More height on a Bighorn

dazza85 · Post by **dazza85** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 7:08 pm

I have a standard '89 Bighorn.
It has leafs at the back and IFS at the front. 30" tyres

When out last weekend I had a few problems with ground clearance

What would people recommend as the best way to gain some height.

truck-fixer · Post by **truck-fixer** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 7:14 pm

Drive with one rut down the centre of your vehicle so that the left wheels are on one side of the rut and the right wheels on the other. This way you won't belly out. :wink:

Suspension lift probably best. See your local 4WD upgrader and get it done properly of you want it for road use too.

DaveM · Post by **DaveM** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 7:43 pm

If it was the front rubbing, lift it, if it was the rear diff, you need bigger tyres.
Do both

dazza85 · Post by **dazza85** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 7:57 pm

truck-fixer wrote:Drive with one rut down the centre of your vehicle so that the left wheels are on one side of the rut and the right wheels on the other. This way you won't belly out.

I did that with the shallow ones ...
The photo above was taken at the end of one of the deep ones ... the bank is half way up the windows

I was told that when you try to drive with one wheel down the center and one on the side the wheels on the center tend to slip off into one of the ruts, and this can result in more problems ...

dazza85 · Post by **dazza85** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 8:01 pm

DaveM wrote:If it was the front rubbing, lift it, if it was the rear diff, you need bigger tyres.
Do both

On some bogs it was both ...
Bigger tyers ... I know how to do that $$$
How big can I go before I have to do a body lift to fit the tyres ??

Whats the best way of lifting the front

DaveM · Post by **DaveM** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 8:34 pm

Front is easy, you just wind up the torsion bars, back would be longer shackles?
Not sure, but with a 2" lift you should fit 32" tyres?
What size do you run now?

dazza85 · Post by **dazza85** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 8:47 pm

I'm currently running 30" tyres ...

Sadam_Husain · Post by **Sadam_Husain** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 8:51 pm

I know its not the answer your looking for but sell it and buy something BIG with BIG wheels. Always works out cheaper in the long run :wink:

dazza85 · Post by **dazza85** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 8:54 pm

Sadam_Husain wrote:I know its not the answer your looking for but sell it and buy something BIG with BIG wheels. Always works out cheaper in the long run

So what would you recommend ???

Sadam_Husain · Post by **Sadam_Husain** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 9:02 pm

dazza85 wrote:So what would you recommend ???

it all comes down to personal preferance, budget and what happens to come up while your looking

but I could always be biased by suggesting a Landcruiser/chev combination :wink: