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I was out and about in the Vut today when I passed a 4WD shop. popped in and inquired about puting 1" lift in the suspension and maybe 1" in the body.

He said the suspension can't be done and I should raise the body then go bigger tyres.

is this true?

you got lied to.

search "vitara lift" in the searchy thing up top there... youll see a heap of stuff on coil spacers, lifted coils, body lifts... the works.

alien wrote:you got lied to.

search "vitara lift" in the searchy thing up top there... youll see a heap of stuff on coil spacers, lifted coils, body lifts... the works.

A new search nazi! welcome alein to the dark side

dude you aint seen me in full swing moderating suzishop forums... hahaha
-extractors
-body lift
-suspension lift

mention them and you're headed for the "use the search thing" gas chamber. =)

and if you even dream about mentioning "engine conversion" i'll make you sweat like hitler when he got his gas bill.

*aplologies to the politically correct / sensitive people*

alien wrote:dude you aint seen me in full swing moderating suzishop forums... hahaha
-extractors
-body lift
-suspension lift

mention them and you're headed for the "use the search thing" gas chamber. =)

and if you even dream about mentioning "engine conversion" i'll make you sweat like hitler when he got his gas bill.

*aplologies to the politically correct / sensitive people*

It's even better on here when you have read nearly every single thread (I need a life)


edit: Need some tech in my post www.calmini.com <---- good start

Damn, so the suspension can't be done so what shop is this that I should stay away from?

Funny thing is, the guy call a suspension suplier and they confirmed it!!

What size tyre do you want to run?

cj wrote:What size tyre do you want to run?

I didn't think I could ge much higher than 30 inch. If I have the room, I'll go 31's.

Keeping in mind, this is driven daily my mum....

LTDHO wrote:Funny thing is, the guy call a suspension suplier and they confirmed it!!

In other words the brand he's getting th emost markup on doesnt sell it so he doesnt want to sell you something else cos he's too damn lazy to pick up the phone.

Try Dobinsons, OME, TJM, Kings, Calmini, Toughdog, Big Balls etc etc etc etc who all sell lifted springs.

Waht you will find though is many limit the spring lift to about 30-40mm.... Still more than stock by a long way.

30" is a good combo on either 2" suspension and 1" body or coil spaces and 1" body.

Coil spacers (15mm front 30mm rear meaning 30mm lift) will set you back about $120. A proper suspension kit will be $700 and up.

Body lift will be $2-400. All prices obviously without fitting.

You want 2+2" for 31"s and a bit over 2" for 30"s.

Maybe check the For Sale section,there was a kit listed yesterday.
Otherwise 2" springs are $70 each from Allsprings.
Regards Charlie

You can lift with just bolt on gear and get it engineered

This one runs 32"

Ring KAOS they are the distributors on the east coast for all things Calmini, they are also becoming the place for all thing Vitara

Can't be done what a load of bullshit, the guy shouldn't be selling auto parts !!

Heres mine with Calmini 3" suspension and custom 3" alloy body lift, running 32" mongrels.

come along to the next suzuki 4wd club meeting. you will get to talk to some people about what they have done to their vitaras. problems that they have had etc. meeting are 2nd wendsday of each month at AMRA hall, wills st Glen Iris.

muppet_man67 wrote:come along to the next suzuki 4wd club meeting. you will get to talk to some people about what they have done to their vitaras. problems that they have had etc. meeting are 2nd wendsday of each month at AMRA hall, wills st Glen Iris.

Nice one Chris

LTDHO - we have had a vit running 31's with just a 2 inch body lift as well as another vit running 33's with no lift, just coil spacers and cutting

search humvit for pics

Steve

sorry about the size of the pic, i dont have any pics on this pc, so it was linked. (and yes, i know, i need to get new pics)



3+3 lift
31"s (next set will be 33"s, but aiming for 35")

you can fit 31"s on the vitara with a slight fender trim and the handy services of a BFH. thats how i started. this is with no lift. its better if you can get a set of 1" coil spacers though.

calmini is very good, but will cost you your dreams to get it. i'm still dreaming.

what do you plan for your vitara? did you mention that your mum drives it everyday? maybe you dont want to get too serious yet, but if you can get it, go the OME kit, new coils all round, new shocks and new struts. way better ride, and about 30mm lift?

i spent a total of $300 on my 3+3 lift, and i also got it rego'd up here (darwin). may have probs elsewhere. but do it once, do it right.

good luck. cheers.
Steve

Bah you dont need to spend a thing !

Just get an angle grinder

SiKiD_01 wrote:its better if you can get a set of 1" coil spacers though.

This is what I was thinking, if it's cheaper.

SiKiD_01 wrote:what do you plan for your vitara? did you mention that your mum drives it everyday? maybe you dont want to get too serious yet, but if you can get it, go the OME kit, new coils all round, new shocks and new struts. way better ride, and about 30mm lift?

Nothing major, I have only had it off road once. It was originally bought because it was cheap. I found when I was off road it crunched alot, so a couple of inches in hight will help.

SiKiD_01 wrote:i spent a total of $300 on my 3+3 lift, and i also got it rego'd up here (darwin). may have probs elsewhere. but do it once, do it right.

good luck. cheers.
Steve

Steve, I was thinking 1"or more in tyre (maybe 30 or 31's), 1" in suspension and 1" in body, total 3 or more higher. This is all I want.

muppet_man67 wrote:come along to the next suzuki 4wd club meeting. you will get to talk to some people about what they have done to their vitaras. problems that they have had etc. meeting are 2nd wendsday of each month at AMRA hall, wills st Glen Iris.

Muppet man, I will keep that in mind. What time does it start?


Also I am serious about mum driving it, so I can't go too high that she can't get in it!

Thanks to everyone else for your advice, keep them coming. I have sorted the 1" body lift (thanks CRUSHU) and hopefully will get something for the suspension soon.

Do you want to keep it all legal and get it engineered? If so I'd suggest you have a talk to Dave Stannus at Protech down in Carrum as he is close to you. He will probably allow no more than 4" total lift including tyres.

Sounds like you'll end up with something that I considered about my best combination of offroad ability without too much onroad compromise on my vitara.

1" body lift (easier than the later 35mm - only mod get rid of the hard rubber gearshift boot and use a vynil one like most cars).

30" muddies

15mm spacers front (30mm lift - I actually cheated and used a 30mm one and shaved it down a bit to suit my 50mm lift requirement) and strut mount flip

and either 30mm rear spacer or Datusn sunny rear springs (I used both for about 60mm lift) - with longer shocks.

That's still pretty good on the road.

Next comes the locker

Ahhhhhh, the locker.....

.....hmmmmm.....

..... i love it, but my mum refuses to drive my vit now.

tech: i think the locker isnt such a high priority for a DD. i reckon just do the OME kit and 30"s, and you'll be laughing. u may be surprised at what a vit with an OME kit and 30"s can go.... well, a lot further than a stocker anyway.

when You come and see me I'll show you mine (if I haven't chopped it up yet. 2" susp, 2" body will run up to 32's but 30's look fine.

30"s will fit fine at standard height, I had mine like that for 12 monthsbefore I lifted it.

Antt's LWB rubbed on 30"s with his OME spring lift.

SWB do have more clearance but mine rubbed when I had some old 30" AT's on with no lift. Not much but it did, and new rubber would have rubbed a lot more.

Beastmavster wrote:Antt's LWB rubbed on 30"s with his OME spring lift.

My SWB had no probs with 235/75R15 (about 29.7) with the OME kit