100 series suspension

Dont see any major issues if all fitted up correctly except if the other half takes it to undercover shopping centres and dont forget about insurance. I know your general ones like NRMA etc wont insure anything over 2 inch lift. Bloke around the corner from me has 5 inch and only spoke to him on monday arvo as hes only had it done in the last 4 months but said he has had no dramas what soever except for his wife whinging cause she cant take it to Penrith plaza and now wont fit in the garage so she is spewing cause now he wants a carport which the 2k lift will turn into 6k including carport and gates. Regards Steve M

Hi Luke. Depends what floats ya boat, but mine is about 3 inch and I reckon any higher would have more negatives than positives. Obviously I don't know what you do with you truck so it might be needed. The cost for that sort of a lift would be probably double that of a 3 inch lift because of all the other things you sudenly have to modify - brake lines, castor correction, uni joints, sway bars, possibly longer tailshafts, fold down ladders to get in ;) the list goes on...

Certainly talk to a 4x4 shop that has done this size lift, for all the other things that need modding too.

It's simple heavy duty King Springs it lifts it 65mm, you can leave your original shocks on, no adjustments needed drive in drive out 1 hour $500.

Anything else is a waste of time and money IMOA, I have 3 100 series had an 80 series all with the same, I wouldn't use anything else.

Cheers Steve.

Luke what type of driving do you intend to do (desert touring/winch challenge/beach/street cruizing) & what size tyres do you intend putting on? I ask as there is no point jacking the car up unnessesarily as it effects the stability, handling & insurance to name a few. Generally a minor lift will have little overall negative effect but at 6" I'd suggest speaking with a suspension expert who can set the car up correctly.
I have a 3" lift on my 105 cruiser which gives me zero castor angle and noticably poorer handling from standard. Any more lift & I'd have to put in castor correction kit just to keep it on the road.
Cheers Craig...........

Too high = misery. Great for boy racers, hard corers or people who don't go anywhere, but the on road handling is horrible.

I lowered mine down from a 4" to 2" lift and it is WAY better but still not great. Yes I have castor correction, yes I have the geometry right etc. 4x4Monthly mag built up a 105 a while ago and went birko with the lift, it was not a popular vehicle and I think they even described it as 'scary' to drive.

Each to his own of course, but I like to actually go places in mine, not just play on tracks near home. Drive one that's too high and after a day of travelling 1,200km's you'll be bleep tered one way or the other. The novelty wears off very quickly.

Hi Luke
I have a 5" lift on a 80 series, and it took a lot to get it right. The way it is set up now it handles better than most 2" lift jobs. It is nearly all snake racing stuff, it has the Tuff dog adjustable shocks with in car kit, caster plates, adjustable everything with air bags in the rear springs that are also adjustable from inside the car. The sway bars had to be corrected with spacers and plates. Don't forget with that much lift you will have to push the rear axel back or the springs won't sit right. I have done everything from rock hopping and ledges to out back NSW and Cape York and lots of touring. It is great on corrugations with the CD never skipping and the shocks are great, on good surfaces you can push the air up and the thing sits flat around the hardest corner. But once again it was a lot of mucking around and I don't think I would do it again.

It is also all engineered so insurance is no problem as I just got quotes with NRMA, GIO and a few others and all OK as long as I had the paperwork.

Have fun

Craig

Hi Luke, I have put a two inch lift in and it lifted the rear 5 inches and the front 3. The older live axle cruisers have sagged a fair bit especially if they have been around the block towing. Now when the back lifts on speed humps the whole car moves to the side because the panhard rod is no longer level. It is awesome to have more height and see over the traffic but I am glad I didnt go for anything higher.
Regards Chard