Front suspension lift - I need advice

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Front suspension lift - I need advice

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Mense

Daar is 'n ou (Filipe Valverde) op ons facebook blad (WegRy / Drive Out), wat 'n suspension vraag het. Kan julle hier raad gee asseblief? Ek cut en paste die antwoorde weer soontoe.


"Ek wil my Hilux (2010 double cab 4x4 3l diesel) se voor veering bietjie lig. Daar's die opsie om 'n spacer in te sit bokant die standaard coils. Maar daar's blykbaar ook die opsie om Cruiser coils in te sit om die Hilux se bek te lig? Ek vertrou nie die spacer opsie nie. Enige beproefde voorstelle? Wil nie graag betroubaarheid inboet nie."

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Ali, ek het in my D4D en Tuna spacers in al vir meer as 2 jaar, geen probleem :thumbup:

Jy kan kyk na Cruiser / KZTE shocks vir meer artikulasie, shocks gaan nie jou voertuig sommer lig nie :wink2:
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Ek het spacers in al twee my bakkies gesit,geen probleme met enige van hulle nie,as jy geld wil spandeer is daar baie opsies. Ek dink iemand soos OME en Iron man sal aftermarket suspensies he wat jou bakkie sal kan hoeer maak voor en agter of net voor. En hulle is albei beproefde name wat n ou kan vertrou.
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So ter loops, 'n 16mm spscer sal hom 30 - 35mm lift gee en 'n 30mm spacer so 50mm lift

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Thanks Mark en Jacques. Much appreciated. :yahoo:
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Alibaba wrote:Mense

Daar is 'n ou (Filipe Valverde) op ons facebook blad (WegRy / Drive Out), wat 'n suspension vraag het. Kan julle hier raad gee asseblief? Ek cut en paste die antwoorde weer soontoe.


"Ek wil my Hilux (2010 double cab 4x4 3l diesel) se voor veering bietjie lig. Daar's die opsie om 'n spacer in te sit bokant die standaard coils. Maar daar's blykbaar ook die opsie om Cruiser coils in te sit om die Hilux se bek te lig? Ek vertrou nie die spacer opsie nie. Enige beproefde voorstelle? Wil nie graag betroubaarheid inboet nie."

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Post by Racing snake »

Mark.
I also need to lift the front of my S/C, can't get over the brick lying in the driveway. You say you have 30mm spacers? Is the suspention travel determined by the length of the shock? I take it I would not need to replace the shocks for the simple installation of a spacer?
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Racing snake wrote:Mark.
I also need to lift the front of my S/C, can't get over the brick lying in the driveway. You say you have 30mm spacers? Is the suspention travel determined by the length of the shock? I take it I would not need to replace the shocks for the simple installation of a spacer?
Yes Brian, I have :thumbup: And yes. You can keep your standard shocks and coils just the way they are :wink2: These will lift your nose :thumbup:
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Thanks Mark. I'll contact you soon.
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Beste opsie is verseker 'n coil upgrade, en daar is hope opsies van verskillende coils om in te sit.

Werkbare opsie, maar dinamies nie jou beste keuse nie is 'n spacer. Dis soos om jou Hilux 'n stel "heels" aan te trek om hom te lig.

Lig hom te veel, en jy is gewaarborg om die CV's uit te trek.
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Mark,
Jy moet net nie te veel ouens se neuse lig nie, netnou is hul te goed vir die Forum. :lmao:
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Mark - yes, I invited him. It would be great if you guys could also pop in to our facebook page once in a while.
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Alibaba wrote:Mark - yes, I invited him. It would be great if you guys could also pop in to our facebook page once in a while.
Maal beslis so :thumbup: Kan jy dal net vir on die link hier ook sit, samblief :beg:
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Found:

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