3" lift advice

[shorty_td42]

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

cheers

[Bigrig]

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.

[shorty_td42]

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

[growler2058]

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

[patrol2.8]

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

[MudRunnerTD]

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 (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/NISSAN-PATROL-GQ-GU-FORD-MAVERICK-DROP-BOXES-3-6-INCH-/220986594306?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3373d3d402#ht_897wt_1104)

[NZY60PATROL]

drop boxes are just so much more than castor correction bushs tho

[Dominator]

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.

[04OFF]

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 (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/NISSAN-PATROL-GQ-GU-FORD-MAVERICK-DROP-BOXES-3-6-INCH-/220986594306?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3373d3d402#ht_897wt_1104)

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 !

[MudRunnerTD]

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.

No Probs

Cheers MR

[MudRunnerTD]

drop boxes are just so much more than castor correction bushs tho

not that much more expensive.

They are bolt in, not workshop press required. Easy to fit and work a treat.

The Biggest Bonus though is this..... Caster Correction bushes are Junk and you tend to blow them out pretty easy. a Nissan Genuine bush is good for 300,000kms+. retaining them is a winner.

[BigRAWesty]

not that much more expensive.

They are bolt in, not workshop press required. Easy to fit and work a treat.

The Biggest Bonus though is this..... Caster Correction bushes are Junk and you tend to blow them out pretty easy. a Nissan Genuine bush is good for 300,000kms+. retaining them is a winner.

If only they made them for 2"

Kallen Westbrook
Owner of
Westy's Accessories (http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/showthread.php?15134-Westy-s-Accessories.-A-small-back-yard-builder.)

[04OFF]

:useless:


So where are they oh muddy one ? he-he