lift set up

[nfpgasmask]

How hard is it to do the BJ flip?

Wow, that sounds dirty....

Bart

[pbkid]

alright, good, thanks for the great info... im gonna order the new springs probably next week and give it a try...

[ZEUS]

How hard is it to do the BJ flip?

Wow, that sounds dirty....

Bart

Extremely easy... for those with experience with midgets! No, it really is easy to do.

[So-CalVX]

jus ome 912's?
how many cranks on the torsion bars and in which direction?
what would be the advantage/disadvantage to getting the calmini kit?

[pbkid]

well ive been researching more since my last post and i think im gonna go with 919's because i can get a little more lift out of them and im trying to stuff 33's under the VX so im gonna need as much lift as i can get, i dont really mind doing some major cutting/slicing because i already have some pretty significant damage from a yukon so a little more ^(&#$ed up fenders wont be noticed much =)...
i know i have plently of room in the back for spacers and bigger springs and whatnot but ive found that the limiting is all with the CV's and ball joints...
someone needs to make a drop bracket or something for the front so we can go to 4 inches or 5...that would be really nice

[CrnCnn]

How hard is it to do the BJ flip?

Wow, that sounds dirty....

Bart

I could walk you through it when you are ready big boy....


Though it didnt make it any easier for them to do my alignment. So who knows if you want to do it.

[JHarris1385]

There is a thread about the spring compression and height of 912's versus 919's. The 12's are taller.....


Go to planetisuzu.com for the cranking of the t-bars for a helpfull post. It is on the front page if I recall.

[So-CalVX]

can anything be dropped with spacers to release cv stress?
Or is there anything else that can be dun to accomplish that?

[Ascinder]

Diff drop brackets. That's pretty much it.

[LittleBeast]

October 2004 and June 2006 ARB application guide North American Version both list the specs as follows.

Part #, Free Hight, # Coils, lbf/in spring rate, (application)

OME912, 420 mm, 10.8, 180-300 (medium load Trooper 92-02)
OME913, 390 mm, 9.3, 180-300 (medium Amigo/Rodeo 5door coil spring 98-02)
OME919, 430 mm, 10.8, 200-280 (heavy load Trooper 92-02)

bar diameter is same for each. 913 has lowest coil weight, 912 is + 0.8Kg and 919 is + 0.9Kg.

I verified the application guide is correct as it pertains to the OME912 and OME913 part numbers with a Rep at ARB-USA who cross checked for any updates.
I also cross checked in the Oct 2005 International Application guide and the specs are identical number for number, only the applications are listed as follows;

OME912 (medium load GM Frontera 95-98) and (medium Jackaroo/Monterey 92-2/2001)
OME913 (medium load GM Frontera 99+ 5 door)
OME919 (medium Jackaroo/Monterey 3/2001 - 04, Heavy load Jackaroo/Monterey 92-2/2001)

hope this information is helpful and clears up any confusion about the specs.

As you can see from above the 919s are actually longer by 10mm.

There are tons of threads on these subjects that are helpful.
Difference in springs for lift: http://www.vehicross.info/forums/showthread.php?t=10299
Size of bolt for torsion cranking (27mm): http://www.vehicross.info/forums/showthread.php?t=738
Lots of questions answered:
http://www.vehicross.info/forums/showthread.php?t=10525
How to ball joint flip with pics:
http://www.planetisuzoo.com/articles.htm/78
Torsion bar how to with pics:
http://www.planetisuzoo.com/articles...Bar_Adjustment

My question would be while doing ball joint flip should we replace ball joints when they are around $240 for both upper and lower on both sides: http://catalog.autohausaz.com/autoha...t=Ball%20Joint

[Triathlete]

When I did mine I did not replave the ball joints. They are not that hard to do so if they go bad at a later time it will not be to much time wise to change them...especially after doing it once already.
Of course I hope to not have to worry about that. The front end will hopefully be replaced with a solid axle before then.

[ZEUS]

My question would be while doing ball joint flip should we replace ball joints when they are around $240 for both upper and lower on both sides: http://catalog.autohausaz.com/autoha...t=Ball%20Joint

OEM is hard to beat - sources like that sometimes use inferior metal in comparison so you may be taking a backward step by replacing the OEM's with junk.