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Goshawker
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19 Feb 2011 21:24 #11821 by Goshawker

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Hello guys I could do with a little help. Fitted a 3" lift kit today and the front o/s spring in my kit was about an inch longer than the other side I guess that is because jimny lean. But what I'm concerned about is the fact that the spring is banana shapes whilst all put back together and doesn't look right. Can anybody advise? . Cheers

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Monkey
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20 Feb 2011 00:37 #11828 by Monkey

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Hi mate,

Thats is your castor angle been out, to correct this you have a few optoins:

-Fit 3 deg castor correction bushs but it will still be banned just not as much here mine with bushs! fitted no load on them.

-Buy castor corrected front radius arms probably from ORA that are suited to the 3" lift, these are a longer than standard and bring the castor angle back to the factory position.

-Or i don't like this idea but you can move you front diff forward 15mm.

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supergaz
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20 Feb 2011 08:04 #11832 by supergaz

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Hello.
Keep your eye on the brake lines, they will be tight. Gets expensive after buying extended springs and shocks!
Panhard Rods x2
Caster correction bushes or castor corrected trailing arms
Extended brake lines x3

Good luck!
My jimny should be getting thrashed around tong today, but its sitting on the drive as it is a LEMON!:sick:

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Goshawker
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20 Feb 2011 08:10 #11833 by Goshawker

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Thanks chaps . I already have extended break lines and rear repositioner brackets just not the castor correction bushes . Thanks for the adviseo

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supergaz
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20 Feb 2011 08:29 #11835 by supergaz

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I've got correction bushes atm, but i've gone from a 3'lift with correction bushes which was ok, to a 4.5' lift, and now I need correction trailing arms, if my springs were yellow I would be eating them!. But need more pennies 1st.

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Monkey
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20 Feb 2011 09:09 #11836 by Monkey

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Any thing over 2inchs of lift castor correction bushs should be used and in my opinion anything over 3 inchs corrected trailing arms need to be used!

P.s. Gary if you had yellow springs why would you be eating them? sorry i don't see the humor in that.

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