l series spring lift

thelman · Post by **thelman** » Sat Jun 18, 2011 5:30 pm

ok, so ive decided NOT to do a body lift on rupert, as i only need another inch all-round. My question is, what negative effects will i come across? The plan is to fit heavy duty l series springs in the front and honda springs in the back. I just dont want the camber issues ive seen on others.

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Sat Jun 18, 2011 7:43 pm

Negative effects of a "springs only" lift will pretty much just be decreased lifetime of CV joints due to increased running angle. Although with only 1" this probably won't be much of an issue.

What camber issues have you seen? Lift kits (made properly) compensate for this. I've never had an issue with camber relating to body lift, nor have any people
I can think of.

thelman · Post by **thelman** » Sat Jun 18, 2011 8:22 pm

camber issues with spring lift i was refering to mate

skrewd · Post by **skrewd** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 10:53 am

thelman wrote:camber issues with spring lift i was refering to mate

i have honda springs in the back of my L and i dont have camber issuses, all looks fine and dandy to me

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 9:56 pm

ah I understand now. I would imagine you might get a bit of positive camber in the front, but probably not that much if it's only a 1" difference. Remember that if your existing suspension is original and totally worn out it would have probably dropped a bit so when you replace it, you might not actually be the full 1" higher than factory anyway.

thelman · Post by **thelman** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 5:57 pm

kdfs-14. 140 a pair, ford laser front springs.

stewbaru · Post by **stewbaru** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 8:40 pm

Nice work, how well do they sit on the strut seat? I got a raised set of lovell's that were listed for a leone sedan and ford capri, but the diameter seems slightly to large and they don't sit quite right

thelman · Post by **thelman** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 8:46 pm

theyre not too bad, me and the bloke at sa suspension spent an hour looking thru it all. They are decieving, they are the same height as standard, but much heavier

pzs · Post by **pzs** » Sun Aug 25, 2013 7:32 pm

thelman wrote:kdfs-14. 140 a pair, ford laser front springs.

Any info on this mod, kings also list these springs for Nissan pintara.
I can get a set of 2nd hand springs here for next to nothing

Strevdog · Post by **Strevdog** » Mon Nov 18, 2013 12:20 pm

I put some 30-40mm heavy duty raised springs from industrial springs in Adelaide, made the car handle 100x better on rough tracks, haven't had it wheel aligned yet but you can get ajustiable camber/caster strut tops from k-mac there $450 a pair though

M0rpH · Post by **M0rpH** » Mon Nov 18, 2013 1:17 pm

Hey strevdog, were they very expensive? and how much higher are they compared to stock springs?
I already have a lift kit but i don't want too much angle on the cv's.

Strevdog · Post by **Strevdog** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 8:38 pm

I paid $140 cause my mate works at industrial springs, subawreak sell the same springs for $198 a pair but I'm sure if you gave industrials a call they would do them cheaper then that, they are only 30mm-40mm higher then standard, i gainned about 70mm cause my old springs were pretty sagged, the cv angels don't look to bad my cvs are already rooted and I'm putting in new ones soon so hopefully all goes well and I'll have no issues with them for a few more years