removing 3" lift kit l series sportswagon

Brumby_ProjectX · Post by **Brumby_ProjectX** » Fri May 08, 2015 12:54 pm

I want to remove my lift kit from my 1992 sportswagon. Can you buy all new original bolts or am I going to need to do a run to the wreckers and remove all the bolts from a wreck? Even if i can get a list so I can go purchase all new bolts would be better than recycling old stuff. I had a quick look in the manual but didn't come across all the bolt lengths and diameters. Any help appreciated.

Post by **TOONGA** » Fri May 08, 2015 4:53 pm

Yes you can buy all original new bolts, but first you must know exactly what pitch the thread is and what length all of the bolts are. If you can find any "MY" model from 1982 -1984 or a brumby from 1982 to 1992 at the wreckers, all of the bolts will fit in place of the lift bolts. or you can use them as a guide to find new replacements.

Then sell your lift kit to cover the cost

TOONGA

Silverbullet · Post by **Silverbullet** » Fri May 08, 2015 6:13 pm

They're all metric fine pitch on my MY wagon, e.g M10x1.25, M12x1.25

A pain to work with and easy peasy to cross-thread and destroy when everything is dirty and/or gummed up with gunk.

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Fri May 08, 2015 6:24 pm

L series guys. Settle down with the MY stuff!

There's nothing wrong with using second hand bolts, so long as they come out fine and the thread is not damaged.

As for what you need I can't tell you. But I do know that a set of bolts will be expensive, probably up near $150 IMO.

You could remove all the bolts, leave the vehicle on jack stands with the front and rear cross members/subframe support as well.
Take these bolts to your local nut and bolt store and have them sized up with 3 inches less.

Buy bolts.

Go home and fit them to the vehicle.

You might find that you'll also need the stock steering knuckle. It's different for manual steering and powersteering so be sure to get the right one

Cheers

Bennie

Brumby_ProjectX · Post by **Brumby_ProjectX** » Fri May 08, 2015 7:51 pm

Thanks for the input, think ill have to make a trip to upullit and take a few measurements. Luckily there are a few wagons down this way. I was hoping to get a replacement kit and just do it all in one go.

Silverbullet · Post by **Silverbullet** » Fri May 08, 2015 11:40 pm

El_Freddo wrote:L series guys. Settle down with the MY stuff!

There's nothing wrong with using second hand bolts, so long as they come out fine and the thread is not damaged.

As for what you need I can't tell you. But I do know that a set of bolts will be expensive, probably up near $150 IMO.

You could remove all the bolts, leave the vehicle on jack stands with the front and rear cross members/subframe support as well.
Take these bolts to your local nut and bolt store and have them sized up with 3 inches less.

Buy bolts.

Go home and fit them to the vehicle.

You might find that you'll also need the stock steering knuckle. It's different for manual steering and powersteering so be sure to get the right one

Cheers

Bennie

L series yes, but being these cars are only 1 gen apart they would still all be metric fine threads

10 and 12mm

And it's true buying bolts on your own from a specialty fasteners place is exy, considering how much the bolts are actually worth. I am lucky and my brother ordered my lift kit bolts for me through his work and he said they cost so little it wasn't even worth me paying him back, I'm talking $10 or less. The everyday walk-in customer really gets shafted at places like that

Post by **TOONGA** » Sat May 09, 2015 12:23 am

Sorry I read this as 1982 sportswagon when I wrote my reply. I was wearing my safety glasses from work ( a poor excuse) which are a different prescription to my everyday glasses.

TOONGA