lift kits

[POPEYE]

Has anyone a close up pic of one of these 2" mounts and possibly the diameter of it and what it's made of? (and possibly make em, bring em here and fit em , only jokeing) judgeing by the thread below (who makes lift kits) it seems Jotto's got a lot on his plate at the mo and i'm wondering if i could possibly make em my self,
By the looks of some pic's i've seen they were either made of hard wearing nylon plastic stuff or alloy, they look like they'd be fairly simple to make unless i'm missing something, i would'nt want to make it dangerious, cos you know the power of these 2.4's, i could floor it and end up sitting in my cab while the chassi f**ks off down the road,
I can manage the bracket's my self but i only got a very small lathe (modleing lathe) and i wont get 2"-2"1/2" stock in it, also i suppose the longer bolts are available, high tensile?

[scotty]

i agree ian

all these 3.0 owners under estimate the power of us 2.4's

aye right

[POPEYE]

i agree ian

all these 3.0 owners under estimate the power of us 2.4's

aye right

[surfenstein]

Has anyone a close up pic of one of these 2" mounts and possibly the diameter of it and what it's made of? (and possibly make em, bring em here and fit em , only jokeing) judgeing by the thread below (who makes lift kits) it seems Jotto's got a lot on his plate at the mo and i'm wondering if i could possibly make em my self,
By the looks of some pic's i've seen they were either made of hard wearing nylon plastic stuff or alloy, they look like they'd be fairly simple to make unless i'm missing something, i would'nt want to make it dangerious, cos you know the power of these 2.4's, i could floor it and end up sitting in my cab while the chassi f**ks off down the road,
I can manage the bracket's my self but i only got a very small lathe (modleing lathe) and i wont get 2"-2"1/2" stock in it, also i suppose the longer bolts are available, high tensile?

ian i have a set of 3" lift blocks here if you want them.you could always machine them down to 2" i made a spare set when i did mine,just in case.

[colin timney]

i agree ian

all these 3.0 owners under estimate the power of us 2.4's

aye right

we would never do that
colin

[POPEYE]

ian i have a set of 3" lift blocks here if you want them.you could always machine them down to 2" i made a spare set when i did mine,just in case.

Cheers mate, you got a PM

[scotty]

we would never do that
colin

aye ye would

cheers scotty

[POPEYE]

Right next question is:- if i put the 3" blocks on i'd have to fab summat up for the steering columb right?, i think 2" is about as far as you can push it if i remember the posts

[stormforce]

Right next question is:- if i put the 3" blocks on i'd have to fab summat up for the steering columb right?, i think 2" is about as far as you can push it if i remember the posts

yep and the gear selectors aswell

[scotty]

Right next question is:- if i put the 3" blocks on i'd have to fab summat up for the steering columb right?, i think 2" is about as far as you can push it if i remember the posts

sure i saw somthing on ebag tody for extending steering column

maybe worth a look.

cheers scotty

[surfenstein]

Right next question is:- if i put the 3" blocks on i'd have to fab summat up for the steering columb right?, i think 2" is about as far as you can push it if i remember the posts

well there are two places you can split the column.at the top just under the dash.and at the bottom by the flexible joint.you will also need to get a piece of pipe to make the fuel filler neck longer,and also remove some metal around the high low selector and around the bottom of the steering column as it goes through the bulkhead as well as the bumper drop brackets and the radiator drop brackets.some one like serco ryan or allfix will do longer high tensile bolts.you will also have to bend the handbrake bracket up on the chassis so the cable runs smoothly.youll see what i mean when you do it.

[jaky cakes]

Are these what you're after??

[POPEYE]

Cheers Mark, Ali, i'm getting carried away here, think on reflection i'd better stick with 2", my missis will never get in, she's in for a shock when she finds its higher than it was when it went in the garage, i told her this lift thing would give me more clearance under the bonnet, well i was'nt lieing was i, just did'nt mention the whole thing is going to be higher, i'll say it must be due to takeing all that weight off while i was doing it, and dont worry it'll settle down again

[Chillitt]

Cheers Mark, Ali, i'm getting carried away here, think on reflection i'd better stick with 2", my missis will never get in, she's in for a shock when she finds its higher than it was when it went in the garage, i told her this lift thing would give me more clearance under the bonnet, well i was'nt lieing was i, just did'nt mention the whole thing is going to be higher, i'll say it must be due to takeing all that weight off while i was doing it, and dont worry it'll settle down again

Are you sure it will come out of that garage with a 2" lift on it?

[jaky cakes]

I made these at 1.5" just to be on the safe side of average - also saves too much messing about with steering column chaffing, and also mrs JK may still be able to get in!!
On my jobs to do list at the moment - too cold out and my knee's fcuked at the moment (if you didn't already know!!)


Oh - while i'm on...quick question to those in the know...Are LC springs any longer than standard surf springs??
Having bother with my insurance over raised suspension (2" blocks and 20% springs) and thinking of swapping my current set up for LC springs if the height is the same. That way I can tell insurance that I've replaced surf with standard toyota springs (well it's the truth!!!) and save having to get an engineers report and paying a raised premium!