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Surf lift kit

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Surf lift kit

Post by bluemeanie »

Does any one know how high you can lift a 92 surf with independant front and Coil/Spring rear. :?:
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Post by udlman »

About 2 inches without damaging front CV's.


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Post by plowy »

what about a ifs lift kit ? mate just fitted one to his ifs with leaf sprung rear end sr5 hilux

and just to had to fit a rear leaf pack to match
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Post by +dj_hansen+ »

Depends what you want to do... and how much cash you have to spend.

3" front is acheivable with a torsion bar wind up and a spacer kit to give you more down travel and releive cv angles.

4" rear is also simple, springs, adj pnahard and shocks to suit.

There is a bloke here in vic running 35 claws still with IFS (uses a superlift kit imported from the states)

For 33"s all youd need is 2" spring, 2" body, and change diff ratios to 4.88 and youd be laughing.
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5inch

Post by bluemeanie »

thanks for the information boys, but does any one know prices? I have a young one so as you might know the cash flow is kinda restricted. A mate of mine told me that you could fit a 5 inch lift second hand for around 1G if you install it yourself is this correct or is he bullshiting.
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Re: 5inch

Post by CAP51Z »

a mate of mine has put a 2" lift into his surf (91 import) , removed the rear sway bar & is running 33s. they scrub on full lock, but were confident if they were 11.5s not 12.5s hed be sweet all round. He also added some Rancho RS900s, & simply, everyone he goes driving with, he amazes. He aint that good a driver yet either. Its also a 2.4 TD Auto with a limo in the rear. But for less than $1000 on suspension, hes laughing.

he was looking at the "skyjacker"? spacer/drop down kit for the front, but a mechanic mate talked him out of it as hes seen many tear themselves apart & destroy diffs. He recommended doing a SAS instead.
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Post by greenhilux »

I've got mine lifted 7 1/2 inches on 33 claws. Its got 2'' body, 4'' pro comp kit and 1 1/2 inches in the torsion bars.
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Walking ?

Post by bluemeanie »

With the 2inch lift, does the surf have good anough walking distance to go through extreem tracks or is it fairly limmited? The other question i have is, what happens if you remove the rear stab bar? will it get more walking height?
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Re: 5inch

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CAP51Z wrote:a mate of mine has put a 2" lift into his surf (91 import) , removed the rear sway bar & is running 33s. they scrub on full lock, but were confident if they were 11.5s not 12.5s hed be sweet all round. He also added some Rancho RS900s, & simply, everyone he goes driving with, he amazes. He aint that good a driver yet either. Its also a 2.4 TD Auto with a limo in the rear. But for less than $1000 on suspension, hes laughing.

he was looking at the "skyjacker"? spacer/drop down kit for the front, but a mechanic mate talked him out of it as hes seen many tear themselves apart & destroy diffs. He recommended doing a SAS instead.
Installing the spacer kit actually makes the whole front assembly stronger, not weaker.
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Re: 5inch

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greenhilux wrote:
CAP51Z wrote:a mate of mine has put a 2" lift into his surf (91 import) , removed the rear sway bar & is running 33s. they scrub on full lock, but were confident if they were 11.5s not 12.5s hed be sweet all round. He also added some Rancho RS900s, & simply, everyone he goes driving with, he amazes. He aint that good a driver yet either. Its also a 2.4 TD Auto with a limo in the rear. But for less than $1000 on suspension, hes laughing.

he was looking at the "skyjacker"? spacer/drop down kit for the front, but a mechanic mate talked him out of it as hes seen many tear themselves apart & destroy diffs. He recommended doing a SAS instead.
Installing the spacer kit actually makes the whole front assembly stronger, not weaker.
our mate was saying that his mate put it on, then blew a diff the next two trips, done some reinforcing, then blew a 3rd. All on tracks he had already done without it. I think he said their was also some other damage which just happened coincidently after the drop down kit went it. Last i heard he was at 6.5k, with a broken truck, & was spewing about not getting the SAS done for 5k.
As for the 2" lift he did, you still have to be mindful of the underneath, but for a car that still handles well on road, & is capable of driving some good B grade tracks, its a nice balance. Removing the rear sway bar did help the travel noticeably.
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Post by bluemeanie »

ok guys, thanks for the info. :lol:
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