lift for r9 rodeo

Submitted: Saturday, Jun 26, 2004 at 22:49

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fred a

am trying to work out the best way(cheapest??) to raise a r9 rodeo tjm want 1600 or so.
rear- can i just put the springs on top of the axles
front- what do i do here ???

any help and ideas appreciated

thanks
fred

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Reply By: GO_OFFROAD - Saturday, Jun 26, 2004 at 23:28

Saturday, Jun 26, 2004 at 23:28

Best and cheapest are 2 totally different things, and should not be confused with each other ;-)

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Follow Up By: fred a - Saturday, Jun 26, 2004 at 23:33

Saturday, Jun 26, 2004 at 23:33

i probably need info on both-best and cheat- its not used for extreme stuff , but just need more height to save bottoming

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Follow Up By: GO_OFFROAD - Saturday, Jun 26, 2004 at 23:38

Saturday, Jun 26, 2004 at 23:38

The rear you could just fit some longer shackles, or reset the springs [cheap] and the front you could fit lifted spindles, [dear] wind up the torsion bars [cheap] and take a hammer to the offending parts of the front fenders to fit bigger tyres as well, the more height from the centre of axle to ground is much better than lift above that point.

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Follow Up By: fred a - Saturday, Jun 26, 2004 at 23:47

Saturday, Jun 26, 2004 at 23:47

i think longer shackles are illegal here qld.
what does it cost to reset springs. wouldnt it be simpler to just stick em above the axels?

not sure how far you can wind up tortion bars with out handlin problems

i think in qld can only go 15 mm above 205 .16 so not a great deal there but i suppose every mm helps
fred

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Follow Up By: Truckster (Vic) - Sunday, Jun 27, 2004 at 00:44

Sunday, Jun 27, 2004 at 00:44

Most things are illegal in Qld. :(

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Reply By: Steve from Albany - Sunday, Jun 27, 2004 at 11:02

Sunday, Jun 27, 2004 at 11:02

Fred,
I fitted higher profile tyres to my Rodeo. 215/85R16. This gave me nearly an extra inch of ground clearance. I travel on some pretty hairy tracks to get to fishing spots and rarely bottom out. The down side is the speedo is slightly out but not by much. This size tyre isn't common but it's made by a couple of brands and is supplied by most of the big tyre suppliers.
Regards
Steve.

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