Who is running 3" kits here

[PMC]

all good, but you may find people struggle to get in it hahahaha, I know I do lol.

Short-Arse! lol

Regards,

RLI

[PMC]

I run a 3" lift in the GUIV with drop boxes. Love it.

G'day Darren,

After speaking to you today, i will be doing the same to the Chev Patrol i purchase next.

PS, highlander, what diff ratios are you using with your 6.5 Chev with 35's?

Regards,

RLI

[PMC]

What do wou want from your suspension? What kind of 4wding do you do.......remember poorman pays twice, those who are never happy pay several times

Farkkk, i have been guilty of that over the years when you state; "those who are never happy pay several times"

Regards,

RLI

[Ben-e-boy]

I'm not going to get into a debate about what I want and that I should do it this way (sorry to be blunt)

I bought the kit and the only thing I didn't get was drop boxes so was wondering if the bushes were hard to change

Really.........
I asked you a simple question, what do you want from your suspension.

Regardless of what post I quoted, the question was directly to the point with no malice.

[MudRunnerTD]

I'm not going to get into a debate about what I want and that I should do it this way (sorry to be blunt)

I bought the kit and the only thing I didn't get was drop boxes so was wondering if the bushes were hard to change

THey just press out. If you have a press then happy days.

If your paying the shop to remove the radius arms, press out the factory bushes and press in the correction bushes and then refit the radius arms i'd argue it would be cheaper to buy and fit the drop boxes!!

These are the boxes i have in the GUIV NISSAN-PATROL-GQ-GU-FORD-MAVERICK-DROP-BOXES-3-6-INCH

There are a couple of cheaper ones now but all are copies of this bloke who made the first direct bolt in jobs. I have fitted superiors to the GQ first and they needed to have a slight cut, the ones in the link were a piece of piss to fit. And you retain the factory bushes which is ideal.

[Winnie]

im pretty sure winnie runs a 3" lift... his truck runs beautiful

Yeah as drew said it's a 2" GU lift. Springs are way too heavy though and I'm not happy with it.

[skits]

i was thinking about getting a 3". i was told i'd also need to buy Extended Sway Bar Link Kit, Extended Brake Lines and Offset Castor Correction Bush Kit. Do i need these.

[Beni C]

i was thinking about getting a 3". i was told i'd also need to buy Extended Sway Bar Link Kit, Extended Brake Lines and Offset Castor Correction Bush Kit. Do i need these.

Skits I would at least be putting it all in if I was you.

I have just finished putting a 2" lift in mine and in order to "future proof" in case I want to go bigger in the future I also invested in adj panhards, come spec draglink and adj sway bar linkages, I went with all Superior Engineering gear in mine. After having it squared up and driving straight my tyre guy recommended whacking in the castor bushes. Now there are mixed reports, some say do it others say dont worry about it but for a 3" I would be whacking them in.

I'm pretty handy with a spanner and a mate of mine has a hoist so where as paying someone to do it, we put the suspension in which I reckon I saved around $1000 in labour alone, so I had more cash to splash on the setup I wanted as opposed to what a local 4wd store / suspension mob might tell you what you need. Now provided I can pin down another mate of mine who I know has a press, I will be whacking in the castor correction bushes as well.

[skits]

ok thanks for that,i still havnt decided weather to go for the 2" or 3".

[Winnie]

Yeah as drew said it's a 2" GU lift. Springs are way too heavy though and I'm not happy with it.

Now that this thread has been bumped I see this comment.
I take it back, I did the Simpson on this suspension and it was perfect! I would not want anything else.