MQ Ride Height

[ThirstyMQ]

Hello all,
Thanks to those who responded to my MQ Wobbling problem. It's sorted now. Yay!

I have another question now. Looking at the ride height of my MQ, there is a noticable difference between the front and back ride height. Check out the photos. I've included a pic of the front end although it's a poor one. I'll try to update it later.

What I want to know is if it looks a little sagged to anyone else of if this is just how they sit. I have a bull bar and winch on the front but I wouldn't think they would be heavy enough to pull it down so far.

I have OME suspention fitted (that was done before I bought it) so I don't know what spec it would be.

If any other pics or measurements would be helpful let me know and I'll snap off some more.

Cheers
Lewie

[gurumon]

most stockish looking mq's you see getting around seem to sit a bit low in the front.

my front end seems to sit about an inch lower than the rear (heavy steel bar and farked springs)

just cut the guards and go with the flow

[Screwy]

as said, many MQ/MKs sit lower in the front as the springs sag with the excess weight, as everything heavy is over the front end....

simply add one leave to each front pack to pull it up to the right hieght.

with regards to the winch and winch bar you would be suprised wat 100kgs of wieght permanantly extra on the springs will do..... it wont help, if they werent on it would sit higher, not much but noticable.

screwy

[Big Red Toy]

yep cut the guards

[V8Patrol]

Well I'm gunna disagree with the other guys .... as per usual of late

I dont see that the front has dropped in any significant amount at all ( perhaps an inch maybe ) but from ya pics it looks more as if the rear is well up in relation to the front...... are the springpaks fitted got the same lift?????
To me it appears that you have a newish set of std height paks in the front and the rear set looks more like a 2" lift set .......
( follow the sill line through the front wheel and thats about a std height ride, yet when ya follow the sill line through the rear wheel .....)


As for the winch/bar weight on the front yes it will add to the droop ever so slightly..... most ppl dont realise tho that a rear wheel carrier offsets that weight a fair bit when the carrier is placed at the back of the rig instead of underneath the fuel tank as done by the factory.

As for a guard cut ...... why
Your running 31"s and they shouldnt even get close enough to warrant a cut.....
33"s on a non body lift and by all means fire up the grinder... but to cut a std height rigs guards on std height tyres is just a waste of time & effort


Kingy

[ThirstyMQ]

Thanks for the info Guys.

To answer Kingys question, there are about 0.5in black rubber blocks around the entire body. I'm not sure if they are from the manufacturer or not. I don't know if they are stock leafs in the back either. But there are alot more leafs in the back as opposed to the front

Can someone describe to me the process of adding another leaf to the front setup? And where, in Sydney, I can get them from?

Yet again, Thanks gurus

Lewie

[V8Patrol]

There are about 0.5in black rubber blocks around the entire body. I'm not sure if they are from the manufacturer or not.

Standard factory fitted body blocks

I don't know if they are stock leafs in the back either. But there are alot more leafs in the back as opposed to the front

Can someone describe to me the process of adding another leaf to the front setup? And where, in Sydney, I can get them from?

Yet again, Thanks gurus

Lewie

The newish front paks should have a manafactures name / part number / code or description painted on them somewhere ( usualy on the top of the top leaf )
If so contact the manafacturer for more info !
Can you contact the previous owner for furter details ????... they may still have receipts or may remember what work was done or even better by whom


Kingy

[Big Red Toy]

i was just recommending guard cut cos that way you can run 35's with no lift

[Screwy]

Thanks for the info Guys.

To answer Kingys question, there are about 0.5in black rubber blocks around the entire body. I'm not sure if they are from the manufacturer or not. I don't know if they are stock leafs in the back either. But there are alot more leafs in the back as opposed to the front

Can someone describe to me the process of adding another leaf to the front setup? And where, in Sydney, I can get them from?

Yet again, Thanks gurus

Lewie

PM me bloke, ill send ya my number, will have a chat, im sure i got some stuff sitting around that i can give ya a hand with