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Is fitting a 2" lift kit a job a complete novice can take on.

ButtonMonkey

ButtonMonkey

Trekker
Hi all,

I'm going to buy myself a 90 in the next couple of weeks.

Feel quite happy with the fitting of the underbody protection, changing bumbers etc but as this is going to be 'the toy' I want to fit a 2" lift kit on it.

Is this practical for somone with little mechanical knowledge, a manual and the instructions or would it be better to get it done professionaly.
 
ButtonMonkey said:
Hi all,

I'm going to buy myself a 90 in the next couple of weeks.

Feel quite happy with the fitting of the underbody protection, changing bumbers etc but as this is going to be 'the toy' I want to fit a 2" lift kit on it.

Is this practical for somone with little mechanical knowledge, a manual and the instructions or would it be better to get it done professionaly.
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Yes easy bloooody peasey mate! I did Eva with very limited tools and experience. Just soak everything in wd40 for a couple of days prior to wanting to shift them!
 
It's easy, but do you want to?

There are downsides: problems with steering, needing castor correction, possible problems with propshafts due to putting the joints at sharper angles, longer brake hoses perhaps.

If its for bling factor think twice, if its for off-road bear in mind theres other stuff that may need to follow on.
 
Very straight forward, fitted my 90 nearly two years ago, worst part of the job was trying to get the front shock nuts free, end up with getting an angle grinder to one of them. If these are free its a doddle.
I didnt fit any other mods except dislocation cones Hoss and all is well, isnt it anything over 2" needs these mods?. I do agree that it puts extra pressure on the UJs.
Mike
 
My mate has put a 3" on his landy and needed castor correction, cranked trailing arms, new props, extended hoses and some other junk.

But i think as mike says, 2" you should get away without the modifications.
 
Satancom said:
My mate has put a 3" on his landy and needed castor correction, cranked trailing arms, new props, extended hoses and some other junk.

But i think as mike says, 2" you should get away without the modifications.
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I have a 2" lift, And i have had 2 of the problems.
Front prop vibration on overrun, had to fit double cardan to cure.
Brake pipe length, very marginal on front. had to fit longer.
 
ButtonMonkey said:
Hi all,

I'm going to buy myself a 90 in the next couple of weeks.

Feel quite happy with the fitting of the underbody protection, changing bumbers etc but as this is going to be 'the toy' I want to fit a 2" lift kit on it.

Is this practical for somone with little mechanical knowledge, a manual and the instructions or would it be better to get it done professionaly.
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Make sure you use good axle stands and position them under the chassis rails, and use trolley jack to raise/lower axle. if you get the top nut off the front shocks you can compress the shocks and lower the axle and the springs will come off giving you better access if the bottom shock gives you any trouble.
 
make sure you have plenty of time to do it and pray for a some nice weather when you dodo it :D . if you will be taking it off road and trying to get it at full tilt id go and fit the extended brake lines ;)
 
Best way is to change the break pipes the weekend before. When doing the front, take one bolt out of the radius arm on the side your doing as it will let the axle drop a little more.

As for problems, I had non of the above problems when I put the +2 inch lift on my 110. But you want to get some new turret rings as the studs tend to snap off.

Paul
 
make sure you put the right springs on the right ends...a "mate " of "ours", as just done that and the motor is sitting very high at the front and low at the back.....:D :D :D ....it begins in P and ends in Y, and i don't mean Paul Humphreys..(oh that ends in "s", well its not im anyway);)
 
Thanks for all the responses.

The warm dry place is not a problem as a mate of mine has a nice garage/workshop that I can use.

I've been looking around at some of the kits available and by the looks of it I may as well go the whole hog and get one with the cones and replacement hoses and do the whole thing at once.
 
Just lift it till it almost tips over:D .


36" at the front
37.5" at the back
under the tyres keeping the other tyre on the axle on the ground. I have since put cranked arms on the rear so it gets a little more now:D .

Paul
 
I did mine in 4 days, but that was painting the spring hangers while the springs were off, so that took most of the time ( 4 coats of paint, and then some laquer). The front shocks can be hard to get out, but you can just drill out the nut or hacksaw off the bolt above the plate which is welded to the axle.
 
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