hilux/commodore are the go for 2 inch but what do people use for higher lifts?

i am topping out the commo shocks that i have in the front and my rears are stuffed calmini jobbies.
i would like to be able to walk into a stupidcheap and just pick up something that works, if possible.

Try commo sedan instead of wagon. Notably longer. I have them on the Sierra, but run about 70mm of bumpstop extension (which you may not want?), I cannot get the springs to use all the shock length (mind you I am not 4" lifted, probably closer to 3 or just under). Very similar length to what I think are LH Torana rear, which one of my LJ81s had on the front when I bought it.

Can't help with rear, as mine suck

[royce]

Defender for the rear but needs to be laid over, Triton might be another option

yep commondore sedan is longer, not sure if they have more travel though but I reckon either way you are going to need to make hoops or something

[shep]

royce wrote:

Defender for the rear but needs to be laid over, Triton might be another option

yep commondore sedan is longer, not sure if they have more travel though but I reckon either way you are going to need to make hoops or something

there is a triton at the dump so i might grab a shock and see what it is like.

front shock hoops are probably next i am buying a good mig so hopefully my welding will improve

[TZAR]