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Brumby lift
Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 5:53 pm
by Diffy
Hey Guys
I have a '92 Brumby I want to lift, and have no idea what I'm doing.
I got some 14" sunnies cheep, and put some Maxis Radial all-terrains on,
did a bit of work with a hammer but it still scrapes on the front sometimes when you go over a bump.
Apparently you can't get a lifted coil for a Brumby, but I ordered some king spring from Bursons for $200 which they said would lift it about 3cm, and I can use the torsion bar to lift the rear.
They also said I would need new shocks and whatnot.
So i'm wondering what I need to do, do I need shocks? Are CV's going to be a problem?
I have been looking at lift kits and got a price of $580 not including postage.
Can I get them cheaper? Is 2" enough or should I go 3"?
I have heard you need to watch your break lines, is there anything else that will need modifying?
Cheers
Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 6:12 pm
by rtcb65
Diffy wrote:Hey Guys
I have a '92 Brumby I want to lift, and have no idea what I'm doing.
I got some 14" sunnies cheep, and put some Maxis Radial all-terrains on,
did a bit of work with a hammer but it still scrapes on the front sometimes when you go over a bump.
Apparently you can't get a lifted coil for a Brumby, but I ordered some king spring from Bursons for $200 which they said would lift it about 3cm, and I can use the torsion bar to lift the rear.
They also said I would need new shocks and whatnot.
So i'm wondering what I need to do, do I need shocks? Are CV's going to be a problem?
I have been looking at lift kits and got a price of $580 not including postage.
Can I get them cheaper? Is 2" enough or should I go 3"?
I have heard you need to watch your break lines, is there anything else that will need modifying?
Cheers
Just contact Jeff at Crossbred Performance and get a lift kit from him.
Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 6:46 pm
by Backyard_Brumby
I must admit, I am doing one at the moment on the brumby and was very lucky to get a cheap second hand one with a bunch of other parts but it would have been a lot easier to go through crossbred.
I have a thread up here talking bout the lift but basically need new brake lines and also sort out an extension for the steering. With crossbred I believe it all comes with it and is nice and ready to go in.
If you are going to wind up the rear torsion bar you will chew through CV's, (have not done it myself) however there are numerous accounts from guys on here claiming significant loss in longevity.
The size of the tyres would also come into whether a 2" or 3" is suitable
Hope some of that helps
Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 7:22 pm
by Matt
2" lift from Jeff will be plenty.
Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 8:08 pm
by Morrie
Anyone know how much crossbred charges for the 2 inch kit?
Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 8:26 am
by Matt
No idea, but shoot him an email or give him a call. Jeff knows his stuff and i am sure he will have a good price.
http://crossbredperformance.com/contact
Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 9:21 am
by rtcb65
Like i said and matt did, For around $500 give or take , ( only ball park amount , may be more ) get a crossbred lift and you dont have to worry about longer springs and winding up the rear. The lift does it for you. The best we have found , if you put 27's on , even with the lift, you may need to a mild guard cut to stop the scrapping. Other than that , the lift kit does most of the work for you.
Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 10:40 am
by ashleyn
$480 + postage, recently got one but haven't fitted it yet.
Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 1:27 pm
by Diffy
So springs that lift the front up 3 cm are a bad idea?
Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 4:14 pm
by Matt
No not bad, you will just destroy CVs slightly quicker. Ie instead of lasting 20k km they will last 18k km...
Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 4:26 pm
by 78sti
If they are just the standard king spring made for the brumby (should be kffs-45) it won't be a problem as they are not a lift spring but will usually lift the car that much due to the sag on the old springs. just don't leave the adjusters on the front wound up all the time (only for off road trips)
Also leaving the rear torsion bar wound up will not cause any problems. Rear cv joints on brumbys rarely play up as they are only used in 4wd mode. Problems usually are from running lockers or welded diffs ect.
I would do these mods and install a 2" lift kit and cut off the lower lip of the front guards.
Cheers
Troy
Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 5:15 pm
by Diffy
Ok, thanks guys
I Have a friend who deals with alloys who might be able to make me up a lift,
am I able to get detailed instructions from somewhere on how to make one?