I have a GU 4.2 turbo diesel wagon. I have got in 4" lift (soft king springs) and longer koni shocks that are sitting in the midle of their travel when at rest.
I Have the front sway bar off and the rear sway bar on with extended linkages. the back flexes realy well but the front does not flex that well. I considered putting in caster correction bushes but have now decided to use drop boxes instead with the original bushes. after that what else can i do to get the front to flex equal to the rear or will the drop boxes make a sagnificant differance?
Most of the pictures i have seen on hear, other seem to be having the same problem but there are a couple that flex well in the front.
Thanks, David
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Getting front end to flex
G'Day ,
From what ive researched , drop boxs are the start of level (some people prefer these over the other solutions all together) there resonably cheap for what they offer in the flex and castor department
Then theres drop arms , or evan better the superior superflex arms -awsome (in my eyes) . For the price , they offer a bit more than the boxs eg. clearance issuse , generally better built than the standard nissan arms and so -on . Some aftermarket radias arms still offer the abiltliy to run sway bars for when on road
Then theres the X link and five link , generally more than a stndard bolt up job (some five links are bolt ups) dearer and some fabrication invloved , (i dont know to much about them , so thats all ill say on them ).
I myself opted for the superflex arms ive only had them on for a couple of days but from what ive seen they seen to work very well , and look to be a really well made and presented product and im very happy with them and superiors service over the phone .
Theres plenty of threads here on outers about front end flex and to do with all the options above , so give the searrch button a wurl .
Or go on the superior web site theres plenty of infermation on there
It all comes down to how much you want to spend int the end.
i hope some of this helps , some bit
cheers , chicken
From what ive researched , drop boxs are the start of level (some people prefer these over the other solutions all together) there resonably cheap for what they offer in the flex and castor department
Then theres drop arms , or evan better the superior superflex arms -awsome (in my eyes) . For the price , they offer a bit more than the boxs eg. clearance issuse , generally better built than the standard nissan arms and so -on . Some aftermarket radias arms still offer the abiltliy to run sway bars for when on road
Then theres the X link and five link , generally more than a stndard bolt up job (some five links are bolt ups) dearer and some fabrication invloved , (i dont know to much about them , so thats all ill say on them ).
I myself opted for the superflex arms ive only had them on for a couple of days but from what ive seen they seen to work very well , and look to be a really well made and presented product and im very happy with them and superiors service over the phone .
Theres plenty of threads here on outers about front end flex and to do with all the options above , so give the searrch button a wurl .
Or go on the superior web site theres plenty of infermation on there
It all comes down to how much you want to spend int the end.
i hope some of this helps , some bit
cheers , chicken
more flex
your options.....
-drop boxes, will make a difference as your raduis arm bushes at the chassis end will be relaxed and not jammed down allowing more drop. superior eng does a good priced set. $400 from memory
-x-link, is excellent for frontend flex but the on road driveability is questionable (from some opinions) around $800 (roughly) plus fitting (welding and cutting on diff)
-dropped radius arms, there is quite a range of these, super flex and 3d arms to name a few. i have just normal drop arms on a 6in lift and they work well and steer well. these price from around $1000 for the normal one which are not much better than drop boxes to about $1800 for the superflex ones.
-5 link, you can get bolt on kits from i dunno where for i dunno how much and you will have wheel travel coming out your ears but not for long coz you will crash driving outta your driveway as trying to steer a shopping trolley comes to mind
thats about it. do a few searches on the the top 3
email shane at suspensionstuff.com he'll walk ya thru it.
hope this helps
good luck
-drop boxes, will make a difference as your raduis arm bushes at the chassis end will be relaxed and not jammed down allowing more drop. superior eng does a good priced set. $400 from memory
-x-link, is excellent for frontend flex but the on road driveability is questionable (from some opinions) around $800 (roughly) plus fitting (welding and cutting on diff)
-dropped radius arms, there is quite a range of these, super flex and 3d arms to name a few. i have just normal drop arms on a 6in lift and they work well and steer well. these price from around $1000 for the normal one which are not much better than drop boxes to about $1800 for the superflex ones.
-5 link, you can get bolt on kits from i dunno where for i dunno how much and you will have wheel travel coming out your ears but not for long coz you will crash driving outta your driveway as trying to steer a shopping trolley comes to mind
thats about it. do a few searches on the the top 3
email shane at suspensionstuff.com he'll walk ya thru it.
hope this helps
good luck
GU td42 ute with go fast bits and go futher bits
Not quite...about $1800 for the superflex ones.
https://www.suspensionstuff.com.au/shop ... de0b5b8ac0
I have looked into big o and h4 drop radious arms but ended up heading down the path of making my own drop boxes as i felt i could (maybe) improve the loss of clearance that you get with them, for a lot less money. I was also looking into drop box setup for the rear to take off the steep angle now on the rear radious arms also, along with new heavier arms.
I will have a look into the flex arms and the other set ups listed. It is my daily driver work car so it cant be to extrem and must still be good to drive on the road for touring and work.
I have been disapointed in the front flex as it is not even a good as my old leaf sprung hilux yet, mostly due to 4" lift and as stated above, not yet releving the radious arm bushes.
I will have a look into the flex arms and the other set ups listed. It is my daily driver work car so it cant be to extrem and must still be good to drive on the road for touring and work.
I have been disapointed in the front flex as it is not even a good as my old leaf sprung hilux yet, mostly due to 4" lift and as stated above, not yet releving the radious arm bushes.
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