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    3" lift advice

    hi all, just wondering if caster bushes are a must or are unneccesary when a gq is lifted to 3"

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    A must ... 3 degree bushes mate or your truck will behave like a second hand woollies trolley on the road!!! lol

    Can get away with 2" without them (just), but higher than that means caster correction for sure mate.

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    yeah thought so, but was hoping not haha already bucks like a bronco

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    Pay to check with some other shorty owners I thought ya may need to adjust transfer case and gear box on the shortys I'm fairly sure that's the case with 4"lift HippoNZ here on the forum has done the full lift

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    We had to put plates in to lower the transfer case and auto on our shorty (3 inch sus lift and 2 inch body lift) as the vibration just drove us nuts we got the plates from opposite lock cant remember the price
    Theres only one thing tougher than my truck............. YES DEAR GOING TO DO THE LAWNS NOW
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    Bolt in Drop boxes is the fix. does the spacing for the gearbox and transfer and also sorts out the caster and keeps the Nissan radius bushes. Big Fan

    I have some of these on the GUIV and have Superiors on teh GQ. These are HEAPS easier to fit as they are straight bolt up and NO Cuttoing is needed.

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    Wish it was Nissan though, Toyotas just can't keep up with the Pootrol pace.
    The only good thing about an 80 series is..... the front end?? Wrong!!, the Engine?? Wrong!! the Full Time 4WD system?? Wrong!! Its the NissanPatrol.com.au stubby holder fitted over the transfer lever.
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    drop boxes are just so much more than castor correction bushs tho

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    Like mudrunner said. Drop boxes will space your gearbox down and fix your caster at the same time. Well with the money in my opinion.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MudRunnerTD View Post
    Bolt in Drop boxes is the fix. does the spacing for the gearbox and transfer and also sorts out the caster and keeps the Nissan radius bushes. Big Fan

    I have some of these on the GUIV and have Superiors on teh GQ. These are HEAPS easier to fit as they are straight bolt up and NO Cuttoing is needed.

    NISSAN-PATROL-GQ-GU-FORD-MAVERICK-DROP-BOXES-3-6-INCH
    I know this is a grave dig ( i didn't do it ,lol) but have you still got these on a GU mate ?

    If so could you post up a pic of what they look like on the car (please), id like to see if they look "obvious" or would attract unwanted attention !
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    No Problem at all. They are near invisible i think and you'd have to be bloody switched on to pick them in a crowd.

    I have never been hassled for Drop Boxes on either car and i Love em!

    I will have to take a pic tomorrow and post it up for you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rogue Dung Beetle View Post
    Wish it was Nissan though, Toyotas just can't keep up with the Pootrol pace.
    The only good thing about an 80 series is..... the front end?? Wrong!!, the Engine?? Wrong!! the Full Time 4WD system?? Wrong!! Its the NissanPatrol.com.au stubby holder fitted over the transfer lever.
    WARNING: Towballs used for recoveries can, and do kill people and damage property.

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