Paj boys to the rescue

Joined: 26 Jun 2003

Lads,

Toying with the idea of 2" suspension kit for a mate's '86 LWB 2.6L Paj. Are these advisable? What do i need to look out for when doing?

The reason for the question is that his springs and shocks are shagged anyway & it's not all that much more

Cheers

Joined: 11 Jan 2004 Location: Adelaide

2" lifts on Paj's is quite common. General opinion is that CV boots might crack faster, because they cycle a little more, but I think that's about it. I recall something about using Subaru boots instead? - but only when you have to replace them.

The steering will need to be realigned, which will almost certainly require addition of shims and longer bolts. Ring around to find someone who sounds like they've done it before, (stay away from Bob Jane - personal opinion) and you should be OK.

Cheers,

Scott

Joined: 26 Oct 2002 Location: Melbourne

No drama's with a 2" lift on the Gen 1.
There are heaps of companies that supply extended shackles/add a leaf systems etc for the rear. Make sure you get longer shocks to take advantage of the lift and gain the extra wheel travel.
For the front the torsion bars can be cranked up 2" (as long as they are not too shagged) but you may need to cut the upper bumpstops (x4) to have some down travel so it's not bottoming out on the road.
With the CV boots I tried Subaru Liberty (2wd) boots which are the same cup size but 20mm longer but it didn't work and they split within 3 months. The factory boots are the best I've found but they are very pricey.
The problem is the rubber boot has a memory and as soon as you change it by running at more of an angle they can quickly split. I put new CV boots (factory) on all the CV's (x4) after splitting numerous aftermarket ones (including the Subaru ones) and they have lasted 2 years now at fairly acute angles because they adjusted to the angle from day 1.
One thing I do to keep them suptle is regularly spray them with Armour All.