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I am thinking of lifting the rear end of my triton a few inches am wondering what the best method of doing this is ... reset the springs or extended shackles. I want to keep the rear end failry soft.

Thanks
Blake

I not sure if my train of thought is corret here but here goes anyway

If you are after a soft ride go with the shackles.
Raising the body on the springs (extending shackles) gives the body more leverage on the springs due the higher center of gravity.
Thus the net result would be a lift with slightly softer springs

Cheers
wayne

you could always look into doing a spring over conversion, thus retaining your stock springs as they are right now and not changing the ride much at all

shackles make the springs work in a slightly different way to what they were designed and on some cars can be rather poor solution

if it were me id buy lifted springs or do the spring over
resets are only slightly cheaper than new springs and i have never seen one not sag

Yah, Id go the new springs. Maybe OME.

After a bit of research the springs seem to be the better deal. Main reason is that I can go 50mm wihtout requiring an engineer to look over it. All other options would mean I'd handing the engineer wallet full of cash just to stay legal (in the ACT anyway)

i've heard that tough dog have 40mm "comfort ride" leafs for the triton so they might be the go.

Thanks for the input fellas

Cheers
Blake

badger wrote:you could always look into doing a spring over conversion, thus retaining your stock springs as they are right now and not changing the ride much at all

You would not be able to lift the front the 4 - 6 inches to match the lift

50mm springs, torsion bar wind and 50mm body lift

Tiny wrote:50mm springs, torsion bar wind and 50mm body lift

can you put 50mm higher springs in it? i thought you could only go max 30mm before the shafts would be at to greater angle ?

i thought you could only go max 30mm before the shafts would be at to greater angle ?


so so wrong

you wont have any issues with driveline angle with a 50mm spring lift

Tiny wrote:you wont have any issues with driveline angle with a 50mm spring lift

I was told by ARB that you couln't go that far because of the IFS!
ill be looking into new torsion bars for the front then!

and all i have to do is put longer shackles at the back?

buy raised springs

do it right its not a 500 dollar gutlux

and tjm told me 60mm lol

The Mitsubishi IFS is one of the best in the market, with long control arms and driveshafts (so I've been told.) This allows them to run lifts which would have other IFS vehicles (like Isuzu/Toyota ) in trouble; so some of the less educated 4x4 places are selling the Mitsi short - again.

The ARB store I use was quite happy to crank mine almost to the bump stops - without being asked. But I'm not complaining.

Cheers,

Scott

badger wrote:buy raised springs

do it right its not a 500 dollar gutlux

and tjm told me 60mm lol

What am i looking at $$ wise (not big on 4x4 suspension) (give me coilovers and control arms any day!)

ie new torsion bars for the front and shocks (does it have shocks in th efront?)
and longer shackles for the back?

i would like to run 33's or 32's and was hoping to do a 2inch body lift as well

just have to wait till the WA rego runs out as the car is now in QLD and i cant get the body lift accredited in WA!

is it expensive to do? the springs and shackles etc? to get the 50mm
as if i can get the 2 inches with no body lift then that would be better?

springs $225.00ea + shackle bushes, and ubolts if they are a bit old and stretched is advisable, shock are a good idea, foam cell shacks are $125.00ea