Lift kits

[TuffTD42]

With so many brands and types of lift kits what is the best to go and how high. Is there any law with how high you can go.
Thanks Whitestickle

I ran a 3" lift for 5 years. was good all round set up but did need a bit better ramp over angle. I used king coils & lovels shocks. found these brands top notch. I then went 5" used dobbinson which sagged to about 3.5"s in the front & around 4" in the rear within the first month. I ran 30mm coil spacers in the front for a short time before tossing the lot & going 6" tough dog kit. Happy with the brand.

Mines all engineered so no probs not that the coppers really worry about lifted fourbys around here. I reckon a 4" lift would be the best all round set up. The 6" I run is great out in the bush but it dose leave the on road a little to be desired. I also find it binds the tie rod up on the drag link. I'm mucking around with a few different things to try & get it to drive better on road & sort out the binding issues. It's not bad but no where as good to drive on road when it had the 3" & sagged 5 down to about 4" kits in.

It all depends on how much you have or want to spend. I recommend to anyone asking me what height to go too, go 4" just from my experiences. I'm thinking of going back to 4 or 5" coils

Anything over 2" needs to be engineered which is no real issue cost me $900 & that included the turbo as well. Do some esquires in your state & see what you can get away with. The law is about to change I read making the laws national. This will make it better for some states & maybe not for others but at least it will all be the same for every state. As atm as soon as I drive mine out of state it can be defected.

cheers.

[YNOT]

Welcome to the forum BlownGQ, when you get a minute drop by the introductions page and tell us a bit about your self and your Patrol.

Tony

[Sean]

Hey was wondering if i fitted a 2 inch lift and run 33 inch tyres is that legal in nsw for a 97 patrol gq 2.8 turbo desiel will i lose power take of speed etc not sure myself also does it affect the speedo

[Finly Owner]

well good luck finding info as tas transport has nothing on its site about what is/is not allowed.

Tim

[YNOT]

Hey was wondering if i fitted a 2 inch lift and run 33 inch tyres is that legal in nsw for a 97 patrol gq 2.8 turbo desiel will i lose power take of speed etc not sure myself also does it affect the speedo

Not sure about the legallities but you will loose some acceleration and it will affect your speedo.

Tony

[blake_gq4.2]

Lovells do a nice 2 inch heavy duty kit, good wheel travel and its within most state laws as far as i no.

[TuffTD42]

Hey was wondering if i fitted a 2 inch lift and run 33 inch tyres is that legal in nsw for a 97 patrol gq 2.8 turbo desiel will i lose power take of speed etc not sure myself also does it affect the speedo

33's aren't legal but your 2" lift will be. You can go a max of 15mm in diameter over the largest factory Tyre. Yes it will lose some acceleration & your speedo will be out around 5-8 klm/h. you can change the pinion on the speedo drive to get your speedo within spec around $74 from nissan. Part number for the pinion you need should be 32703-31G18 if you run the 33's. The part no's I have for the different pinions are based on 4.2 patrols but I think you will be within spec, Your speedo has to be within 4% either way.

Cheers Jono.

[YalwalYowie]

I ran a 3" lift for 5 years. was good all round set up but did need a bit better ramp over angle. I used king coils & lovels shocks. found these brands top notch. I then went 5" used dobbinson which sagged to about 3.5"s in the front & around 4" in the rear within the first month. I ran 30mm coil spacers in the front for a short time before tossing the lot & going 6" tough dog kit. Happy with the brand.

Mines all engineered so no probs not that the coppers really worry about lifted fourbys around here. I reckon a 4" lift would be the best all round set up. The 6" I run is great out in the bush but it dose leave the on road a little to be desired. I also find it binds the tie rod up on the drag link. I'm mucking around with a few different things to try & get it to drive better on road & sort out the binding issues. It's not bad but no where as good to drive on road when it had the 3" & sagged 5 down to about 4" kits in.

It all depends on how much you have or want to spend. I recommend to anyone asking me what height to go too, go 4" just from my experiences. I'm thinking of going back to 4 or 5" coils

Anything over 2" needs to be engineered which is no real issue cost me $900 & that included the turbo as well. Do some esquires in your state & see what you can get away with. The law is about to change I read making the laws national. This will make it better for some states & maybe not for others but at least it will all be the same for every state. As atm as soon as I drive mine out of state it can be defected.

cheers.

Hi Blowngq, just wondering if you did the work yourself? If I were to spend the money on say a 4" lift kit then could I just factor in another grand (or there abouts) for it to be engineered or does it have to be installed by a professional? And do you need to get bigger tyres engineered or what is the rule with them?
Cheers, yowie

[TuffTD42]

Hi Blowngq, just wondering if you did the work yourself? If I were to spend the money on say a 4" lift kit then could I just factor in another grand (or there abouts) for it to be engineered or does it have to be installed by a professional? And do you need to get bigger tyres engineered or what is the rule with them?
Cheers, yowie

Hey yowie, Yes I did all the work my self. Depends what state your in but for NSW I run 35's & got them engineered. The max size tyre you can run atm in NSW is 15mm bigger in diameter over the largest tyre offered by the factory for your vehicle if not engineered. When the NCOP comes in 50mm over size will be the limit. Just make sure you do the lift correctly no bogey parts & you'll be alright. Best check with an engineer before you start so you know exactly what you have to do. I rang a few different engineers before I found one that I was happy with. I found some to be oh yea she'll be wright & others that didn't want to know, The fellow I used was on the ball & was fair aslong as my rig meet all the guide lines. I did have to get a muffler put on it before he passed it but other than that he was pleasant & easy to deal with.

Cheers Jono.

[YalwalYowie]

Thanks Jono, Looks like if I do my homework it shuoldn't be too bad. Thanks for the detailed reply
Regards, Matt