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issues with 33's
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 5:36 pm
by Try_Me
hey just wondering what i might be looking at
want to go 33's already have the calmini 5'inc lift kit shes is a LWB series 2 rock hoppers?? what issues might i have??
cheers nick
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 5:37 pm
by want33s
Love to help but I know nothing about Vitara's.
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 5:47 pm
by Highway-Star
want33s wrote:Love to help but I know nothing about Vitara's.
I think he means the Sierra he bought on ebay the other week, remember...
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 5:48 pm
by Spike_Sierra
hes talking sierra,
once again, you will have to extend bumpstops, just becuase you have 5 inches of lift doesnt mean your axel is going to travel any less up into the guards(if the springs actually move), you may also have to look at firewall clearance, and maybe think about moving your axel forward.
so, in short, make sure your bumpstops are positioned correctly, everything else should be fine.
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 6:19 pm
by want33s
Highway-Star wrote:want33s wrote:Love to help but I know nothing about Vitara's.
I think he means the Sierra he bought on ebay the other week, remember...
I thought so to start with but only saw 'Vtara' in his sig...
NT front spring spacing is a must if you want any steering without scrubbing tyres on springs.
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 6:44 pm
by josephbeckers
i run calmini 5 inch lift and three inch body lift with 33s series 4 rockhoppers no worrys
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 6:56 pm
by want33s
josephbeckers wrote:i run calmini 5 inch lift and three inch body lift with 33s series 4 rockhoppers no worrys
No worries except altitude sickness
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 7:10 pm
by mrRocky
i broke 3 axles in one go last weekend running richmond lockers and
33" simex jungle trekkers. i think thats some kind of record.
you will probably need to move your diff forward a bit which is really easy
as i have similar lift and found no amount of footwell bashing would fix the scrubbing on the gaurds. i run f100 rims with 2" wheel spacers and they dont hit the springs on full lock, but this may be an issue you have to find your way around aswell.
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 10:02 pm
by GRPABT1
Spike_Sierra wrote:hes talking sierra,
once again, you will have to extend bumpstops, just becuase you have 5 inches of lift doesnt mean your axel is going to travel any less up into the guards(if the springs actually move), you may also have to look at firewall clearance, and maybe think about moving your axel forward.
so, in short, make sure your bumpstops are positioned correctly, everything else should be fine.
The calmini kit incorporates bump stop extensions and doesn't warrant the gear if they are not used
Make sure if going wider than 9.5" tyres that you have a negative offset rim.