2in body lift in a coily, 3 in spring question

[Nisspatrol]

hey folks
Will i have to do any other mods besides shocks with 3 in coils, eg castor?, i just wanna bit more than 2in, and im not doing a body lift, to much flex in the body as it is creek creek!ha
cheers

[mud4b]

hey folks
Will i have to do any other mods besides shocks with 3 in coils, eg castor?, i just wanna bit more than 2in, and im not doing a body lift, to much flex in the body as it is creek creek!ha
cheers

you will need to lenthen the rear brake line and also the front left.
castor bushes would be a big advantage as even 2" lift throws the coilys a fair way out.

adjustable panhards are good if the budget can stretch as 3" will move the diffs to the rhs about one and a half inches.

you will need to lengthen your sway bar(i presume you have pissed this off already)

adjust your brake bias also.

the drive shafts should extend enough not to worrie about them but flex it up before your first trip and make sure there is no movement between the slip yoke splines.

[Nisspatrol]

thanks, think ill stick with the 2in lift and might think of doin another body lift, has anyone done one the legal way in queensland, if so how did you go about it?, guessing it has to be approved b4 you start and then get it inspected after installation, and does anyone know what the approved materials are for BL in QLD, i heard steel and a max of 50mm
cheers

[Nisspatrol]

can someone give me a step by step guide to body lifting a coily, i did a gq piece of pi$$ but there are all those little things you need to know about before doing it, eg fuel filler, fan shrouds, brake lines etc
this would be a good in the bible cause there's nothing in there about actually doing a BL
cheers heaps

[Bad JuJu]

1 " lift there is no problems, the steering shaft spline will have enough slip once the locking bolt is loosened

Things to look for in a 2 inch lift:

Steering shaft may need a spacer or extra rag joint.

Hand brake cable will need loosening - they don't stretch much when U try to lift the body.

Fuel Filler hose also needs slipping up the fuel tank neck.

Maybe the brake line from the firewall to the chasis may need unclipping.

You will need to make extentions for the captured body bolts - I was lazy I had some hex bar cut into 45mm long lengths, drilled and tapped (10x1.25) on a lathe that screwed onto the body bolts like a really long nut, then new bolts screwed into these from below - use locktight.
The rest of the bolts are not captured and you can just buy longer ones.

You will need to raise front bar to match.

Rear bar attaches to body as does radiator.