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Best value 4 inch lift kit for GQ

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Best value 4 inch lift kit for GQ

Post by Terry_Toyota »

I am purchasing a gq ute or shorty :) in the next week or so and was wondering what the best lift kit on the market was for both price and quality. I want to run 35's so i think 4 inch should be enough lift???

cheers any help will be greatly appriciated.

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Post by Daisy »

4 inch is good.

go the dobinson kit. They are good.

JK (dirtpigs) runs them and hes quite happy with them.

Mind you a 4 inch lift you'd most likely need castor plates.

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Post by Boopa »

GQ wrote:4 inch is good.

go the dobinson kit. They are good.

JK (dirtpigs) runs them and hes quite happy with them.

Mind you a 4 inch lift you'd most likely need castor plates.

TOM


...what's the story with dobinson shocks...any good?

am looking at their 4" coils & shocks also...and it makes sense that they should be matched right?

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Post by 92mav »

goto artic cool treads in Brisbane, i only paid $1500 for the lot fitted 4 procomp shocks i believe they use kings springs, adjustable panhards castor plates and a steering dampener
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Post by Boopa »

GQ wrote:4 inch is good.

go the dobinson kit. They are good.

JK (dirtpigs) runs them and hes quite happy with them.

Mind you a 4 inch lift you'd most likely need castor plates.

TOM


...what's the story with dobinson shocks...any good?

am looking at their 4" coils & shocks also...and it makes sense that they should be matched right?

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Post by A1 »

Boopa just PM Dirtpigs off the board or look 4 his members section he will tell you straight no bull on wat there like im reasonably sure he hasnt had no dramas with em and I think he was impressed with the bumpstop style setup on the shock itself




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Post by Boopa »

A1MAV wrote:Boopa just PM Dirtpigs off the board or look 4 his members section he will tell you straight no bull on wat there like im reasonably sure he hasnt had no dramas with em and I think he was impressed with the bumpstop style setup on the shock itself




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cheers Dan...will do. :cool:
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Post by Terry_Toyota »

goto artic cool treads in Brisbane, i only paid $1500 for the lot fitted 4 procomp shocks i believe they use kings springs, adjustable panhards castor plates and a steering dampener





This deal sounds awesum!!
I follow it up. Might have enough left over for a locker now :)
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Post by 92mav »

i find it works very well ask for jason
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Post by majti »

GQ wrote:4 inch is good.

go the dobinson kit. They are good.

JK (dirtpigs) runs them and hes quite happy with them.

Mind you a 4 inch lift you'd most likely need castor plates.

TOM


Will caster bushes do or plates are neccessery?
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Post by Tiny »

Bushes adjust corect for 3", plates for 5" so either way is not right. the only way to be perfectly correct is with droparms but they are around $1800.00. most people go bushes on 4"
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Post by Daisy »

or wizard drop brackets

or 5 link

are a few ways to adjust castor

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Post by Trol TD6 »

Gday mate!

Go Dobinson, have had that on the GQ running 4 inch, but the bushes flogged out in 40 thou. Get the caster correction plates. Really good suspension.

Got dobinson in the GU, have 3 inch at moment, cost 700 fitted (no castor plates/panhard rods needed). Going the 4 inch need a little extra clearance under steps and will level out camper trailer.

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Post by dieseldude »

I run Dobinson coils on my truck with procomp explorer shocks.

I was told that they don't make dobinson shocks.

The combination is excellent! It flexes awesome.

I jusst got some castor plates cut at the local engineering company.

Anyway, I'd buy them again.

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Post by CJ Burns Esq »

Tough dog shocks are pretty good so far on my rig. Mind you the Meglift springs are sagging on the passenger side after 8 months and castor bushes are trashed.
Does anyone have a profile for the castor plates for a 4"? If I can get one I will have them cut out and fit the things.
As for that deal with panhard rods etc for $1500, thats a bargain!

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Post by bigpat »

I know its far, but you can give Cheezy Racing in Melbourne a call.
He did a 4"lift and guard chop(including flares), looked after springs, shocks everything on a mates GQ shortyfor about $3500 drive in -drive out, I think.... :roll: :roll:

He already has a 2" body lift and now it should have enough clearance to run 37's!

Cheezy's work is top notch. Longer rear arms, and cut & re-weld front diff ( no dodgy castor plates), drives great on road (no shimmy or vagueness) and FLEXES ITS ARSE OFF IN THE BUSH!!! :armsup: :armsup:

Either go to www.cheezyracing.com.au or call (03) 9762 9032

Might save ya heaps of stuffing around, and allow to get down here and play in real mud....

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Post by GRINCH »

go and have a chat to bob at allset springs located at fishermans rd maroochydore ph no is 54796530. ive got 4" dobinson springs with procomp shocks works very well & good ride
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