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Post by andrewward on Nov 15, 2008 3:02:40 GMT 11
has anyone fitted the calmini 3"suspension lift kit to a MU '91,need some feedback regarding offroad or highway and urban driving comfort and safety
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Post by geeves on Nov 15, 2008 14:58:24 GMT 11
Most people down here tend to use EFS or ARB or Maxtrack as they are localy made makeing them cheaper. From what Ive heard the springs used are a little stiff Good on road but not so great off road. The kit has one very good part that is well worth getting. This is the upper A arm which makes setting it up a breeze Otherwise just adjust the front torrsion bars to the new height and get a local engineer to make some extended shackles for the rear. A search on the net will come up with many alternative rear springs The add a leaf used by Calmini is not a good method. For 2 inches this is all you need For 3 you need new rear shocks as well.
Do remember lifting any IFS truck increases the load on the cv joints so expect the od breakage
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Post by geeves on Nov 15, 2008 14:58:45 GMT 11
What sort of off roading do you get in Malta?
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Post by andrewward on Nov 15, 2008 21:48:18 GMT 11
hi greeves thanks for the info ,I want my lift to be a bit basic but i need to replace my leaf springs i had them fixed about 2 years ago and some have craked and have wound up the torsion bars a bit and had to replace the balljoints twice as these broke as well ,think i will do the ball joint flip next time .most of the guys here use landrovers and some home made bugies and most of the offroading is done over rocks and very steep hills breakages are common and getting parts for these landies is easy most of them exchange gear and get them cheap from the Uk ,i use my MU in not so extreme offroading and pritty basic but when i try to go for it my mu gets a bit limited so i tend to back off a little ,most of my driving is on the road and use my Mu as a windsurfing wagon , I love my ISUZU . please visit the local club www.awdc-malta.com |
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