Rear 2" or 3" suspension lift.

[Lazy-Ferret]

I need to get rid of the rear 3" spring spacers on my LWB 99 T2, they are driving me nuts, continually Boinging when I have anything in the boot.

I was looking at doing it properly this time, and getting longer springs and shocks, but not really sure where to look to get reasonable ones.

Is it a case of just buying the cheapest I can find on Google, or do any of you have some recommendations?

Cheers

 

[elty001]

I got my rear coils from milners and pro comp shocks from jimny bits.
They do a full kit but I've heard bad things about the ball joint spacers they include in their kit.
http://www.jimnybits.co.uk/shop/other-4x4-models/nissan/terrano/terrano-ii-93-06-2-3-lift-kit/prod_88.html

 

[AlexD333]

Although the springs are the proper way to do it something must be knackered to be "boinging" as mine doesn't do that... Spacers on the bottom mind you... :nenau

 

[Lazy-Ferret]

Although the springs are the proper way to do it something must be knackered to be "boinging" as mine doesn't do that... Spacers on the bottom mind you... :nenau

Spacers are on the bottom on mine as well... the boing is where the first bottom loop of the spring coil clips the side of the retaining tube that sits inside the spring... I can grease it, and it disappears for a few days, but soon comes back.

 

[Lazy-Ferret]

I got my rear coils from milners and pro comp shocks from jimny bits.
They do a full kit but I've heard bad things about the ball joint spacers they include in their kit.
http://www.jimnybits.co.uk/shop/other-4x4-models/nissan/terrano/terrano-ii-93-06-2-3-lift-kit/prod_88.html

Are the ball joint spacers for the front?, where do the go, top or bottom? What was the bad things?
That seem a lot of money, I have found springs on Ebay for £119, surely the shocks are not another £500.

So many questions..:lol

 

[AlexD333]

Retaining whatsit? I've only got coils and spacers :nenau

 

[Lincs Mav]

I'll be going down the coil spring route soon rather than spacers. Seen them for about £120 from jimny bits I think. I'm running rough country +2 rear shocks and +1 front wanted standard length for the front but they were out of stock.

 

[elty001]

Are the ball joint spacers for the front?, where do the go, top or bottom? What was the bad things?
That seem a lot of money, I have found springs on Ebay for £119, surely the shocks are not another £500.

So many questions..:lol

The balljoint spacers go on the front upper wishbone, never used them myself but read that They contribute towards cv failure.

 

[AlexD333]

The balljoint spacers go on the front upper wishbone, never used them myself but read that They contribute towards cv failure.

Contribute towards? oh dear..

I'm still looking into a way of somehow lifting the front some more

 

[Lazy-Ferret]

Retaining whatsit? I've only got coils and spacers :nenau

That's all I have...

You see where the top of the spacer is, that edge catches on the coil of the spring when it compresses.

 

[melissachels]

I bought some supposedly +2" spring but they sent me +4"( measured against standards) from blood red ( dont know if hes still going cos he had a fire in his place :nenau)from cos it was 2 yrs ago:augie:augie I did try running +2" pro comp shocks with them but they kept bursting the shock mounting as they were far too short.

I replaced them with 6" travel rough country shocks I got off of llama4x4 for £125 the pair :thumbs. Although due to build they've never been road tried only jacked to check articulation:thumbs

 

[AlexD333]

That's all I have...

You see where the top of the spacer is, that edge catches on the coil of the spring when it compresses.

Wow no wonder they make a racket

Mine are smaller than that and don't come up inside the spring nearly half as much as they, mine are also at a guess not steel but something like iron perhaps they are powder coated in a dull red...

 

[elty001]

The spacers I had years ago where made from billet steel and machined to shape.
They look cheap and nasty TBH.

 

[Lincs Mav]

Can't say I'd be happy running spacers like that.

 

[makeitfit]

That's all I have...

You see where the top of the spacer is, that edge catches on the coil of the spring when it compresses.

Nasty things
+2" rear springs about 110 quid. Jimnybits or Bloodred 4x4
+2" rear shocks from llama 4x4 about £120 a pair
Fronts are std
Job done. No need for ball spacers they're bollox :thumbs

 

[Fez_uk]

I'd never run spring spacers, Bodge job if you ask me.

Get some proper springs

 

[emjaybee]

Nasty things
+2" rear springs about 110 quid. Jimnybits or Bloodred 4x4
+2" rear shocks from llama 4x4 about £120 a pair
Fronts are std
Job done. No need for ball spacers they're bollox :thumbs

Bloodred 4x4 has no website at present, don't know why.

:nenau

 

[AlexD333]

Whilst I will whole heartedly agree that proper springs are the way to go I cant fault the spacers one little bit.. theyve put up with some crap for sure, they wont fall out thats another thing I was worried about so I woudnt condemn them to death for sure but as above, proper way is springs and shockies :thumb2

 

[AlexD333]

or get some better (anti bling) spacers, but by the time youve faffed about you might aswell have gotten the springs instead

 

[Fez_uk]

Whilst I will whole heartedly agree that proper springs are the way to go I cant fault the spacers one little bit.. theyve put up with some crap for sure, they wont fall out thats another thing I was worried about so I woudnt condemn them to death for sure but as above, proper way is springs and shockies :thumb2

It's not just that, you also loose some of the spring. Only about 80% is spring with a spacer. You have 100% with a proper 2"+ spring.