'91 Terrano Suspension Lift
Submitted: Wednesday, Oct 18, 2006 at 14:24
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tomjones83
Hi All,
I have a mate who has the 4 door Nissan Terrano and wishes to give it a lift. I understand they run the torsions in the front which makes it pretty $$$ to lift. I have read a few forums on the net about winding them up a couple of inches but nobody has any definitive success stories.
Has anyone here accomplished winding them up before. If so, how far can you go without needing to replace anything and is the on/offroad capability tarnished?
If replacement is on the cards, has anyone got any recommendations on where to get it done is brissy?
Cheers
Tom
Reply By: robak (QLD) - Wednesday, Oct 18, 2006 at 14:35
Wednesday, Oct 18, 2006 at 14:35
Tom,
I have a 92 terrano and I've wound the front up about two inches without any problems. With age the torsion bars sag a little so it's probably only an inch or 1.5 above what it was from the factory.
For the rear you can get some front coils off an (70's) F100 or F150 ford. Just cut the little pig tail off the end. That'll give you about 1.5 to 2 inches lift in the back and help with load carrying.
Hope that helps.
Cheers
R.
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Reply By: robak (QLD) - Wednesday, Oct 18, 2006 at 14:54
Wednesday, Oct 18, 2006 at 14:54
also -
here's some links that may be of help.
Site Link
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www.damagedreality.com/fordcoil.html
If you're going to raise the front more then two inches, it would be wise to get these
Site Link
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Follow Up By: tomjones83 - Wednesday, Oct 18, 2006 at 16:22
Wednesday, Oct 18, 2006 at 16:22
Thanks for the info, I will pass it on ;-)
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Follow Up By: Lucky Pierre - Tuesday, Nov 14, 2006 at 18:48
Tuesday, Nov 14, 2006 at 18:48
Hi Robak,
Looks like you've done the homework onTerrano bits.
I've noticed my 1990's rear springs are fading and i'm thinking about the Ford or JGC replacements mentioned.
Have you done anything about fitting a diff breather?
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Follow Up By: robak (QLD) - Wednesday, Nov 15, 2006 at 09:47
Wednesday, Nov 15, 2006 at 09:47
Lucky P
I haven't actually fitted the ford springs to
mine. My mate (the one in the red terrano in my pictures) has, and I don't think he has done anything about the diff breathers. We don't really do many
creek crossing. (the drought helps with that). I think the terrano diff breathers go up fairly high anyway.
I'm about to fit some new spring, that I got off ebay, this weekend so I'll have a closer look.
BTW, he got his springs from a wrecker for about $80.
Cheers
R.
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Follow Up By: Lucky Pierre - Wednesday, Nov 15, 2006 at 14:19
Wednesday, Nov 15, 2006 at 14:19
R
Thanks for that, I would be interested to hear how the replacement springs effect the ride as I'd like to keep the family happy as
well.
I spend most of my off road time on
the beach and managed to get the
water over the bonnet going through a puddle on Moreton last school holidays, hence the thought about higher vehicle and breathers.
Regards
P
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Follow Up By: robak (QLD) - Wednesday, Nov 15, 2006 at 17:26
Wednesday, Nov 15, 2006 at 17:26
hmm.... good point. I'll be going to moerton next week. Woohooo...
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Reply By: Member - Phantom (WA) - Wednesday, Oct 18, 2006 at 15:31
Wednesday, Oct 18, 2006 at 15:31
Hey Tom,
You probably haven't heard this before but.......
its not unusual!!!!...
ROFLMAO
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Follow Up By: tomjones83 - Wednesday, Oct 18, 2006 at 15:58
Wednesday, Oct 18, 2006 at 15:58
whats new pussycat...
yep, have heard them all before. seeing as though i have been through it, i am going to name my first male child David ;-)
only kiddin!
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