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dont forget the flex shots :bigthumbup:
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Love the smell of Diesel in the Morning
Well the spring tower brace is in and what a rippa!! The Nissan should come from the factory with one of these!!
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Ammmmmmmadaaaaas!!
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What lift kit is that now?
Kallen Westbrook
Owner of
Westy's Accessories
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Originally Posted by Westy's Accessories
Hi Kallen,
Same size lift just way way better! Can't believe how it feels on the road. So much more planted. There is about 50 acres of vacant land behind 4wdObsession and we took it for a burl on a rough track and it felt great.
No flex shots yet but very pleased.
Thanks again to Brett at 4 we'd Obsession in Melton for all his help and to Simon and Danny at 4wdTV a big thank you and to the guys at Superior Engineering what can I say? Aussies producing Worlds Best! Good job guys
So its a bit stiffer? I'm looking at going softer as the ome setup is like its ridged..
Do they have a website I can browse?
Kallen Westbrook
Owner of
Westy's Accessories
Sexy as hell!!
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Think I'm getting a tingle!!
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Originally Posted by Westy's Accessories
Here you go Kallen, Superior Engineering
Superior Engineering -Nissan Patrol Section
Looks like a lot of hard work just to install a set of shocks, they would want to make 100% difference in ride and handling, can't see the average joe blow wanting to buy these unless they have the coin to get someone else to install them
When is the test run Darren?? And there looking good mate!!Quote:
Originally Posted by MudRunnerTD
Nah not at all Todd,Quote:
Originally Posted by NissanGQ4.2
They are pretty well identical to fit to any shock, these just have the remote canister (the key to performance) thqt you ahve to also mount. THe kit comes with the bracketry and you just need to bolt it up. THe back one i have Zip Tied to the chassis Cross member on top of teh fuel tank. All good.
They are awesome.
The rear shock tower brace is a separate job and was a bit of a bitch but relatively straight forward and will make a massive difference. I had Torn the left side half of the chassis!
What was the rear shock brace worth? I have the body of mine at the moment so if it worth doing it would be pretty easy to do right now.
Is it required only with big lift or is it something just worth doing
Nah worth doing regardless mate. It is a weak point in a Nissan, especially if your car sees allot of corrugations or jumps and or heavy loads.Quote:
Originally Posted by matfew
Jump on the superiors site in the link on the previous page I think, I think it was $120 or something! Great value I think. They say you need a body lift to fit it, not sure if that's just to make it fittable or it needs the space. If you have the body off then give them a bell and they will guide you. They do a bolt on kit but that is upwards of $400 and I am thinking of putting it on the GUIv
So the brace doesn't attach to the chassis then? For some reason I thought they would have.......... bet it would be an absolute pig to fit if you didn't have a body lift ;)
MCCrappatappalot signing in!!!
And still no long arms.....
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Originally Posted by Clunk
Yeah you could not get it in.
It came with a bolt kit and bolts up from underneath the shock towers. See the pics I posted and you can see the bolts in place.
I'll jump on my phone and post the pic again via tappa.
Really impressed with the brace!! If you have a body lift or a ute then you should not leave home without one!
I was looked after in this project no doubt but have no obligation tomSuperior to spruce this item but it is simply awesome!
Have they fixed the issue of the shock rotating and busting off the remote line?
Kallen Westbrook
Owner of
Westy's Accessories
Nah mate I'm too scared!Quote:
Originally Posted by nissannewby
Yeah not sure Kallen, did cross my mind though and will be keeping an eye on them for sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by Westy's Accessories
If I can have everything go my way I will have new shocks, springs, front arms, long arms, 37's, tray mods, gears, front locked and tray mods before September although I think I'm being a little optimistic lolQuote:
Originally Posted by MudRunnerTD
That's an awesome list. You WILL need a winch if you want to play in Vic mate. Different game down this way but great fun.Quote:
Originally Posted by nissannewby
Already have a high mount just got to fit it.
Perfect! I know a guy that knows a bit about those ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by nissannewby
Thanks MR, should have looked at the Superior link you put up........ spotted the other bolt on bracing kit that I was thinking about but still doesn't attach to the chassis...... I remember an engineer post up pics of the design in here a while back.Quote:
Originally Posted by MudRunnerTD
MCCrappatappalot signing in!!!
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Originally Posted by Clunk
Yeah the idea is that the Tower Caps are already welded to the side of the chassis and rely on the gussets welded to the side of the chassis rail to hold down the tower cap and therefore add a heap of shear force to those welds.
By installing either to top brace as I have or the bolt on kit you are relieving the welds and supporting the tower caps from th e outer edge and reducing the counterlever shear force. The tower brace featured here completely relieves the counter leave and turns it into a spanning element.
Really impressed with both concepts to be honest! Props to Superior Engineering.
It's not a guy with the name metcalfe is it? I'm not sure how far I want to go with it probably a mild twin motor setup.Quote:
Originally Posted by MudRunnerTD
Your an animal!!Quote:
Originally Posted by nissannewby
Hey I know someone putting together a group buy on an Air Freespool extended drum kit for the high mount if your keen let me know. Still chasing numbers but the $ look good. Maybe a $200 discount.
The key to facing your fears is to hit them head on.Quote:
Originally Posted by MudRunnerTD
I'll be checkn yours out in September mate no doubt at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ben-e-boy
What am i missing in september ??? M.r
Like the look of that rear spring mount brace. When you say that version is only suited for patrols with a body lift, is that only for fitting purposes? I suppose if one was to fit one without a body lift could possibly undo the body mounts to gain a little lift to pop the bolts in.
Is there any drilling necessary?
I'd say from looking at mine when I was putting the cab back on that it will foul on the body.
There is a bolt on brace on their website for patrols without body lift but it is 450 odd bucks compared to the 120 of the one used here.
Hey Roofy, sorry mate, missed your post. Yeah the guys are coming down for a weekend driving in i think early October now. Date is set just not handy. The 3 amigos are driving down to play and we might do a meetup and a camping trip. Thinking the high country and maybe camp at woods point. I will post a Meetup in the Meetup section about this as there are some requirements but should be a great weekend.Quote:
Originally Posted by roofy
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Originally Posted by Parksy
Yeah i think that it would be very difficult to fit without a body mount. Also the top mount of the shocks foul with the brace in position when you try to fit or remove the shocks. Damn it! If you want to swap out your shocks then the brace needs to be undone and lifted to allow for the shocks to be removed. Head Up.Quote:
Originally Posted by matfew
I think the bolt on $450 kit is actually really good value for what it is! Allot of Engineering R&D went into making that one. When i have the cash i will be fitting one to the GUIV for sure.
So here is a pic of my rear spring tower before the Superior Brace kit went in!!!
HOLY CRAP!!
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Didn't you design that hole to let all that mud and water out