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80 series 3inch lift

Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2004 9:06 pm
by Ace
Ok I am about to get 3inch coils for my 80 what else do I need and also what mods will I need to do as well good tips welcome :lol:

cheers

Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2004 10:13 pm
by RV80
3 degree castor bushes, shocks thats about it.
shouldn't pose any dramas.

Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2004 11:29 pm
by dow50r
Try to get longer shox than what is available aftermarket for a 2 inch lift, as these are not long enough to allow good articulation when u lift past 2 inches. I just bought some 45mm doggies for the front of mine that are ment to fit a 6 inch lifted gq. Just the rite length for my 3 inch lift :D
Andrew

Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2004 3:15 pm
by 80diesel4play
With 3 " lift you WONT need castor plates - just get the standard plate redrilled - Mine was done that way and Castor angle is perfect.

With 3" coils.... easy as. :D

Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2004 6:08 pm
by Ace
great thanks for the help I will have a look at drilling plates or getting new

ones depends on price also took my sway bars off for the weekend

what a huge difference did some washouts that i would normaly go

around very happy :D

Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2004 10:16 pm
by Ace
got the springs today and they look heaps bigger than the oe springs
now can i put them in with the old shocks for testing purposes cheers

Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2004 7:15 am
by 80diesel4play
Swaybars are for mums........

SOOOOOOOOOOO much betterer without...

Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2004 5:31 pm
by Ace
now what am i going to do with my swaybars :idea: i know maybe i can grow a grapevine off them lol :twisted:

80diesel4play why do you twin front shocks :?:

Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2004 6:37 pm
by plowy
did u adjust, lengthen or modify breathers n brake lines to suit the full lenght travel?

Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2004 9:08 pm
by Ace
Tidy42 wrote:did u adjust, lengthen or modify breathers n brake lines to suit the full lenght travel?


no i havent put them in yet
and i dident know thanks for letting me know cheers :)

Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 10:02 am
by RUFF
Old thread here but with a 2" lift on a 96 is there a need for Caster Correction? I just bought some Second Hand TJM springs and Shocks real cheap do i need anything else? Will the brake lines be OK?

Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 10:52 am
by Trusa
Ruff,

Brake lines will be fine, castor should be ok I think, mine had 2 inch springs in it when I bought it and no correction and drove nicely, although I never got it measured with those springs in. No need, it drove fine.

Depending on how much droop you get out of the front you may need to lengthen the diff breather as it's the first thing to become too short, but with 2" shocks it should reach, just check it out.

Cheers,

Ben

CASTOR QUESTIONS

Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 9:17 am
by lukes4x4
THE BEST WAY TO SORT YOUR CASTOR PROBS BEFORE U SPEND YOUR HARD EARNT IS TO FIT THE SPRINGS SHOCKS ETC. GO GET A WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND THE CASTOR SHOULD BE 4 DEGREES BACK STANDARD. ASK YOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT PLACE WHAT YOUR CAR IS FOR EXAMPLE 7 DEGREES , YOU WOULD THEN NEED THREE DEGREE BUSHES TO BRING BACK TO STANDARD GEOMETRY. SIMPLE SCIENCE

Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 9:26 am
by dow50r
Gday
Whack em in....drive it, if u can handle the wandering, do nothing...remember if you have a winch planned, it will lower the front back closer to std...if steering is not acceptable, take one front lower control arm off at a time and slot the front hole only down 14mm......(thats 2 degrees) Buy 4 flat washers, put them on the two front bolts and go to the wheel aligner. He will set the caster up right, then you weld the washers to the diff housing brackets. All done, still have articulation.
Log on to www.lcool.org and look in the tech pages for this

Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 1:09 pm
by RV80
RUFF wrote:Old thread here but with a 2" lift on a 96 is there a need for Caster Correction?
Tony if you want i'll swap you my radius arms with 2 degree bushes in it..

Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 6:29 pm
by RUFF
RV80 wrote:
RUFF wrote:Old thread here but with a 2" lift on a 96 is there a need for Caster Correction?
Tony if you want i'll swap you my radius arms with 2 degree bushes in it..
Thanks but i think i kind of got it sorted this morning. It turned into a turtle at about 60Ks :bad-words: :bad-words:

Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 8:24 pm
by HIL01X
RUFF wrote:
RV80 wrote:
RUFF wrote:Old thread here but with a 2" lift on a 96 is there a need for Caster Correction?
Tony if you want i'll swap you my radius arms with 2 degree bushes in it..
Thanks but i think i kind of got it sorted this morning. It turned into a turtle at about 60Ks :bad-words: :bad-words:
Well it is friday the 13th :shock: :cry:

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