body or suspension lift

[SimonT]

For the guys who have done it what is the best option a body or suspension lift and what are the pro's/con's of each

[mr lee]

A body lift just raises the body. You may then need new brake lines, gear lever extension etc etc...

 

Sussy lift raises the underside of the car, diffs will be higher off the floor which is a good thing but don't go higher than 2" on the vit sussy lift or you start needing prop spacers and camber adjustment bolts. Have a look on bits4vits website. That explains a fair bit and also register on difflock and check their suzuki section.

[chrispti]

On what car?

 

As said, body lift you may need to lengthen the fuel filler pipe, steering column, 4wd gear shifter etc etc, cheaper than a suspension lift but more agro. A good option if you drive mostly on the road and just want to fit bigger tyres.

 

Suspension lift will give more travel / articulation (after removing the anti-roll bar) relatively easy to fit at home (saving you labour costs.) A suspension lift does not lift the diffs higher, bigger tyres are the only way to do that.

 

Again, as said, some motors can handle a 2'' lift without having to do too much modifying much over that and your looking at new Radius Arms, extended Brake hoses, Adjustable Panhard rods, Prop Spaces etc etc thats when it starts getting expensive

 

All the best

 

Chris

[mitchelln]

as said above, suspension lift wont give you any better ground clearence,

 

if you go suspension lift then you could also be looking into radius arms props shocks etc

 

body lifts are a lot cheaper and give you room for bigger rubber

[king cj]

dont like body lifts much, stress the body mounts while banging about but they do tend to be cheap and dont mess up handeling to much just dont go nuts keep it 1 maybe 2 inch. suspension kits can cause allsorts of handeling problems unless its a good kit. there is a third option if you want to fit bigger tyres and arnt to attached to your bodywork, just cut your wheelarches out some!

 

there is plenty of good kit available for the vitara tho if thats what you have.

[Blackbart]

Dont know what it is but you can do a 2" body lift on a pajero pretty easily and stick some big (33") wheels on it and this gives you lots of clearance.From memory everything reaches the 2" lift and it is only over this when you star needing extensions on gear stick etc etc.

[SimonT]

Thanks for the info, suppose the cheapest way for the moment is to cut the arches as king said...it was for a vitara.

Has anyone done it by fitting lift shakles..

[chrispti]

Thanks for the info, suppose the cheapest way for the moment is to cut the arches as king said...it was for a vitara.

Has anyone done it by fitting lift shakles..

 

How old is the car mate

[bennyblanco]

Sussy lift raises the underside of the car, diffs will be higher off the floor which is a good thing

 

Depends on the type of axle, if it is a solid axle the only thing that will raise the diffs are wheels/tyres IMO.

[mr lee]

Depends on the type of axle, if it is a solid axle the only thing that will raise the diffs are wheels/tyres IMO.

I was just about to type why I assumed the diffs would raise slightly then saw the error in what i was saying.

[rubble without a cause]

Just a quick note, both will make your insurance much dearer£100-150 per year. Not telling them will result in non payment if you need to claim. Suggest you ask whether you really need it, or have lots of cash?

[fireboy]

its not worth it as its the diff that hits the ground first so you have to do a lift then put bigger wheels on it to get any more hight hope that helps

Edited March 4, 2010 by fireboy