Pics of my Coil conversion

Post by **kond** » Sun Feb 07, 2010 4:11 pm

Not 100% complete just need to bolt up new shocks and put the tray back on. No flex shots yet but will get some up soon

Old diff out

New coil diff in

Cheers Kyle

Post by **hackisack** » Sun Feb 07, 2010 5:38 pm

lookin good man! what size lift you going?

Post by **kond** » Sun Feb 07, 2010 5:43 pm

4 inch but the coils are 6 inch lifted.Because they are sitting up higher than standard.

Post by **money_killer** » Sun Feb 07, 2010 6:27 pm

nice work.

Post by **CDH1987** » Sun Feb 07, 2010 9:47 pm

looks great... thinking of doing it to mine

Post by **nicksamaniac** » Mon Feb 08, 2010 2:48 pm

nice work mate, hope it flexs as good as it looks! cos it looks great.

Post by **lukes4x4** » Wed Feb 10, 2010 6:10 am

looks impressive but with the panhard chassis mount up so high it will handle like poo on the back . chop the panhard bracket off and lower the chassis bracket so the bar is almost level. cheers lukey

Post by **booykj** » Wed Feb 10, 2010 6:42 pm

cheers for the fotos mate.

am heading down the same path in the next few months great to see the step by step process...

keep the pics up as it is a conversion that gets heaps of queries on the forum.

cheers

kyle

Post by **booykj** » Wed Feb 10, 2010 6:45 pm

oh and it looks heaps better with the rear chassis chop too.. looks way to long without being done.

Post by **pinkfloyddsotm** » Wed Feb 10, 2010 9:37 pm

awesome work

Post by **booykj** » Mon Feb 15, 2010 8:34 pm

any progress mate?

Post by **kond** » Sat Feb 20, 2010 10:02 pm

yep have it home now just stripping it all down again to rust proof the chassis and do all the brakes,wheel bearings ect.Will get some pics up soon

Post by **booykj** » Sun Feb 21, 2010 5:17 pm

cheers mate..

Post by **BIG GQ** » Sun Feb 21, 2010 10:01 pm

lukes4x4 wrote:looks impressive but with the panhard chassis mount up so high it will handle like poo on the back . chop the panhard bracket off and lower the chassis bracket so the bar is almost level. cheers lukey

What he said

Post by **TomSeth** » Sun Feb 21, 2010 10:29 pm

BIG GQ wrote:
lukes4x4 wrote:looks impressive but with the panhard chassis mount up so high it will handle like poo on the back . chop the panhard bracket off and lower the chassis bracket so the bar is almost level. cheers lukey
What he said

x2

Post by **kond** » Sun Feb 21, 2010 10:37 pm

yep cheers for the advice panhard mount has benn moved down to where it should be pics up when i get a chance to get more done on it

Post by **sw1** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 6:48 am

I like the build kond

lukes4x4 wrote:looks impressive but with the panhard chassis mount up so high it will handle like poo on the back . chop the panhard bracket off and lower the chassis bracket so the bar is almost level. cheers lukey

im honestly curious - is it better for the panhard to be almost level or level (horizontal)?

i would have thought horizontal

Post by **kond** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 8:26 pm

Just about back on the road needs mudguards and a couple of other little things

Post by **nzdarin** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 10:26 am

sw1 wrote:I like the build kond

lukes4x4 wrote:looks impressive but with the panhard chassis mount up so high it will handle like poo on the back . chop the panhard bracket off and lower the chassis bracket so the bar is almost level. cheers lukey
im honestly curious - is it better for the panhard to be almost level or level (horizontal)?

i would have thought horizontal

In theory the panhard rod should be level at the middle of the suspension travel. This will give the least amount of movement side to side. However, if your ride hieght is nowhere near the middle of suspension travel then you will get better road manners if it is level at ride hieght but you need to be aware this will compromise handling at the extremes of travel.
So there is no perfect solution and everything in suspension design is a compromise. All you can do is figure out what is most important to you and go from there.
The more I learn about suspension design the more I agree with getting lifts engineered. Any lift over 50mm starts to effect so many other things that really a bolt in kit is struggling to do it right. eg lengthening a panhard rod just recentres the diff at ride hieght, it doesnt solve the problem of the angles being wrong.

Post by **sw1** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 10:53 am

thanks Darin

what you have said makes sense.

Post by **booykj** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 11:16 am

great stuff kond,

just wondering if you removed your sub tank? was that for the conversion?

did u have to change the brake master?

great progress and flexes well..

any dramas that you found whilst doing the conversion?

cheers

Post by **kond** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 7:13 pm

booykj wrote:great stuff kond,

just wondering if you removed your sub tank? was that for the conversion?

did u have to change the brake master?

great progress and flexes well..

any dramas that you found whilst doing the conversion?

cheers

Yes mate removed the sub tank didnt really remove it for the conversion the pump never worked so i thought it was time to go.no didnt have to change brake master cylinder kept original.Didnt really come across any dramas bar under estimating how much all the little things costlike brake lines extended, wheelbearings, seals, new rotors,caliper rebuilds,brake pads on so on all adds up really quick

Post by **crankycruiser** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 7:31 pm

TomSeth wrote:
BIG GQ wrote:
lukes4x4 wrote:looks impressive but with the panhard chassis mount up so high it will handle like poo on the back . chop the panhard bracket off and lower the chassis bracket so the bar is almost level. cheers lukey
What he said
x2

wat they all said..

looks good tho man!

Post by **kond** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 7:48 pm

crankycruiser wrote:
TomSeth wrote:
BIG GQ wrote:
lukes4x4 wrote:looks impressive but with the panhard chassis mount up so high it will handle like poo on the back . chop the panhard bracket off and lower the chassis bracket so the bar is almost level. cheers lukey
What he said
x2
wat they all said..

looks good tho man!

All sorted mount was moved down way further as you can see on the updated pics

Wed Mar 03, 2010 12:20 pm

Conversion looks good, It will be well worth the effort and it will have added a bit more value to the truck too.

Post by **kond** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 1:53 pm

SuperiorEngineering wrote:Conversion looks good, It will be well worth the effort and it will have added a bit more value to the truck too.

Cheers for that mate im lovin the extra flex

Post by **booykj** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 7:20 pm

kond,

just wondering how you remounted the rear fuel tank back in.did you lift the tank higher?, seeing as you did the rear chassis chop? any chance of a photo or two on how u mounted it. and also the top shock mounts ?

i seen in another post of yours you were talking about a rear gq diff. is this what you got for yours?

A great job on the conversion, and am keen as once finances allow to get the conversion done aswell....

cheers for getting the photos up so far.

kyle

Post by **booykj** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 2:07 pm

gday Kond,

any chance of sending me a pm with roughly wat it cost ya do get this conversion done? am about to do the same....

hows it been goin... any dramas since doing it.
cheers

booykj

Post by **MUD-PIGSIERRA** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 11:14 am

I think the lowered Panhard bracket broke/cracked on an all out trip to conquer one of the hills just out of Darwin before he left. I think it was all fixed up and strengthened soon after.

Post by **WICKED** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 11:38 am

Hey Kyle, What are you doing with the old rear diff?

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