GQ rear springs - confused !!!!!

[cookie monster]

ok, as you may all know i have fitted nissan GU rear springs to the paj. got myself 4" of lift.
the problem is, i am tending to think that it is too high.
worried about long term wear and tear on uni joints / bushes etc, legalities of being raised 4" (2" max allowable in SA, without being engineered).

now it has been mentioned many times that GQ rear springs give a lower lift(approx 2"). i have been to the wreckers and checked all their GQ springs (lwb & swb) and found them all to be the same as the GU springs. ie. 450 long and 17 diameter wire(std paj 400 long 16 wire).

i believe grumpy221 has fitted the gq springs ?? any coment on the lift achieved?
i would realy like some comment from people that have used the gq springs as i am looking into getting new 2" raised springs in the near future.
cheers
cookie monster

[-Scott-]

Cookie, you also need to count the number of turns of wire in the spring. Fewer turns makes the wire shorter, effectively stiffening the spring.

Good luck,

Scott

[Glennb]

I spoke to my 4x4 machanic about this and he told me that the GQ and GU were the same rated spring. So I stayed away from this Idea.
Just give Nissan a ring ,they should tell you if they are the same rated spring or not.