spring packers

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The question I wanted to ask was about spring spacers/packers. I have just had my 92 80 series td GXL raised. I asked for 3 inches and it seems to have gone up that much at the back but the front still looks low. I got EFS (kings) springs and Rancho 9's. The measurements from the centre of the wheel hub to the flare over the wheel arch vary by about 40mm front to back. I would have thought that they would be pretty similar not over an inch and a half out. Where can you buy spring packers in Brisbane to change the difference? This was the third set of springs they put in. The first two times they put in Carrolls enforcers which are cheaper than the EFS. The back was always up more than the front with all of them - why?

Charlie,
Try Wizard Performance he is a specialist in kings and rancho's. www.wizardperformance.com.au
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good luck
Brett

how you going charlie
what might be happening is they are fitting a heavier duty coil in the rear wich will give a little more lift in the rear but when loaded they wont sag as much.
mind you 40 mm seems a little to much.
if im fitting a set of coils to a 4wd there is usualy only about 15/20 mm diference between front and rear.
rathere than going out and bying spacers as there not cheap.
go back to the place that fitted them and ask them what happened
if i need to fit spacers for different reasons for a customer i get mine throu pedders they have a cpl of difrent heights to suit l/c.
hope this is of some helpeaster fun at jamison

gday charlie.
ive had my 3lt for about 2yrs now.its done over 300000ks and have had a cpl of things go wrong but you get that with anything you buy.
from gearbox back same as 4.2 gearbox/diffs/transfer case so bullet proof.heres a list of the things ive had trouble with.
1 under the carby there is a little steel cylinder that atomises the fuel.piece of it broke of and bend a cpl of valves.2nd hand vl commodore motor $250 just had to change a cpl of things sump/manifold.
2 little spring inside dizzy broke and sent timing hay wire.$5.
ive got it booked in for next week to get dizzy remapped so should go a little harder.
3 vacume seconderies not working and butterflies were seized.a little carby cleaner and a little time loosening the butterflys fixed it.and i also got rid of vacume secondaries and made it manual by fitting a spring.that made heaps of diference really pulls now after 3000rpm.
they are a little down in power compared to bigger motor but i fitted extractors sports exhaust system and that alone made a big difference.friend of mine was down from qld the other week he has a 3ltr hilux diesel that he is about to sell and looking at getting a patrol he was a little woried about the lack of power in a 3ltr gq from what he had been told but was quite surprised when we were away(hes now going to bye one.)
4 broken engine mount $30 repco
5 rear calipers seized up $20 for caliper kits
and thats about all ive had to do.i love mine and if i had to bye another i would probly go 3ltr again.
4.2 head rebuild about $1200.mines on gas.
3ltr head rebuild who knows if you get a whole motor for $250 lol.
hope this helps.
easter fun at jamison

I have just fitted lovells springs and Koni shocks to my 3ltr GU, The height increase was a bit more than I expected but I suppose when it is loaded for taravel it will be good. The front lifted by 45mm and the rear by 70mm. The vehicle handles brilliantly. potholes and ruts in the tar seem to just disappear. Can't wait to try it loaded on the dirt. The ride comfort is very similar to the factory setup on the tar.