Outer Limits 4x4 Board

howdy.

im new to this forum and im not quite sure how this posting business works but ill have a crack.

im wanting to do my own 3"lift in my GU and im not completly sure on all the extra aftermarket parts im going to need to be able to put it all together.
i dont really wanna pay someone else to do it either.

im not chasin an extreme off roader but just somethin i can get off the black top everynow and then and have a play.
this is what i have so far.

3" dobinsons coils
tough dog 4" adjustable shocks
front and rear superior panhards
adjustable drag link
toughdog rtc dampener
castor correctors
extended brake lines
rear swaybar disconnects

thanks for your help blokes.

you will need to lift the rear brake bias valve up to suit the lift. other than that id recommend a heavy duty set of lower rear control arms, the standard units break so easy it isnt funny. also not sure what your using for caster correction but if the bushes dont cut it then go drop boxs alot better than caster plates.

when you get your rear arms make sure they are longer to correct the angle on your rear pinion and the only thing i can see you may have left out is fron swaybar disconnects that is if you intend on running them that is

apart from that sounds like you will have a nice rig ... post some pic up when your done..

Cheers
Heath

I went with drop boxes but castor correction bushes will be fine so long as they are the rubber ones. Otherwise you've got it pretty well covered. As mentioned a brake bias bracket. I wouldnt worry about rear lower control arms as you dont seem like you are going too hard. All up to you.

x2

Drag link is nice, but not 100% necessary. Will correct steering box position though.
RTC damper is personal choice. If the castor is corrected properly then you won't have as much need for one. I don't have an RTC, just an old damper that is probably 15 years old and stuffed. No steering issues.

A decent 35mm bore steering damper is all you need dont bother with the return to centre. With the lower arms if you do them, get std length unless you will be doing a 1/4 chop or the wheels will get jammed into the back of the wheel arches. iI would recommend some upper adjustable arms to allow for pinion angle adjustment rather than longer lowers.

Radius arm spacers and fit some new mushroom bushes while the arms are out.

Why fit Radius arm spacers? He wont need them unless hes going for 35s or bigger.

mutilated wrote:Why fit Radius arm spacers? He wont need them unless hes going for 35s or bigger.

yeah i imagine i wouldnt be goin bigger then 33's but i wouldnt mind bein able to slap a set of 35's on it now and then.

BeNoS wrote:you will need to lift the rear brake bias valve up to suit the lift. other than that id recommend a heavy duty set of lower rear control arms, the standard units break so easy it isnt funny. also not sure what your using for caster correction but if the bushes dont cut it then go drop boxs alot better than caster plates.

yeah i was just gonna use them 3 degree bushes ive heard so much about. but if you say boxes are better i might be inclined to head that way even.

When i did a 3" lift i ran longer lower rear control arms, adjustable upper rear arms plus adjustable panhard arms aswell and drop bowes in the front. It worked great and wouldnt have done it any different.

People will say you dont need to get all these extras but i didnt do them at first and wasnt happy, but when i put them in it was a heaps better truck. If you dont want to spend all the extra money on the arm, stick to a 2" lift.

Mark.

i personally wouldnt use a rtc damper as i have had one before and found that it just amplifies any wobbles or loosness in the steering geometry. i have 2 patrols one a daily driver with 2" lift and 33" and a competition winch truck with 4" lfit and 37s and run a tough dog 9 way adjustable on both vehicles and wouldnt use anything else but thats just my personal thoughts.

MEGATROL

zer0 wrote:when you get your rear arms make sure they are longer to correct the angle on your rear pinion and the only thing i can see you may have left out is fron swaybar disconnects that is if you intend on running them that is

apart from that sounds like you will have a nice rig ... post some pic up when your done..

Cheers
Heath

thanks mate, ill be sure to put some before and after pics up for yous to have a look, cheers for all the help.