AndyCook
Well-Known Member
Over the last 3 days I have fitted my OME suspension 40mm lift. Probably spent 6-7 hours doing it in total.
150KG+ coils on back, standard shocks on back. 50kg+ coils on front and HD shocks up front.
Before fitting the measurements on front were from top of wheel rim to wheel arch:
offside front: 30.5cm (after lift = 39cm)
nearside front: 32.5cm (after lift = 39cm)
offside rear: 30cm (after lift = 36cm)
nearside rear: 31cm (after lift = 36cm)
offside front was sagging 2cm lower to drivers side before lift, which is what prompted me to fit new suspension. Now both sides same, but gone up 6.5cm on nearside and 8.5 on offside). I will be fitting a TBR winch mount and winch to front in June, so hopefully the front will settle more! Not sure what factory top of wheel rim>arch measurement should have been?
Rear has gone up 5-6cm. Even when i have recovery gear, and Blackrat(tirfor) handwinch and cable in the boot.
maybe it will settle to its supposed lift height. But old springs may have sagged.
Had a few hassles, including rounding off the far top-tower nut with ring spanner (cant get socket on that one), so had to use a stud-extractor to remove that, on both sides.
One of old top shock bolts also rounded off, so used a nut-cracker to break that, before i got angle grinder out.
and biggest pain was a ARB drop-link snapping, when trying to undo. even after s days of WD40 and blowtorch treatment.
So i used a cutting saw to cut the shaft of old one, at top of hex on sleeve. And welded on a bolt. Then ground the weld down to give a hex finish. Guess I will order a replacement, but this should do for now.
Steering feels a bit different but only driven it a mile or so, on corners no bad body roll and felt ok in a bit of easy offroad
- guess I may have to get the tracking checked?
do people normally do that after a suspension lift. But i will wait until winch fitted and the coils have settled down in a few weeks time.
Thanks for tips and older posts on here and tlocuk - helped enormously!
So, some pictures
Landcruiser last year, when i acquired it, un-molested...
Landcruiser after lift:
after lift, other side
rear shocks/springs
useful! stud extractors
old and new front coils
assembled front suspension old and new
some tools for the job...
cutting and welding a fix for the snapped front ARB link
temporary repair
fitted link
front suspension fitted
150KG+ coils on back, standard shocks on back. 50kg+ coils on front and HD shocks up front.
Before fitting the measurements on front were from top of wheel rim to wheel arch:
offside front: 30.5cm (after lift = 39cm)
nearside front: 32.5cm (after lift = 39cm)
offside rear: 30cm (after lift = 36cm)
nearside rear: 31cm (after lift = 36cm)
offside front was sagging 2cm lower to drivers side before lift, which is what prompted me to fit new suspension. Now both sides same, but gone up 6.5cm on nearside and 8.5 on offside). I will be fitting a TBR winch mount and winch to front in June, so hopefully the front will settle more! Not sure what factory top of wheel rim>arch measurement should have been?
Rear has gone up 5-6cm. Even when i have recovery gear, and Blackrat(tirfor) handwinch and cable in the boot.
maybe it will settle to its supposed lift height. But old springs may have sagged.
Had a few hassles, including rounding off the far top-tower nut with ring spanner (cant get socket on that one), so had to use a stud-extractor to remove that, on both sides.
One of old top shock bolts also rounded off, so used a nut-cracker to break that, before i got angle grinder out.
and biggest pain was a ARB drop-link snapping, when trying to undo. even after s days of WD40 and blowtorch treatment.
So i used a cutting saw to cut the shaft of old one, at top of hex on sleeve. And welded on a bolt. Then ground the weld down to give a hex finish. Guess I will order a replacement, but this should do for now.
Steering feels a bit different but only driven it a mile or so, on corners no bad body roll and felt ok in a bit of easy offroad
- guess I may have to get the tracking checked?
do people normally do that after a suspension lift. But i will wait until winch fitted and the coils have settled down in a few weeks time.
Thanks for tips and older posts on here and tlocuk - helped enormously!
So, some pictures
Landcruiser last year, when i acquired it, un-molested...
Landcruiser after lift:
after lift, other side
rear shocks/springs
useful! stud extractors
old and new front coils
assembled front suspension old and new
some tools for the job...
cutting and welding a fix for the snapped front ARB link
temporary repair
fitted link
front suspension fitted
