lifting shorties

[Brett G]

G'day ladies and gents, haven't been in here for a bit and i am glad to see everything is running smoothly.

To the guys with the SWB's how do they ride on the road and gravel after they have being lifted. The SWB's are a bit skittish as it is. I have put in some rancho's and a set of cooper ST's and it has improved the ride heaps, would a body lift take me back to pre shocks and tyres days in terms of ride? which would be better, body lift or suspension lift?

also to the fella's wanting extend fuel tanks, did any one get one installed... i just cant justify spending $1300 on an extra 48L aux tank.

if it was an extended tank then maybe... without a body lift will it still fit? another thing is if you can fit an extended fuel tank in there why wasn't in there in the first place... is it safe?

thanks all, this is one of the most informative forums i have come across

Cheers

Brett

[-Scott-]

Hi Brett

I wouldn't say the vehicle handles noticeably worse after the body lift, but I don't push it too hard anyway. Because the body lift only lifts the body, and not the chassis or drivetrain, the COG doesn't raise as much as you'd get with an equivalent body lift.

On the subject of tanks, Errol (occasional visitor to this board, and tech guru of Qld Mitsubishi Club) had the B-D long range tank in a shorty, and felt it hung down too low. He performed a body lift, then lifted the tank to suit, regaining some ground clearance. I had a look under mine on the weekend, and there isn't a lot of room to make the tank larger without going down and reducing ground clearance.

LRA emailed me the install instructions for their auxiliary tank - it bolts to the floor , which puts me off a little. It runs under the floor on the passengers side, then up under the rear seats and across the drive shaft. I'm now leaning towards a custom tank made for this space, to use the extra 2" I've got available.

I've also got a lead on Errol's old tank - it may be available, so if I remember to make a phone call I might be in luck.

Cheers,

Scott

[Brett G]

thanks for the info Scott, very helpful.

My other option on the fuel front was to carry 2, 20L jerry cans with about 17L in each. what worries me is having the fridge in the same area as the jerry cans.

does anyone here have any experiance with cans in the cab? any do's or don'ts? any brand of cans worth recommending?

cheers

Brett

[muttis3LV6]

I modified my rear bumper to carry 4 jerry cans it took a boiler maker mate about 6 hours and half a box of beer and work almost perfict. The only problem is cannot open the door fully when the left swing away is on, but 2 people can lift it off in about 10 seconds.

Dont really know how leagel it is but its strong as all um really strong stuff, survived the Gunbarrel. if you want some pics send me an email
rhys_alves@hotmail.com

Ps 94 J-top (jappa import)