kzn185 lift problem

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surfee
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kzn185 lift problem

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ive just been told that if i lift my kzn185 any more then 35mm the front spring will hit on the upper arm is this right?
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skidmark
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i have a bout 40-50mm lift in the front (ome) and have no clearance issues.can get photos if you want?
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yea photos would be good thanks
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ive been running 50mm for 8+ years now with no issues
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Mine is 530mm from wheel centre to bottom of flare, have you looked underneath at the aarm set up? There is heaps of room..anyway here's some (probably shithouse ) photos
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Another.
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Lastone.could only attach one at a time

Edit same photo twice...
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cheers guys looks like im going for a 50mm lift haha
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is there a lift spacer available for the font shocks so i can keep my existing shocks? if so where can i find one?
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We sel 50mm tough dog lift with dobi springs for $1500 inc gst plus freight ,
41mm foam cell shocks etc ,
We have fitted 3 in the last months and they are a great improvement
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surfee wrote:ive just been told that if i lift my kzn185 any more then 35mm the front spring will hit on the upper arm is this right?


No, that is not right.
I have an EFS 2"+ lift kit, doesn't hit anything (mind you the front doesn't have far to drop either...)
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Its the KUN model hilux that suffer from the arm v's shock contact , Can be rectified via using dropped upper ball joints ,
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