selling as changed my zook and the new owner didnt want the lifted springs and shocks!
$170pics on trade me, as new havnt even done a run with them!
heres the link

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =348825197

You too Hein, and all other offroad express forum members
Be safe

Shayne

the cap flip is really simple, easier to do it when you do the spring lift.. please let me know if you need some, as i have mates that can look after us on the prices. if you wanna know more about the cap flip and a lift let me know and i will fill you in on all the ins and outs as i did it only a ...

no bleed to do just swap it straight out, just when you refill coolant have heaters on hot and full noise and wait for bubbles to stop

Ohhhh yeah, they are hard all right,not too bad though. I lost my handling when i did the suspension lift and took out front sway bar, so these stiffer shocks in the back make the road handling loads better, and when i tested them off road yesterday they were awesome, excellent control and when ...

i have run the strut cap flip on a few escudos and have not had any problems. did you slip a few washers on each bolt to fill the lip on the cap and make it sit flush? Hey mate, i also used new M8 30mm 8.8 high tensile bolts and nylocs, as replacement for the studs i pressed out, theyre all good ...

i have run the strut cap flip on a few escudos and have not had any problems. did you slip a few washers on each bolt to fill the lip on the cap and make it sit flush? Hey Big Al yeah i did mate, despite some people not doing that i decided to for piece of mind. Oh okay cool, so you just fliped it ...

Oh okay then sweeeeeeet.

No interfearance at all, mate of mine just got some old man emus, made under licence by monroe, my compressed and extended lengths are exactly the same as is all dimensions.. Only diff mine says Monroe 4x4 adventures and his says OME. both give an extra 55mm down travel same compressed travel as ...

No i didnt check it that way! You reckin take spring out and have a look see? Nah i got toyota prado rears ..
commodore ones were waaaaay long for the VL..

Well guys lift is done and have just replaced the rear shocks with some adventure 4x4's by monroe, they are 55mm longer in down travel and nearly the same in up travel as standard, however im a bit worried as they are heaps beefier than std ones that when compressing the top half of shock, (the part ...

You can get a gibson airflow one, there great.. also on TM for about $279 Im gettin one for my V6.. Keep in mind they look cool but useless unless your waterproof your electrics in the engine bay and if your door seals are crap theres a computer under the drivers seat and if that gets damp shes all ...

lincooln wrote:usually on the right hand side chassis rail, but on the inside. Easy enough to get too

Any of you boys gotta picture lol? do you have to bleed the system of air after the change like a diesel one?

churchill wrote:Will check that too.

anyone know where the fuel filter is on them lol

Ohhhh i seeeeee, click!! haha

Mines a 2.5L and I've always put 91 in it to try and keep the fuel bill down. Tried 95 once when I first got the car but was probably too green to notice the difference but will try it again. I get 13.5l/100km around town which is crap for a 1450kg car but it not too bad for a 4x4 by the looks of ...

That thing connected to the spring is the brake proportioning valve, it changes how much brake pressure goes to your rear brakes depending on how loaded your rear is. I run mine on 95, ran it for a bit on 91, think it does actually run better on 95. Oh okay and the spacer on the a frame isnt going ...

mercutio wrote:do you have a website for them
i just did a google search and didn't have much luck besides business listings

this thread actually came up 2nd on the list lol

i found them

http://chase.co.nz/

Yeah Chase.co.nz haha glad ya found it

Hey guys, found two options for rear shocks, i can go 55mm longer shocks max, as then the rear lift springs wobble round, i can get the shocks to suit a lowered VL commy 50mm longer or some that suit a prado rear which are 55mm longer, but may be a hard ride. They both compress almost to suzuki ...

kernels wrote:The spacer should be roughly the same thickness as the height of your lift, I only did a 30mm suspension lift, had some 1" aluminium blocks around, so just used that - close enough.

Oh okay so not the height of the downtravel your diff will see from new struts?

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Hey alexmax, ya sure do! where ya from?? what vehicle do you have?

Shayne

lincooln wrote:Hey dude I really dont care if its not pretty at all. My whole truck is poor looking but does the business. Function over form as I should say more often

Haha well said !

wopass wrote:i been dealing with Robin for years, good bloke.

Yeah fantastic fella, likes to support 4 wheel drivers

Thats just for sourcing componentry right?? OR do they fit it as well. Stick their website up maybe?? sorry yeah just for components, I went to pit stop here in rotorua, they did a great job, and fitted it supplied pipe for only $50 if i told everyone about them so heres their plug! Great service ...

kernels wrote:Yeah, from memory I just used a jack under the rear diff to support it when I fitted that spacer. Wasn't a big deal, did it in about 30 minutes. I also changed the bushes on the chassis side while I had it out.

How thick is your spacer? Mine is 50mm is that too much?

Youve got a cap flip aye?

Hey guys a friend of mine in Hamilton runs Chase mufflers, I had a chat with him and hes offered a big discount to members of Offroad Express, the person to call there is Robin phone 078390011 or check the website for 0800 number. hes great to deal with has heaps of knowledge and can recommend ...

Hi Rugard, Yeah, no problem getting wofs (Seriously, what wof guy is going to pick this up ?) and still running the standard front shocks. The strength of the cap should be exactly the same as before you flipped it, as long as you use 8.8 bolts to secure it where you pressed out the studs. You have ...

Hey Rugard, you'll find that your bumpstop will not allow you to use that 50mm extra up travel. Once you have surpassed that you might have to do a body lift as my tyres 30.5" rub with standard up travel and no body lift. sorry churchill, thats down travel mate, up will be about the same so no rub ...

Finally near completion of my lift, looking for rear shocks that give me around 50mm extra down travel is a mission. Ive found some monroe adventure 4x4's meant for a prado, have the same down travel as Vit standard ones but 50mm more up travel.. These should be okay in the back ? whats everyone ...