lift kit for D22 (with no hassles)

Joined: 01 May 2008 Location: melbourne

hi guys i want to get a lift kit installed just for a little extra clearance but i dont want any major alterations or ongoing issues what height and who do you recomend im in western suburbs in melbourne. its a 2.5 litre turb deisel D22 dual cab. cheers H

Joined: 22 Nov 2002 Location: Townsville/Middle Swan WA

http://72.34.32.141/~snakerac/product_info.php?cPath=3_106_271&products_id=2082&osCsid=530acd61cb68a5b9ae447640109a3b30

Joined: 27 Jun 2005 Location: Birdwood, Adelaide Hills

The Caloffroad 3" kits are gold. I put one in my mates D22, definitely worth the $$.

cheers

OONDY

Joined: 19 Jun 2006 Location: newzealand

get a local spring maker to fit an extra leaf. that will fix the sagging leaf spring problem the D22's suffer from. then simply crank the fronts up (pull the torsen bar out and move it 6 teeth i think it is).
that will give you an easy 2" lift mayby even 3".

on our work vechiles i have the left the front a bit lower than the back to help with heavy loads.

Joined: 15 Dec 2003 Location: Townsville

Have a look at the ironman 2" kits. They come with replacement torsion bars, leaf springs, and gas shocks for about a grand. Can fit 265/75 (about 32") with this combo. Snake kits do look good but thats a lot of cash for what you get. If you want 3" calmini do import there kits a lot cheaper than snake racing. have a look at the calmini us site.

Joined: 19 Jun 2006 Location: newzealand

for 2" you do not need to replace torsion bars or shocks unless you want to waste $$.

Joined: 24 Sep 2007 Location: Sutherland Shire

BigMav wrote:

Have a look at the ironman 2" kits. They come with replacement torsion bars, leaf springs, and gas shocks for about a grand. Can fit 265/75 (about 32") with this combo. Snake kits do look good but thats a lot of cash for what you get. If you want 3" calmini do import there kits a lot cheaper than snake racing. have a look at the calmini us site.

ive fitted 32" cooper st's on my d22 with just wound up front torsion bars and i only wound them up an inch. full flex in the rear.

Joined: 15 Dec 2003 Location: Townsville

Only reason to replace the torsion bars would be to increase the spring rate. ie. if you have a bullbar, winch, dual battery etc. If you have nothing up front I wouldn't bother but any extra weight and I would consider replacing them with something designed to take the extra weight.

Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Location: Perth

are the kits from cal offroad exactly the same as the calmini ones for the nissan frontera from the states or are there differences?

Joined: 15 Dec 2003 Location: Townsville

I assume you mean frontier. This is a copy of the email I got back from caloffroad in the states.

Hello Jon,

The difference between the Euro and US Frontier/Navara kits is the torsion bar lengths.

The shipping cost for the Navara 3” Suspension Lift System to Australia via UPS is $269.35.

You may also contact one of our Australian dealers for part pricing and shipping information:

http://www.4wdusa.com.au/

http://www.highcountrycustoms.com.au/

http://snakeracing.com.au/

They will also be able to assist you in obtaining our parts quickly and affordably.

If you have any additional questions, please feel free to contact us.

Thank you for your interest in Calmini Products!

Best regards,

I contacted High country customs and they told me that they use a lot of different components to suit aussie RHD but they were double the price. go figure???