Maybe get a price off ARB to install as well whilst your there doing the snorkel. They are in bed with Old Man Emu and in my opinion the bee's knee's for suspension!!!
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Maybe get a price off ARB to install as well whilst your there doing the snorkel. They are in bed with Old Man Emu and in my opinion the bee's knee's for suspension!!!
I am wary of all "4wd" shops and would definately make it CLEAR you WILL need the snorkel to be water tight and you WILL be doing deep crossings!!
I have no issues with installing the suspension myself, just wanna make sure that I buy the right stuff in the first place, and if I can get a 3 inch lift for the cost of a 2inch I aint gonna complain.
I do have another question though, what about body lifts ? I have heard you can do 2inch without any drama's.
Is this fact or fiction ?
As I said in the first post on this thread my baby is a stock as a rock, other than the bull bar. I know that te radiator hoses may be an issue but will anything else fall by the wayside or need tweaking with a 2inch body lift ?
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Originally Posted by AB
I got a ballpark quote for getting them to put the suspension on for me just 5 mins ago.... lemme just say they aint doin it... they can do the snorkel though LOL
Put a 2" OME GU lift in your GQ and you will love it mate. As AB said the GU is a little heavier and therefore the 2" GU springs will ride a little higher in a GQ.
Get ARB to fit your snorkel ad make sure they silicon up all joints for high water crossings as per Growlers Advice bud.
Being a Petrol you would be very wise to add a tarp or car bra to your gear and put in on the cafr before going into the water, regardless of the snorkel. The Snorkel is there to stop water getting in your Air Intake Only! Your electronics will still be exposed and a Crossing Bra will help you ALLOT with keeping the water out of there. A little sikaflex around the gasket of your Dizzy works a treat i am told too ;)
Yes you can fit a Body lift without detriment to your Rego in all states i think. Ask yourself Why you need to do that though mate? 2" will make NO DIFFERENCE to your water crossing and make a huge difference to your body roll and stability.
Have a great trip mate, i have a friend in Nullumbouy.
I was looking at some springs a few weeks ago and they had the same part number front for gq and gu i am sure they were ome
They will have different Weight Ratings though as the GU is a much bigger car.Quote:
Originally Posted by 97_gq_lwb
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Originally Posted by 97_gq_lwb
This is why its so important to give the supplier as much accurate info on the weight/load being towed or stored on your vehicle. A troll like mine thats basically used as a toy will have a very different load rated spring than one set up as a tourer/towerQuote:
Originally Posted by MudRunnerTD
I popped into my local ARB this yesterday morning $500 to sup/fit the snorkel
I was looking at doing the body lift as I have been told you are NOT allowed to do a 4 inch suspension lift in South Australia without an engineers cert, but you can do 2inch susp and 2 inch body lift, this came from ARB here in Adelaide, as well as the RTA inspector when I transfered the rego over as my baby came from interstate.