Need help in choosing a lift kit

[Mihai]

Hello everyone.

I`m a VX owner from Romania. I have my truck since 2006 and I want to get some upgrades.
I have seen LittleBeast truck and I decided I want a 3" lift in order to fit 20" rims with 33" tires.
Reading your threads I understand that Calamini is not good. I found independent4x.com and they have a lot of lift kits and suspenssion parts.
Please help me to choose what I need because I`m a beginner.

Thanks a lot

[etlsport]

Hello everyone.

I`m a VX owner from Romania. I have my truck since 2006 and I want to get some upgrades.
I have seen LittleBeast truck and I decided I want a 3" lift in order to fit 20" rims with 33" tires.
Reading your threads I understand that Calamini is not good. I found independent4x.com and they have a lot of lift kits and suspenssion parts.
Please help me to choose what I need because I`m a beginner.

Thanks a lot

you dont really need a kit.. ordering OME (Old Man Emu) 912 springs will give you 3" of lift in the rear and then turning your torsion bars in the front will take care of the front.. stock shocks are adequate if you dont go any higher.. longer brake lines are nice but not necessary.. indy4x has nice kits for extras to beef everything up but you dont necessarily need it all

EDIT! i had typed in old man emu shocks before.. should have said.. old man emu SPRINGS sorry about that.. thanks for catching that ldub

the only thing that i think would be a really good idea would be a differential drop.. talk to tom4bren about getting a set of those

[lasturbo]

Is there heavy duty torsion bars available (like sway away) cuz I thought the more you crank the factory torsions, it weakens them plus the ride gets real stiff....

[Ikkesh]

GOTO www.pureisuzu.com

Calmini Kit is Good, Well Engineerered Kits
Mostly Bolton too

[JoFotoz]

I have the Calmini Kit...it came "unused' with the first VX I purchased.



GOTO www.pureisuzu.com

Calmini Kit is Good, Well Engineerered Kits
Mostly Bolton too

Its OK...lots of stuff ya really dont need..

The OME springs and a simple Torsion crank is the way to go IMO..

....it will save ya MANY $$$'s...


...and is just as good.

jo

[nfpgasmask]

Yup, I lifted for under $150 with the OME 912 springs, cranked the front T-bars and was done. I have done nothing else to my VX to get the 3"s. In my opinion, the OME 912 springs will give you about 2"s of lift, and then once you go with bigger tires you will gain another inch or so.

Look at this thread for some good photos of what you can do:

http://www.vehicross.info/forums/showthread.php?t=14452

Bart

[Ldub]

I have the Calmini Kit...it came "unused' with the first VX I purchased.




Its OK...lots of stuff ya really dont need..

The OME springs and a simple Torsion crank is the way to go IMO..

....it will save ya MANY $$$'s...


...and is just as good.

jo

Or maybe even better, if your springs don't sag & fall out on the trail...:smilewink...:razzgray:...:smilewink

[JoFotoz]

Oh harsh dude...but yea...TRUE!




Or maybe even better, if your springs don't sag & fall out on the trail...:smilewink...:razzgray:...:smilewink


...course it had nothing to do with the Photo op...

...and twisting the ORW back and forth...to the max!


jo

[nfpgasmask]

Oh harsh dude...but yea...TRUE!

...course it had nothing to do with the Photo op...

...and twisting the ORW back and forth...to the max!

jo

Two moments, the spring coming out, and pbkid almost rolling, I wish I was there with my video camera for those...

Bart

[uncle_asa]

Even though I have a cheap source of third party driveshafts, I'm going to do a diff drop (and rotate the front axle a little bit towards transfer case).

[LittleBeast]

Search for "lift wiki" on this site and you will find a thread with everything you will ever need. I would post the link but I am on the PS3 currently.

[tom4bren]

Here's the linky

http://www.vehicross.info/forums/showthread.php?t=13470&highlight=lift+wiki

Can't believe I beat ldub to this one.

I have the Calmini lift on mine (according to PO). I have no complaints. The one thing I did notice on mine is that it includes a panhard rod drop bracket. I'm not sure it's necessary but some owners have noticed a shift in the the rear axle (to the right) after lifting. This may be the 'fix' for that but the consensus is still out.

I can help you with the Diff Drop Brackets but so can Joe Darlington (I think he's a member).

Tom

If you lift - please get rims with 'offset from hell' so I'm not alone:)

[Lizardmen3477]

i am looking to lift mine as well the 3 inches as such all i need is the 912 and crank the bars i no this but is there nething that this will affect or stuff i should watch for or ne or precautions that are small purchases that i should buy along with the springs?

[LittleBeast]

i am looking to lift mine as well the 3 inches as such all i need is the 912 and crank the bars i no this but is there nething that this will affect or stuff i should watch for or ne or precautions that are small purchases that i should buy along with the springs?

See this thread and other threads on that thread and you will find all the info you could ever need:
http://www.vehicross.info/forums/showthread.php?t=13470&highlight=lift+wiki

[nfpgasmask]

i am looking to lift mine as well the 3 inches as such all i need is the 912 and crank the bars i no this but is there nething that this will affect or stuff i should watch for or ne or precautions that are small purchases that i should buy along with the springs?

all i did is lift with the 912 and crank the bars but u could put sum tallr bump stops on yer rear end cause sumtimez when ur off road u might bottom out in the rear and yer tires will rub on the inside of yer weel wells wich kinda suks other than that i think u will be ok with just the ome if i do ne else i will add taller bump stops k thanx bye :bgwp:

[tom4bren]

Quite a few members have experienced split CV boots after lifting. That's what the diff drop brackets are for. You don't need them immediately but probably will within 2 years.

I thought about rotating the axle by rotating the axle mounting features on the diff drop brackets but I talked myself out of it. I wasn't sure if I would be able to keep the U joints in phase (the front would be at a slightly different angle than the rear).

Tom

[jwatk1ns]

if you want 912's, you need to be willing to wait. Ordered mine from rocky road on oct. 26th and still haven't received them. Called today, they say beginning of the year. Where else can these be ordered?

[nfpgasmask]

if you want 912's, you need to be willing to wait. Ordered mine from rocky road on oct. 26th and still haven't received them. Called today, they say beginning of the year. Where else can these be ordered?

Yeah, it took a while for mine to show up as well back in April. I think I ordered and waited about a month then...so now it seems worse.

Bart

[uncle_asa]

if you want 912's, you need to be willing to wait. Ordered mine from rocky road on oct. 26th and still haven't received them. Called today, they say beginning of the year. Where else can these be ordered?
Try http://davesport.com , I ordered few different springs through the time for me and friends and all of them was always in stock.

[Ldub]

if you want 912's, you need to be willing to wait. Ordered mine from rocky road on oct. 26th and still haven't received them. Called today, they say beginning of the year. Where else can these be ordered?

I make a habit of supporting vendors who support Isuzu, & by that I mean, they develope/make available, suspension, gearing, recovery gear, etc. that you can't get anywhere else that I'm aware of.
You'll pay a few dollars more, but I'm pretty sure Matt carries an inventory ready for shipment...give him a call, he's good people.:thumbup:

www.independent4x.com

[JoFotoz]

Yea..second what Dub said about Matt at

www.independent4x.com

If you do order through him ,it would be great if ya mention the VX Pin Up calendar advert they sponsored...

...ya never know ,he may cut you a deal?! (My words..NOT his!)


jo

[chris-phx]

hii,MIhai,d,still have the vx?