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hey there, ive got a 98 mdl gq ute. now ive got a 2 inch susspention lift with a 2 inch body lift, but i want more articulation without spending bucket loads or money. looking to spent around the $2000 mark, maybee abit more, any ideas?

Why do you need more articulation?

Remove your swaybars. - Cost $0.00

YMMV

leaf or coil sprung?

Longer shocks with modded mounts. You probably have to do more to the front like slotted bushes, xlink or superior arms. Heaps of threads on this topic with various opinions. Cheers Loz.

its a coil sprung ute. Need more cos i want more!

As Slash says, Superior super flex arms with the right shock combo will get well above average front end flex at bout those $$$ PM me if ya interested.

ive got superior arm in mine and its arwsome, would defently recomend them, if you dont need caster correction or run drop boxes you only need to buy one arm, mine cost about $650 plus a set of longer shocks.

there are heaps of options for both front and rear. front u can get bolt in kits with some angle gringing and/or drilling, front can got x-link, 5 link or flex arms with longer shocks. rear end you can get drop out cones and bump stops or a-frame with long shocks. costs vary from minimal to $$$$ dependign what u want to spend and on road driveability.
wizzard enginering do most for a reasonable price, thats from my experience other people have different preferances.

seach and and research to make your own decision

i would just remove the front swaybar or get swaybar dissconnects , leave the rear swaybar in , fit gu slotted bushes to the front , maybe longer shocks to suit your springs ( long travel landbruiser shocks fit well ) and chuck some weight in the tray , unless you want to go higher and spend some more coin , then drop boxes , 4 inch coils , extended sway bar links for the rear , superflex arm for the front , adjustable panhard rods , longer brake lines and diff breathers , dont forget to adjust your rear brake bias valve , possibly extend the front top shocky mounts so you can fit longer shocks , shocks to suit , think thats about it , oh and chuck some weight in the tray

5 inch efs extreme shocks and 4 inch dobinson flexy coils (there the variable rate coils that will sit at a 4 inch lift but flex out to almost the same length as a six inch coil). ive got that setup in my gu ute and it flexes realy nice ,also shocks and coils will cost about $1600 ,pull off both sway bars as these coils drive well on road without too much body roll,down the track you will have to adress other things like castor correction ,brake line extentions , ajustable panhards and maybe lower rear control arms ,BUT you can getaway with just shocks and coils if ya wanna do it on the cheap, i did for years

stickygq wrote:hey there, ive got a 98 mdl gq ute. now ive got a 2 inch susspention lift with a 2 inch body lift, but i want more articulation without spending bucket loads or money. looking to spent around the $2000 mark, maybee abit more, any ideas?

If you're running castor plates (or bushes), take out the front radius arm bolt on the passenger side (only). works a treat and it's FREE!

PS. put it back in on the road tho, they don't handle real well otherwise.

BadMav wrote:

stickygq wrote:hey there, ive got a 98 mdl gq ute. now ive got a 2 inch susspention lift with a 2 inch body lift, but i want more articulation without spending bucket loads or money. looking to spent around the $2000 mark, maybee abit more, any ideas?

If you're running castor plates (or bushes), take out the front radius arm bolt on the passenger side (only). works a treat and it's FREE!

PS. put it back in on the road tho, they don't handle real well otherwise.

yes, the old missing bolt mod, i just got a snap lock pin through the bolt to hold it in, no nut needed, and super soft no load ute rear dobinson coils from superior




also my mate just bought a gq shorty with gu stock rear springs in the front, its an instant 4" lift and super super soft,