doullama Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 I'm looking at de-lowering the hz van this week, I'd quite like to raise the rear a little above factory height. Can I simply reverse the existing lowering block assembly to use them as lift-blocks and get a wof? Had a bit of a look in the virm but couldn't find much about lifting. Chur 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllTorque Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Firstly fail for raising a car. To use a block to raise a car the diff will need to be under the leaf spring. Just removing the block will raise it by the thicknesses of the block. You will need to shorten the u bolts unless they don’t have enough thread. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowzer Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Swapping it to diff under leaf will jack it way up anyway, but dunno the legalities of such things. It'd also require modifying the diff so the spring seat is on the correct side too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaver Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Won’t the spring pads and everything be in the wrong place as well? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowzer Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Best bet is to get a spring Barry to reset them to the required height, or run longer shackles. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doullama Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 I'd just cut the spring-seat off and weld it on underneath (if its legal), failing that, are lift-shackles wof-able? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajg193 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 I've said it before and I'll say it again. My dad once raised a landrover. He promptly rolled it. Maybe high vehicles are in my genetics. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 you would need a cert for lift shackles or flipping the diff housing on the springs. plus the front would need to be raised, or deal with the caster problems that you end up with the back jacked up how much do you want to raise it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doullama Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 10 minutes ago, cletus said: you would need a cert for lift shackles. how much do you want to raise it? As much as I can get away with couple of inches above standard would be nice. At the moment (lowered) It barely clears my driveway, and hz's are apparently prone to cracking in the control arms when fitted with lowering springs and standard shocks.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 flipping the axle to the other side of the springs would probably lift it 5-6 inches from standard, so probably a bit much even without the 'lift' block fitted remove the lowering block and getting springs reset would probably be better you could get some air shocks for maximum 80s grossness 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doullama Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Max 80s grossness is my precise aim, was just trawling for pics of such haha. Cheers Clint, will look into sending springs away. I'll pull the blocks out 1st, mayy even be ok standard. Max height is just my spontaneous reaction after fixing ground-impact damage haha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 If you make longer shackles that look factory and get them dirty I'm sure no-one would notice. You can re-arch the springs yourself if you are keen. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doullama Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 i'll just send em to a spring shop, from what I hear its not overly expensive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfashark Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Swing them to Archer's in Vegas. Ring them first, ask for Phil and tell him Doug's bro in law sent you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linearentropy Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 So after the drama with my previous MX5 around having a roll bar & stock seating at cert time, I have a WOF question relating my new mx5 for those of you with weld in halfcages in your cars. Has anyone been through certification, then had a halfcage welded in had any issues at WOF time? I feel like it'll be fine, but I tend to have shite luck with these things. Follow up question would be, if down the line I get an authority card for the vehicle would that be enough to satisfy somewhere like VTNZ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowzer Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Motherfuckers just updated the VIRM and now LED headlamp conversions are not legal. Fuck them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajg193 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Was just considering doing it the other day. Good to know Where does it show up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllTorque Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 Good. Every LED bulb I’ve seen in a old headlight has no dipped pattern. Just a splurge of light. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowzer Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 The original ruling was the lights had to have a clear cutoff so those splurges weren't legal anyway. The Narva LEDs I'm running have a better cutoff than with halogens, so I'm not pleased with this decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
187inc Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 Driving to work in the morning I would estimate 1 out of every 4 cars to have the wrong bulbs for their Headlights. My daily is at stock height too, and will probably remain so until I find some louvres/tint the windows. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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