Outer Limits 4x4 Board

cruiser 40 swb
dont know why apart from 33s rubing on body need to get height
like to run 35s maybe spring over
but the cost of legal in qld
havent had a major problem but havent been any where really hard yet
just want to be ready for when time comes any answers will be great
low 40

AFAIK... springovers or extended shackles are not legal in queensland.

If your only fitting 33's... whip out the 9inch and cut the guards.

You could also do bodylift to fit bigger tyres under there.

already got 33s body lift means inspection at machinery

i do custom lift kits - body lift kits .
i make road tested 50mm longer shackles .
longer springs .

i can make a kit to suit you 4x4 .......

transport approved

low40 wrote:transport approved

engineer certifyed .

that 50mm will, only give 1 inch in height
engineer aproved,
thought extended shackles were illegal in qld

Chop thos guards mate!!!!

what about going longer leafs mate, get some lift and flex too!!

oh and hmmm legal is such a flexible term.............

low40 wrote:that 50mm will, only give 1 inch in height
engineer aproved,
thought extended shackles were illegal in qld

they are certainly are illegal

DIRTY ROCK STAR wrote:Chop thos guards mate!!!!

what about going longer leafs mate, get some lift and flex too!!

oh and hmmm legal is such a flexible term.............

i see you have choped your gaurds a
you got spring over any advantage or disadvantage with spring over
might just do body lift & springs less hassle then doing spring over conversion

No mate i havent chopped the guards!
im not sure if they are standard but they look it.

but the boys were giving me crap about chopping them, cos the rear hits the guard, and the rear doesnt flex that well.

it was already sprung over when i got it, i have posey flex pics in the members section.

i think it rides rough, but flexes pretty well up the front, and gives good clearance.

DIRTY ROCK STAR wrote:No mate i havent chopped the guards!
im not sure if they are standard but they look it.

but the boys were giving me crap about chopping them, cos the rear hits the guard, and the rear doesnt flex that well.

it was already sprung over when i got it, i have posey flex pics in the members section.

i think it rides rough, but flexes pretty well up the front, and gives good clearance.

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but the ride should not have anything to do with the sprung over
that all comes to the spring pack set up
but for stabilty on rough stuff is it worth it or not

ummm hard to say everyone is different and mine is no longer a daily driver.
so i reckon its great to be SPOA.

If nothing else, it has awesome clearance and looks nice!
but if your going to do it, while your at it, swap the springs around so the shackle is at the rear on the front, makes it smoother ride and also helps with approach angle, mine hasnt got that.

or dont worry at all and cut ya guards out heaps.

if you want to see a kicka$$ set up have a look on shorty40's profile.
his truck is tidy and im goign to get some spares off him on the weekend so i will take some notes.

DIRTY ROCK STAR wrote:
if you want to see a kicka$$ set up have a look on shorty40's profile.
his truck is tidy and im goign to get some spares off him on the weekend so i will take some notes.

while you are there tony get him to teach you to drive it

take note of how he drives it

and also ask him how to not be a girls blouse

Because you are in QLD SOA is out of the question (illegal), You could get a spring lift and play around with the packs (removing leaves, but you will loose some of the lift if you remove leaves).

Extended shakels are illegal in QLD but if there not huge you will probably go unnoticed.

Definantly chop the rear guards, there is heaps of overhanging metal in the wheel arches and if done carfully it will look good.

Body lift may be needed for 35's but cut the guards first then chech how much clearance you have for new tires.

Good to see another 40 owner

RB zook
Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2004 8:16 pm

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DIRTY ROCK STAR wrote:


if you want to see a kicka$$ set up have a look on shorty40's profile.
his truck is tidy and im goign to get some spares off him on the weekend so i will take some notes.


while you are there tony get him to teach you to drive it

take note of how he drives it

and also ask him how to not be a girls blouse

Back to the Suzuki section ya Dudelux!!!!!!!!!

Mind ya business and get back to school.
Ryan, you just keep waiting patiently mate, puberty is only a matter of years away for you mate!

low40 wrote:

DIRTY ROCK STAR wrote:No mate i havent chopped the guards!
im not sure if they are standard but they look it.

but the boys were giving me crap about chopping them, cos the rear hits the guard, and the rear doesnt flex that well.

it was already sprung over when i got it, i have posey flex pics in the members section.

i think it rides rough, but flexes pretty well up the front, and gives good clearance.

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but the ride should not have anything to do with the sprung over
that all comes to the spring pack set up
but for stabilty on rough stuff is it worth it or not

the ride does change a bit. because the forces on the housing itself have changed. there is alot more leverage being put on the springs.

usually you use a softer spring pack with SOA, because the extra height isnt needed.

cut the guards first. then get either 2 inch springs or 2 inch bodylift.

i ran saggy springs and 2 inch bodylift with 35s for a while. little bit of rubbing when hitting things real hard. cutting the guards would of solved that.

the other prob maybe with the 35s is diff ratio current 4.1
how will the 35s go with this
petrol 6 4 speed
cheers for all help to

it wont be a rocket but it will get you around. i have 35s with the 2F and 4.1s

DIRTY ROCK STAR wrote:it wont be a rocket but it will get you around. i have 35s with the 2F and 4.1s

I have 37's, 2F and 4.1s and it still goes but it dowsn't crawl to well......but i pick up my crawlers today

well you will have to let us know how they go.

what difference does it make to final ratio???

yeah i notice with the 35s crawling isnt really easy with the manual box, but hey its cheap and strong.

I've chopped the rear guards, the main leaves are extended, eye's rerolled to accept larger bushes, hangers may be dropped as well (was done on the truck before I picked it up), still spring under and I should be able to shimmy 37's in there with no body lift...

unless you had a big spring lift I wouldn't think so ferwoaza my 37's scrub on the front with SOA

what to do must make up the mind

Cutting the rear guards will do the trick

You will have the clearance but not the added height

cutting the rear gaurds seem to be the go shorty
may look at the 60s spring for comparision
height in body not worry about
prob get supershackels will give a inch as well
but the budget ( )
all in all a 40 is a dam good offroader not bad for budget 4b still leaves a grin on me face everytime out
cheers for all the info people

if you only want to run 35's just cut the rear guards. U can use different model landcruiser shackles which are slightly longer than the 40 ones and no one will know and it will pass rego ok. On full compression the tyres will rub a little bit, but this is not a problem. If you use longer springs you will need to lengthen the driveshaft or use a spacer. But the use of longer springs isnt necessary for 35's

If you are looking for "budget" ideas, it doesn't get much cheaper than a 9" angle grinder disc

Get the tyres on and 'cycle' the suspension and you will see where you need to cut (you have plenty of room to cut in the rear of a 40 ) The front should be fine.

I wouldnt worry too much about big shackles atm or the longer springs, do the chop for now and see how it goes. 1 step at a time.

sounds the go will sell the 33s get 35s & chop those gaurds
enough dilly dalling
the time has come budget( )

sounds the go will sell the 33s get 35s & chop those gaurds
enough dilly dalling
the time has come budget( )
cheers for all the help too