Suspension lift for 97 SWB 2.0lt

[cam yagan]

I have a SWB 97 2.0lt. I have king springs in the back which gave 35mm lift and dobson springs in the front which gave only 15mm lift. The problem is finding a spring which gives lift to a SWB 2.0lt which is heavier than the 1.6. Can i use the king springs that are recommended for the LWB V6 estate? I was also wondering what the best shocks would be. Much help would be appreciated.

[cj]

How much lift do you want? You could add some coil spacers to what you've got. Are you going to change the front struts? OME are the best but you could make up some strut spacers or just flip the strut mount for a mild lift.

[cam yagan]

Hey probably another 15mm up front and 10mm to the back. Im gonna change the struts and shockies. How much are coil spacers, aqnd where do i get them?

[cj]

You can get them here http://www.rancho.com.au/coil_spring_spacers1.htm or Pedders or ARB. You can use Jeep TJ spacers but the hole may be a fraction small and need a little work. Also try your local 4x4 shop as there is another company(forgot the name) that supplies accessories that does them too that may they deal with.

[cam yagan]

thanks heaps, i wanna get the 30mm spacers and new shocks all round.

[Beastmavster]

I got 30mm all round and thjat was too much for my earlier SWB Vit.

You see the location of the frontsprings is about half way along the A-arm so it ends up providing about twice the lift. In the end I shaved mine down about 7mm or so so they would fit.

Thats on an early model, the later model is different in it's layout, so it may well fit ok.

15mm front and 30mm back should provide similar lift at both ends, although you may wish to lift the front more than the back since you've already done that with your current springs.

[sierrajim]

Don't forget. CV's don't like steep angles. Especially when combined with bigger tyres.