Suspension lift 3" or 4"

[jimmy28m5]

I have a 2nd gen 2.4 surf.It is standard apart from 1 1/2" body lift.

I plan to do a suspension lift soon and want to start getting parts together.

I was thinking of 1 1/2 inch ball joint spacers and adjusting the torsion bars by 1 1/2 " at the front,and using landcruiser coils a the rear.

Just a few questions if you dont mind pointing me in the right direction...

Which Landcruiser springs and how much lift do they give,im under the impression its 3"?

Will standard torsion bars be ok?

Where will i get shocks from now,as i understand procomp have gone under,and will i need +3 or +4 ones?

Do arb's need modifying?

Will this be enough to fit 33" tyres on?

Thankyou before hand...Jim

[surfenstein]

I have a 2nd gen 2.4 surf.It is standard apart from 1 1/2" body lift.

I plan to do a suspension lift soon and want to start getting parts together.

I was thinking of 1 1/2 inch ball joint spacers and adjusting the torsion bars by 1 1/2 " at the front,and using landcruiser coils a the rear.

Just a few questions if you dont mind pointing me in the right direction...

Which Landcruiser springs and how much lift do they give,im under the impression its 3"?
hdj80 from milners.roughly 3"to 4" lift
Will standard torsion bars be ok?
yes
Where will i get shocks from now,as i understand procomp have gone under,and will i need +3 or +4 ones?
[COLOR="red"]give nigel at la supertrux a ring[COLOR="Red"]
Do arb's need modifying?
yes,you will need to either remove them or get a drop kit.from bushwacker
Will this be enough to fit 33" tyres on?
yes plenty.
Thankyou before hand...Jim

hope that helps

[TonyN]

I have a 2nd gen 2.4 surf.It is standard apart from 1 1/2" body lift.

I plan to do a suspension lift soon and want to start getting parts together.

I was thinking of 1 1/2 inch ball joint spacers and adjusting the torsion bars by 1 1/2 " at the front,and using landcruiser coils a the rear.

Just a few questions if you dont mind pointing me in the right direction...

Which Landcruiser springs and how much lift do they give,im under the impression its 3"?
hdj80 from milners.roughly 3"to 4" lift
Will standard torsion bars be ok?
yes
Where will i get shocks from now,as i understand procomp have gone under,and will i need +3 or +4 ones?
give nigel at la supertrux a ring
Do arb's need modifying?
yes,you will need to either remove them or get a drop kit.from bushwacker
Will this be enough to fit 33" tyres on?
yes plenty.
Thankyou before hand...Jim

hope that helps.

Fixed for the internet numpty..

[surfenstein]

cheers tony,was in a bit of a rush.

[jimmy28m5]

Thanks...

Thanks for answering my questions TonyN and surfenstein...

Just wanted to make sure i had the right info.I will also need to extend the brake pipes.

One last question for now.I have 8x15" alloys on.Will 33 12.50 tyres fit on them ok,as im not sure whether to go for 10" wide modulars yet?

Sorry about the questions,but new to 4x4 stuff,im use to messing round with my old beemer...

[surfenstein]

all though not ideal,but yes they will fit.you would be better off with 10x15" rims.what beemer you got?

[jimmy28m5]

all though not ideal,but yes they will fit.you would be better off with 10x15" rims.what beemer you got?

1986 E28 M5

[surfenstein]

1986 E28 M5

cool,i have an 89 e34 535i sport(manual box).

[jimmy28m5]

cool,i have an 89 e34 535i sport(manual box).

Nice,had a couple of them,good fast car.
Had mine 8 years now.Allways messin with it.Adjustable suspension,bigger brakes,17" alloys,chipped to 300bhp.Not much good in this weather,no traction control,but fun...

[Jackt360]

not trying to highjack your thread but is there any good places in the uk to get balljoint spacers? i can get them from the u.s but would prefer to get them from here?