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Just a quick question. Rear GQ coils fit a gen 2 paj right? So would coil spacers made for a GQ patrol fit on with no probs?
Cheers Jack
1993 NJ LWB: UHF, bull bar, 2" Iron man coils/T-bars, 30mm coil spacers, 35mm body lift, long travel RS5000s, Cranked T-bars, lokka, 35x12.5 GoodYear MTR, light force 170s, Duel battery with selectable volt meter, roof basket, 9.5" rear diff - more to come!
1993 NJ LWB: UHF, bull bar, 2" Iron man coils/T-bars, 30mm coil spacers, 35mm body lift, long travel RS5000s, Cranked T-bars, lokka, 35x12.5 GoodYear MTR, light force 170s, Duel battery with selectable volt meter, roof basket, 9.5" rear diff - more to come!
I had the same problem, was after more height in the ass end and looked for spacers but was told by alot of people stay away from them as they can pop out and thats the last thing you need out bush.
Hence spacers pops out spring pops out
Just go for GQ stock springs and you should get an extra 2"+ on what you already have . I paid $50 from a wrecker
So GQ coils give about a 3.5 to 4 lift over standard right? Coz I already have a 2" lift but would like a tad more. Also whats the flex like with GQ coils?
1993 NJ LWB: UHF, bull bar, 2" Iron man coils/T-bars, 30mm coil spacers, 35mm body lift, long travel RS5000s, Cranked T-bars, lokka, 35x12.5 GoodYear MTR, light force 170s, Duel battery with selectable volt meter, roof basket, 9.5" rear diff - more to come!
Yes thats right. I had a 2" lift also.
The flex on mine is not to bad as I have removed rear sway bar But I need to extend the brake lines and really should get longer shocks.
1993 NJ LWB: UHF, bull bar, 2" Iron man coils/T-bars, 30mm coil spacers, 35mm body lift, long travel RS5000s, Cranked T-bars, lokka, 35x12.5 GoodYear MTR, light force 170s, Duel battery with selectable volt meter, roof basket, 9.5" rear diff - more to come!
It doesn't matter what coils/spacers you have, if you don't have the right shock length it won't be worth it. Since i put the GU coils in, i've also got some longer shocks. About 3" more travel than the other shocks i had that matched the +2" spings, and a longer brake line (You only need one as it's in the middle of the diff. Now at full droop, the shocks run out of travel just as the springs start to become loose, perfect match. Unfortunately i havent had a chance to flex it since this.. Still running the sway bars, for now.
Shocks:
Old flex:
Steele Perkins (#1263)
NP Pajero with added goodness..
Thx for the advice guys just 1 more possible dumb question. Are GU and GQ coils the same? I feel this is the last bit of info I need b4 heading to the wreckers!
PS. It is my DD but I also drive my dads Rover classic a fair bit so I know what body role feels like :P
1993 NJ LWB: UHF, bull bar, 2" Iron man coils/T-bars, 30mm coil spacers, 35mm body lift, long travel RS5000s, Cranked T-bars, lokka, 35x12.5 GoodYear MTR, light force 170s, Duel battery with selectable volt meter, roof basket, 9.5" rear diff - more to come!
Thx for the advice guys just 1 more possible dumb question. Are GU and GQ coils the same? I feel this is the last bit of info I need b4 heading to the wreckers!
PS. It is my DD but I also drive my dads Rover classic a fair bit so I know what body role feels like :P
I'm fairly sure they are close enough to say the same IMHO. Make sure you don't get heavy duty ones, they need to be standard or they will be too stiff.
Steele Perkins (#1263)
NP Pajero with added goodness..
Well I picked up some GQ coils from the wreckers yesterday. Thing is today I noticed they had a OME sticker them. So there is a good chance they are raised for the GQ right? Do any of you guys happen to know how tall a std GQ spring should be? This may save me the trouble of taking one of my rear coils out to compare the height.
As always Cheers
Jack
1993 NJ LWB: UHF, bull bar, 2" Iron man coils/T-bars, 30mm coil spacers, 35mm body lift, long travel RS5000s, Cranked T-bars, lokka, 35x12.5 GoodYear MTR, light force 170s, Duel battery with selectable volt meter, roof basket, 9.5" rear diff - more to come!
I had the same problem, was after more height in the ass end and looked for spacers but was told by alot of people stay away from them as they can pop out and thats the last thing you need out bush.
Hence spacers pops out spring pops out
Be careful about taking Pajero advice from non-Pajero people.
Spacers popping out may be an issue with some vehicles, but I doubt it would be an issue for a Pajero with standard length shocks. My springs are heavy duty/stock length for a LWB, which originally gave me about two inches of lift. Over time they sagged a little, so I installed some 30mm Patrol spacers, routed as m1s3ry posted.
I had to disconnect my shock absorbers before I could drop the axle far enough to remove the springs, much less install the spacers too. My springs or spacers won't come out unless something else fails first.
NT Platinum. DiD Auto with 265/70R17 ST Maxx, Lift, Lockers, Lockup Mate, Low range reduction, LRA Aux tank, bull bar, winch, lots of touring stuff. Flappy paddles. MMCS is gone!
Project: NJ SWB. 285/75R16 ST Maxx, 2" OME suspension, 2" body lift, ARB 110, 120l tank, bullbar, scratches, no major dents. Fully engineered in SA. NW DiD & auto in place - a long way to go....
Well my Iron man 40mm lift coils are 40.5cm high (unloaded) and the GQ are 46cm so 2 and a tad inch higher.(dont know what they will be like when loaded) but should be good. Will try fit them tomoz.
1993 NJ LWB: UHF, bull bar, 2" Iron man coils/T-bars, 30mm coil spacers, 35mm body lift, long travel RS5000s, Cranked T-bars, lokka, 35x12.5 GoodYear MTR, light force 170s, Duel battery with selectable volt meter, roof basket, 9.5" rear diff - more to come!
Put the GQ coils in today, looks good! Still I wonder if its to high. I measure 855mm from the bottom of my rim(15") to the flare. Could you guys tell me what yours measure.
PS make sure you list your rim size and if u have a body lift.
Cheers
Jack
1993 NJ LWB: UHF, bull bar, 2" Iron man coils/T-bars, 30mm coil spacers, 35mm body lift, long travel RS5000s, Cranked T-bars, lokka, 35x12.5 GoodYear MTR, light force 170s, Duel battery with selectable volt meter, roof basket, 9.5" rear diff - more to come!
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