Nissan Terrano lifting

[GotFlex]

Hi im hoping someone could please tell me how i go about lifting a 92 nissan terrano, body lifts, suspension lifts, do's and dont's etc,
The engine is a 2.7td manual, what is a reasonable size tire 32"? 33"? Aproximate price??

Any advice/info would be much appreciated

[DaveM]

Don't know a lot about the Terrano, but a pair of 2" lift coils for the rear, and wind up the torsion bars on the front to match, with new shocks and you are done.

Body lifts need to be certified, and depending on tyre size, you may need a cert for those too.

The experts may be able to give better advice.

[GotFlex]

yea sounds good, any info is better than none thanks mate

[DaveM]

No worries. Where abouts are you?

[Ryan]

i put 50mm lift springs in and wound the torsions on my one, then got a wheel alignment and it is good now....and before anyone tells you other wise, yes king springs can supply the springs...

[GotFlex]

im from napier, im looking at 32-11.5-15

[Ryan]

im from napier, im looking at 32-11.5-15

they should fit i would imagine.....are you getting wider rims?? if so get a bigger offset so they dont rub on the inner guards etc

[albundy]

Had a Terrano and did a 50 mm suspension lift using old man emu, re-indexed the torsion bars and wound them up. Did a 50mm body lift. When doing the torsion bars you will need to replace the steering components every 12 mts as the wear excessively secondary to the angles, unless you do a steerinfg conversion. The body lift needed the radiator to be moved and also longer power steering hoses. If you are terying to get 33's under you will need to do a 3"body and suspension lift or get the grinder out and cut the guards.
Al

[GotFlex]

ok sorry i didnt understand the "12mts" part, would brake lines need to be lengthend? cert? Al do u have photos of your old terrano?

[albundy]

Yep look through the forum, it is the one with the "xxxx" number plate on the roof rack. 12 months, sorry, typo . Brake lines are fine. What you planning to do in your truck, if you are like me you keep modifing till it breaks too many times, then bite the bullet and buy a safari. They have their limits unless you want to go the yank way and spend shit loads of dollars on them. I would have wrecked mine on day two of our three day westcoast trip on the weekend.
Al

[GotFlex]

yea found a site with really good parts from usa
http://www.4x4parts.com/

I can get a lift kit containing 2" coil, 2" shocks all round, new torsion bars
this gear all rancho gear!! $777us just over grand in total to ship to new zealand!

[Mikey]

yea found a site with really good parts from usa
http://www.4x4parts.com/

I can get a lift kit containing 2" coil, 2" shocks all round, new torsion bars
this gear all rancho gear!! $777us just over grand in total to ship to new zealand!

If you have a look on any of the American Nissan forums; the guys there will steer you away from the 4x4 parts kits and suggest you get a Calmini one. It is meant to be of a higher quality and many people have issues with 4x4 part's UCAs not fitting correctly.

I'm looking at getting the Calmini kit for Mistral, have a look here - http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=6386&highlight=

Cheers
Mike

[GotFlex]

Wow this kit looks great, just another question whats a limit to tire size on the td2.7? will it turn 35s? haha

[albundy]

Wow this kit looks great, just another question whats a limit to tire size on the td2.7? will it turn 35s? haha

Only if you want to replace cv's, cut shit loads out of your guards and I doubt a TD2.7 will have the power to drive them.
Al

[GotFlex]

i just got 3 32-11.5-15 michilin ltx and 2 Bridgestones for $210 only 1000kms so just need some rims, just going to do 2" springs and crank torsions up, then getting it dynoed and tuned to cope with the new tires oh and alingment