Suspension upgrade

I have fitted a lot of 50mm lift on all types of 4wd, no problems with brake lines.
Koni long travel shocks will do the job with out any trouble.

Wayne

gday macnjen.
i have fitted heaps of 50mm lifts to gq/gu .
you might not get the full 50mm but you get close.
the only advise i could give is go back get your money back and try else where.
with 50mm lift the shocks would be the only thing you might have to change but you did that so they have either got no idea what they ordered or the wrong ones were sent out but they fitted them any way.
it sounds like they dont really know what they are doing.
cheers
due to duck season coming
ive decided to hide out
love jemima puddle duck
back after the season

Were did you take your mesurment ? Make sure the before and after measurments are taken from top lip of the guard to the bottom of the rim , not the tyre . if the tyre is not a diffrent ground , it will bolge difrently and give you a false reading . 50 mm will have no need for longer brake lines , unless you want to disconnect sway bars . If you go more than 50 mm , then longer brake lines are a must , make sure you get skinnier braded lines , this will keep a good brake pedal Venus Bay

A 50mm lift is EASY!
Anyone you cannot give this from standard should not be supplying and fitting suspensions. You are right it is basic stuff.

Had it done recently at Pedders in Bendigo, no problem at all on a GQ/Maverick. 2 inches isn't that much. Mind you the 2 inches that was achieved was from the old measurement with 15 yo springs and shocks to the new measurment. The actually told me the amount of lift to the exact millimeter at the end of the job. Great blokes over there and give good service with good accurate knowledge. Thoroughly recomend them. Tell them Big Trev sent you, you never know Grant might even give you a coffee (and a discount).

you can check for yourself by climbing under with one side of the body jacked up off the ground till thewheel is clear of the ground. car stands under body, get under and check for the brake lines, see how much space there is.

what do you want to do?? Bigger tires? Steve Roly ran 36x11's on his 3.0 GU with 2inch lift, no problems.

G'day,
I got my 2nd lot of aftermarket springs fitted by Binskins at wauchope, nsw. I originally had 2" OME and Koni Long travel shocks put on my 2000 4.2T/D GU when I bought it new. Then I had Polyairs put in to cater for the weight of LR Tank, recovery gear, dual wheel carrier/steel rear bar etc.
After a trip to the Cape in mid 2002, the back end was still looking a bit sad, so I got Binskins to put Lovells on; 4" front and 5" rear, still with the Konis. I was in the workshop when they did the job and actually cut the factory wrappers off the springs while the spanner man was taking the old ones off (so I KNOW they were that height, as it said so on the labelling). I have also now removed both sway bars.
The truck has done a lot of reasonably serious off road work (eg: Border Track in Ngakatt Cons Park, SA) and I have not had any problems with brake hoses, which haven't been extended. I also haven't needed to use use adjustable Panhard Rods or Castor correction devices. Truck drives and handles very well, with a little more body roll due to no sway bars.
You definitely can do a 2" lift without changing anything else.
Cheers,
Roachie

Just my shillings worth......careful if you decide to change the brake lines for braided ones, believe it or not, they are illegal on registered cars in NSW. I used them on my race car, and they made the peddal solid...no sponge affect at all, cant work out why they wouldnt allow it on roads Stupid law but i got pinged for putting them on my VL. Not sure of Victorian laws. Just check before you decide.

Regards AngeloI love it when you talk DIRTY !

Well the saga continues... I went to the place that provided the springs this morning. I was there for 3 hours while they fitted new springs and forked over $40 for the difference in price b/w the originals and the newer heavy duty. Measured it up afterwoards to find I only had another 10 mm at front and rear (total of 35 mm at rear). I then (reasonably I thought) asked what is the go - this is supposed to be a 50 mm lift? Their answer - fit another set of springs after a coiuple of phone calls to King Springs and bandying part numbers around. Incidentally another $40 (total $80 all up)

So they fit the springs and NOW I HAVE A LIFT OF 78MM REAR AND 65 MM FRONT!!!!!!! The !@#$%^&*( car doesnt fit in the garage, the missues has crakced the bleep s, I dont even want to think about insurance so the whole lot is coming off tomorrow and being returned... I will lose about $150 in fitting the new ones and refitting the originals and then I am going to ARB - no more of this organising things myself - it is not worth the dramas. It would be funny if I wasn't so totally p****ed off about the whole bloody fiasco.

I suppose at least some of you will get a laugh about this so it hasn't been a total waste of time. (maybe I will laugh about it ....about twenty years from now!!!

Been following with interest, hope ARB fixes your problem. I would have demanded a FULL refund from the mechanic.

Someone above posted that Munro makes Pedders shocks - they make the 2wd shocks but Pedders 4WD shocks are made overseas, not sure where. Read alot of post stating that Kings make OME coils so save money and buy Kings coils. You cannot buy a OME spec. coil from Kings. OME have a better range of coils for Nissans.