4" Lift on a 60 Series

Joined: 16 Jun 2003 Location: Vic

i need to replace the suspension system on me 60 and i wanna get a 4" lift
is this too high?
it is a daily driver for me missus so i dont wanna have to have a ladder to get into it
i wanna have a bit a clearnace for off road but it stil stable on the road
(plus i wanna have it looking real mean too lol)
im running 33's on it
i wanna keep it under the springs under the axle tho
im gonna get some anti inversion shackles
r these worth the extra $$
does any one have any pics of a 60 with a 4" lift
if not does any one roughly know the height from the bottom of the sill to the ground on a 60 with a 4" lift
thanks very much in advance anyways
cheers
tom

Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Location: FNQ.......Townsville

4" is pretty TALL BT. After talking to Goannawhere (spell?) in Adelaide it was going to be a expensive exercise -springs, shocks, sway bar extensions, brake line extensions, etc. Very top heavy for a daily driver/tourer (for me anyway). I ended up going with a 2" susp lift and a 2" body lift, which leaves a lot of room for 33's or larger.

Al

Joined: 21 Oct 2002 Location: Near Mt D.

Tom,

have a chat to Rod at Total 4wd in epping - he is pretty clued onto how to set 60's up properley. Also cost effective.

See how that goes bro.

Joined: 26 Jun 2003

Go 2 body and 2 suspension, no one makes a 4" kit and even if they did the set in the springs would be such that they would never flex and you would have wasted your $$$$

Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2003 12:28 pm

If your stock springs are sagged you can get 4" from SOA. Henry Culliban (60 series guy) on Pirate has used his SOA 60 (Princess) as a tourer for nearly a decade. If you do it yourself it is cheaper than the spring lift.

Joined: 05 Aug 2003 Location: Castle Hill

Go a 2inch body lift for about 60 bucks and do it yourself

Then get a 2 inch suspension lift most of them for 60s are about a grand all my mates and myself with 60s have this mod and run 35s easily with little scrubbing. One guy i know runs 35s with just a 2 inch body lift.
With these mods if feels stable at high speeds if you want to use it for touring and that is with the sway bars removed

Joined: 16 Jun 2003 Location: Vic

yeh i dont need my 60 for touring i got anotha 4b for that
my 60 is my bush bashing car
was thinking bout gettin a BL but thought spring would be better
does a 4" lift actually give u 4" 's of lift from under the sills to the ground
anyoen got any pics??
i will give total 4wd a ring as well as aus 4wd and a few others
does anyone have a sill to ground measurement with a 2" lift or any other lift?
thanks for ya help

Joined: 27 Oct 2002

just spoa it, by the time ya . round with the other options?

or 2" springs and 2" body?

Joined: 16 Jun 2003 Location: Vic

dont wanna soa it coz then it would be realy bloody high
i might have to settle for a 2" sl and a 2" bl
i dont really wanna body lift it tho coz then i have to stuff round with other bits radiator gearstick bumpers etc

Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Location: FNQ.......Townsville

There was buggerall stuff around with the bodylift. Cut a 6-8" notch out of the lower edge of the radiator shroud, source longer bolts & spacers, jack the body & in they go!!

And trim round the gear levers otherwise it can have a tendency to jump out of 4wd.

Al

Joined: 16 Jun 2003 Location: Vic

oh ok
i thought u had to stuff round with steering column s and all that shit
might get a 2 "bl and a 3" sl then

Joined: 16 May 2003 Location: hervey bay

hi mate , my 60 has hj 75 front springs they are 40 mm longer on the shackle end . it sits 3'' higher thn std in the front , i made costom rear main leaves 50 mm longer on shackle end ,the 60 runs 35/ 12.5 procomp tyres ,no body lift ,tyres dont rub anywhere , also runs longer shackles about 1.5 '' . its daily driver and my toe rig for my other 4x4 SB . springs will have to be reset to compinsate for extra lengh. works well . Cool

Joined: 16 Jun 2003 Location: Vic

thanks mate
u got pics by any chance
so overall im guesin its about 4.5" higher
is it too high to get into
does it drive bad?
no rubbin eh
thats impressive
cheers
ps: sorry to be so naggy but i wanna get the right setup for my rig

Joined: 16 May 2003 Location: hervey bay

mate it drives great my missis drives it most off the time and she's not conplaining . the longer shackles gives it a smoother ride , {a bigger ark to travel } just needs a turbo now for towin . pm me for more info Very Happy

Joined: 16 Jun 2003 Location: Vic

soa it is i think
anyone done it on a 60
do i have to extend brake lines ,stuff round with steering geometry and taiulshafts?
what about swaybar and sterring extension
cheers

Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2003 7:10 pm

bundytunna wrote:

soa it is i think
anyone done it on a 60
do i have to extend brake lines ,stuff round with steering geometry and taiulshafts?
what about swaybar and sterring extension
cheers

Yay!

Go here: http://www.ih8mud.com/ih8mud-tech.html

Joined: 16 Jun 2003 Location: Vic

thanks 2 car
some how i dont think ill be goin as crazy as some of those rigs
thanks

Joined: 21 Oct 2002 Location: Near Mt D.

Bundy - if you chat with Rod - ask about John Burrows setup - very well done and well - it works like nobodies business....

Joined: 16 Jun 2003 Location: Vic

thats not the red 60 is it?

Joined: 07 Dec 2002 Location: Sydney

yeah red one is John Burrow's

haven't heard much of him since the "trailer" accident

anyone know what stage of rebuild he's up to ?

Joined: 16 Jun 2003 Location: Vic

yeh go to his website
hes gotta a few pics
http://members.optusnet.com.au/~johnsfwd/index.html
cheers

Joined: 16 Jun 2003 Location: Vic

r extended shackles illegal
i might go 2"bl 2"sl and some extended shackles but if they r illegal?????
i think an soa m aybe to high