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how to do a rear spring lift

Posted: Sun May 15, 2005 10:05 pm
by grumpy221
getting a set of gq springs (rear) whats involved in installling them? and how long?

Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 7:25 am
by glenn_c
Just do one side at a time. Undo sway bar and lower shockie mount then jack up the car remove the wheel and you should have enough drop in the rear axle to pull out the old spring and fit the new spring. I used stands under the chasis to hold the car up. Then used the jack under the diff to remove the wheel and then to lower the diff to allow the spring to come out. Once the new spring is fitted used the jack under the diff to raise the diff until I could fit the shockie (shockie stops the diff from moving down far enough to allow removal of spring). Refit wheel and sway bar and thats one side done. :P

Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 9:58 am
by grumpy221
too easy thanks for that

Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 5:53 pm
by J Top
edit required
undo swaybar, remove and discard.
J Top

Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 6:16 pm
by rhymus
G'day grumpy221,
I did the same as jtop but found that I still needed to compess the new springs to get them in. I used a couple of ratchet straps to compress the springs enough to install them. The factory springs came out without any trouble.

rear springs

Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 8:49 pm
by Lobby
hi guys .. i've got a '98 lwd pajero that is about to get a little lift.
are standard gq patrol spring the go for around 50mm lift in the rear?.

Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 11:49 pm
by grumpy221
Lobby
I'll let you know soon as can get them on I've bot a set of standard gq srpings (used) to put on .....mine are sagging 40mm (so i've been told) I'll measure before and after and let u know