leveling and shocks question
#21
05-18-2013 | 10:01 AM
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My H3 sits at 24" at the rear, and the front only went to 23 1/2 inches with the bolts cranked right up, I did not like the fact that the adjustment was at it's maximum so I backed it up a bit and I settled on 23" for the front.
I did as mentioned by 'Bunger' above after driving the H3 I rechecked and adjusted the bolts till I was happy.
I would love to be able to raise the back to 25" and the front to 24 or 24 1/2", the back is no issues as I can easily get the back springs re set to 25" at reasonable cost, but the front is already out of adjustment.
Happy to buy some longer shocks as well to suit.
So people are saying there is no way you can raise the front past the adjustment??
If that is the case I will just leave it as is, and I will make some spacers for the front shocks to give them better travel at the new 23" height and leave the standard shocks in place, and replace them when they are worn out (Still good at this stage)
I did as mentioned by 'Bunger' above after driving the H3 I rechecked and adjusted the bolts till I was happy.
I would love to be able to raise the back to 25" and the front to 24 or 24 1/2", the back is no issues as I can easily get the back springs re set to 25" at reasonable cost, but the front is already out of adjustment.
Happy to buy some longer shocks as well to suit.
So people are saying there is no way you can raise the front past the adjustment??
If that is the case I will just leave it as is, and I will make some spacers for the front shocks to give them better travel at the new 23" height and leave the standard shocks in place, and replace them when they are worn out (Still good at this stage)
#22
05-18-2013 | 12:39 PM
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aussie the reason i believe my shocks wont work is because the ranchos i out on only have about 2.25 inchs of travel were as the oem shocks have 4 inchs of travel. So if i raise the front 2 inches then i only have 1/4 inch of travel and the ride would be very stiff. Am i correct in this assumption?
Might have to watch this when I upgrade my shocks as I was considering ranchero shocks.
#23
05-18-2013 | 12:51 PM
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There is a way to get more front end lift than the torsion bars can provide: http://www.gorancho.com/suspension.p...r_h3:confused:
I really like it. Would look good with some fat 35" tyres. (I know I can fit 35" tyres now but think 33" are enough with the I5 and my minimal lift)
#24
05-18-2013 | 01:42 PM
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yeah 2.25 inches isnt much travel at all! but i didnt know if i could install the ones that were designed for a 2 inch lift if i didnt have it lifted 2 inches. but i just ordered the ones for a lift yesterday so once those come in ill install them and crank my t bars up 2 inches.
#25
05-18-2013 | 02:27 PM
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correction. the ranchos i have are the rs9000xl series and they have 4.16 inches of travel. the rs5000 series have the 2.25 inch travel. I had it wrong all along. so if you get ranchos make sure you get the rs9000xl series.
#26
05-19-2013 | 05:53 AM
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At this stage will not worry about shocks, but will keep this in mind once it's time to replace shocks, at this stage I will be making up and fitting some spacers to my factory ones next time I have a few days off.
Had a bit of a play today testing out the suspension travel, posted the below in my build thread but thought it would be relevant here, pictures were taken today!!
33" tyres with levelled (not quite) suspension, front set at 23" (from 21.5" standard) and rear suspension is at the standard 24", will soon be adding spacers for the front shocks, as they are still standard.
Had a bit of a play today testing out the suspension travel, posted the below in my build thread but thought it would be relevant here, pictures were taken today!!
33" tyres with levelled (not quite) suspension, front set at 23" (from 21.5" standard) and rear suspension is at the standard 24", will soon be adding spacers for the front shocks, as they are still standard.
Last edited by Aussie H3; 05-19-2013 at 05:56 AM.
#27
05-19-2013 | 09:19 AM
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nice. Hey aussie this is an off subject post but i have never spoken to anybody from australia before and had a couple of questions...1) does the toilet water really spin the opposite way? 2.) guns are a big part of the culter here and the majority of the population is armed. what was it like having all the guns confiscated? wasnt it is '96?
i know i would be flipping out if that happened here.
i know i would be flipping out if that happened here.
