Removing Lift Kit

RedNekTJ · Post by **RedNekTJ** » Sun Jul 05, 2009 6:32 pm

I am thinking about removing the lift kit out of my Brumby. Was wondering what length bolts and how many of each, I will need to replace the ones removed with the lift kit. Would much rather be able to have everything ready to go before starting rather than taking it all apart, measuring the bolts I remove, minus the 2 inch for the lift then getting the bolts needed.
Cheers Nick

ian059 · Post by **ian059** » Sun Jul 05, 2009 6:40 pm

Hey,
can't help you with the length of bolts, but is the kit good enough to sell and for how much. I could possibly help you remove it so as to learn how to refit it.
Interested?
IanC

RedNekTJ · Post by **RedNekTJ** » Sun Jul 05, 2009 7:07 pm

Should be good enough to sell, haven't had any issues with it, just would rather have the car sitting lower, could probably do with a bit of a clean tho. Don't know how much, how much are the new ones going for?

Outback bloke · Post by **Outback bloke** » Sun Jul 05, 2009 7:19 pm

About $200-250 is the going rate for a good condition second hand kit.

brumbee · Post by **brumbee** » Sun Jul 05, 2009 8:15 pm

could almost swap the ute for another without a lift kit

RedNekTJ · Post by **RedNekTJ** » Sun Jul 05, 2009 8:31 pm

brumbee wrote:could almost swap the ute for another without a lift kit

Only prob with that is the EJ22 sitting under the bonnet

ian059 · Post by **ian059** » Sun Jul 05, 2009 9:46 pm

RedNekTJ wrote:Only prob with that is the EJ22 sitting under the bonnet

I don't mind. A swap sounds GREAT!

Seriously though, it's for my teenage daughter's car so $200 is to much for a casual worker still at school. She can barely afford the petrol.
I just thought it was worth asking.

IanC

tex · Post by **tex** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 11:07 am

What does the ute have behind the engine because your ute may need the clearance in the transmission tunnel my auto needs the space hence why mine has a lift kit! But If you don't sell to Ian then you might be best going to a wrecker and buying the bolts you need as well as the steering knuckle etc!

RedNekTJ · Post by **RedNekTJ** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 7:25 pm

Still got the standard gearbox at the moment but will go AWD gearbox some time this year hopefully, so might wait till that goes in and see how much clearance I've got around the new gearbox.

dukbilt · Post by **dukbilt** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 8:56 pm

Is the lift kit still available?

Ewan

RedNekTJ · Post by **RedNekTJ** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 7:44 pm

dukbilt wrote:Is the lift kit still available?

Ewan

No, I am currently unsure if I'm going to lower the brumby or run the lift so will be keeping the lift kit until I make up my mind. Also for other peoples info I have removed the strut spacers and all the rear components of the lift kit, still utilising the engine, gearbox spacers and steering shaft extension and have had no issues. It has flattened out the rear driveshaft angles and also the front cv angles so there should be longer life out of the front cv's hopefully.

phillatdarwin · Post by **phillatdarwin** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 10:28 pm

not good for going down the track doing a bit of 4wd as the center of the car will be lower now

RedNekTJ · Post by **RedNekTJ** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 11:16 pm

phillatdarwin wrote:not good for going down the track doing a bit of 4wd as the center of the car will be lower now

I've got a TJ Wrangler with 4 inch lift for 4wding so the brumby doesn't see any offroad action anyway