[isaac99]

so i flicked 4xfour art an email asking if they do a lift for the sj80, because if you go under the samurai catagoery they have a lift kit for that but it didnt specify what it would fit.

I asked them if they did kit for the 1996 SJ80 coily and they replied with this.....

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Hello Isaac,
Thank you for your inquiry.

Yes we can supply you with the 10 cm suspension kit for your Samurai 96 SJ80.

A picture of the kit and a pic of a recent application is attached.

The price of this kit is 950 euros.
The kit is similar to our 10 cm suspension kit for the Suzuki Jimny.
The kit gives a full 10 cms of suspension lift even for the heaviest vehicle.
The list of parts in the kit for the Samurai Coil Spring version is as follows :

SAMURAI 4 " (10CM) SUSP. KIT
FRONT COIL SPRING
REAR COIL SPRING
SHOCK ABSORBER FRONT
SHOCK ABSORBER REAR
REAR LATERAL ROD BRACKET
FRONT LATERAL ROD BRACKET
FRONT LATERAL ROD
REAR LATERAL ROD
COIL CARRIER - STEEL
COIL CARRIER SEAT
FRONT TRAILING ARM, LEFT w/out bushings
FRONT TRAILING ARM, RIGHT w/out bushings
REAR TRAILING ARM, LEFT w/out bushings
REAR TRAILING ARM, RIGHT w/out bushings
BRAKE HOSE - REAR
BRAKE HOSE - FRONT LEFT
BRAKE HOSE - FRONT RIGHT
SPECIAL ROD END
4WD TRANSFER CASE FRONT SHAFT FLANGE
REAR SHAFT FLANGE
REAR COIL STOPPER
BUSHINGS – REGULAR
BUSHINGS – BALL JOINT
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has anyone bought this for a SJ80, what do you fellas reckon. how come i havnt seen this after searching the web for ages and does anyone know any other ones that sound as good as this???

Thanks guys.

[tanshi]

1) you realise that's going to be highly illegal in Australia?
2) you also realise that your going to be looking at a stupid amount of money for this right?
3) why would you even think this was a good idea?

[isaac99]

yeah i guess i didnt really think of that, hahaha my bad, what could you recommend then?

[tanshi]

most coily owners go with ultima struts from ebay.

[isaac99]

yeah thats what i will most likely end up doing but just didnt really want a cheap 1.5 inch lift of ebay

[J--A--C--K]

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=50100
There a little talk about coilys at the bottom .

[isaac99]

J--A--C--K wrote:

http://auszookers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=50100
There a little talk about coilys at the bottom .

thanks jack but had a read up of that the other day, was wondering if anyone had done this fr a SJ80

[J--A--C--K]

Search it there's a coily In Israel in the rigs section with the kit, it's dosnt sound real good.

[Pico42]

tanshi wrote:

1) you realise that's going to be highly illegal in Australia?
2) you also realise that your going to be looking at a stupid amount of money for this right?
3) why would you even think this was a good idea?

Because 4 inches. 4 INCHES!

[tanshi]

coz 4 inches is about 3 inches too much

[got_bar_work]

tanshi wrote:

coz 4 inches is about 3 inches too much

I had the cheap king and ultima combo with 31in treps and never thought i needed more lift because of the short wb

[greenzook89]

A Coily, or any Sierra in general, hardly needs 4 inches of lift. 40-50mm MAX is all I'd suggest. My suggestion is to do some custom fab to get rid of the strut setup and run a seperate coil and shock. Much better to acheive more travel rather than more height.

[coily96]

What tyre size do you plan on running?

For the $1500 to $1800 that kit will cost, you would be far better off with either transfer gearing, engine upgrade, air locker, a set of tyres or a custom front diff upgrade.

A $200 body lift and the ultima lift would be enough, as the others said, anything over 4inches of lift is a recipe for a rollover.

[Gwagensteve]

Check Epitam's build thread on here - he has fitted the kit.

I don't like it, from what I have seen.

It does nothing to fix any of the inherent coil sierra suspension design problems, and adds some more all of it's own.

It requires welding to install, meaning in Australia the kit will require some sort of engineering approval/mod plating.
It lowers the front roll centre for a reason I can't easily explain.
The springs foul on the chassis
the brake lines will need to be replaced with ADR compliant lines
It runs spherical bearings at the chassis end of the radius arm mounts. As far asI can tell, that's just adding a maintenance point where one didn't exist for no other gain.

And after all that, the car won't be better. It will just be taller. If you want to avoid custom fabrication, a 2" suspension lift and a 2" body lift will run a larger tyre with a lower centre of gravity.

Steve.