Undecided to lift or not

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Originally Posted by Plasnart

As for weighing your 'trol have a look in the yellow pages and you'll find a public weigh station in your area. They charge a fee for a print out of your weights.

Our local tip has a full weighing system in the entrance bay and exit and they detirmine the cost by the weight difference. Not sure if any other tips in your area have the facility.

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Originally Posted by Plasnart

The tip won't have a certified calibrated scale but will be good enough for this excercise.

I rekcon they are dodgy too!!!

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Here's a picture of a 2" GU lift on a GQ so a standard 2" GQ lift would be slightly lower.

They are 31" tyres and even with the higher 2" lift (more like 2.5") it still doesnt look silly...

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I love my 2" lift. I have to lift a cheek to get in and out. Makes it feel like a truck. lol

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Originally Posted by Nanango

Was told by my mechanic the other day that my beast was a fair bit lower than it should be. Have only had it for about six months, a 96 GQ TB42E and the previous owner used it to tow horse floats. They had fitted a pair of airbags in the rear but they are stuffed.
OK, so I know I need new springs and probably shocks as well, but should I go the extra and put a 2" lift set in or leave as standard?
Most of my driving is not really 4WD, but certainly on dirt roads, however I am planning on a trip next year that includes the Gibb River Road, Tanami Track, Kakadu, Mitchell Falls etc.
My rubber is virtually brand new and am not really looking at changing wheel size as that will mean six new wheels and rubber (2 spares) if I get a lift. Whatever the case I have been advised to get a pair of +200Kg springs on the rear due to what I carry, and probably some heavier ones on the front due to a steel bull bar (no winch) and full length steel roof rack.
Looking at EFS springs and shocks due to the 3Yr, 100K warranty and have read good report relating to them, but not locked into anything yet.
Rick

Hiya Rick,

Going by the highlighted info there is no need to "lift" the truck. Returning the suspension to normal spec from sagged (my old GQ was an ex Horse Floater as well) will lift it about 2 or even 3 inches from what it is now back to standard height.
The lift will give you no increased ground clearance as the diffs are still were they were before. You will get a slightly better entry and departure angle however ramp over angle may be similar depending on circumstance.
Lifting will also raise fuel consumption slightly due to an "apparent" aero increase to the frontal aspect and some vehicles require castor correction kits even with a 2 inch lift and some don't. 1 of mine did.

BUT...

If the cost of the suspension components are similar in replacing the stuffed bits with stock height as raised height gear then a lift may be the way to go.

Just ensure that a soft 2 inch lift isn't lost with your load compared to a standard height +200 Kg as if you end up with the same departure angles etc then there was no point. Patrols have a lot of body roll anyway, esp so if people disconnect the sway bar as the two inch lift takes a fair bit out of the rear geometry unless Sway Bar Links are extended or extension brackets fitted so sometimes a firmer suspension is a lot better

The big thing IMHO is that with the destinations you have planned (all 'cept Mitchell are reasonable tracks) get the best Shockies you can. A couple of those tracks are shockie killers.