Guest humanze Posted January 1, 2005 Share Posted January 1, 2005 hi, ive got a 1985 courier ute and want to lower it to with in a inch of its life has torsion bars at the front, so thats no worries, but ive never had to deeal with leafs before... any suggestions or hints on what to do would be great!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROTA NUT 13B Posted January 1, 2005 Share Posted January 1, 2005 take em out and get them reset, if it's still not low enuff, put some lowering blocks in aswell i guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FUKD50 Posted January 1, 2005 Share Posted January 1, 2005 Or if you really wanted to take em out and flip em around then put them in upside down. bump stopped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest humanze Posted January 1, 2005 Share Posted January 1, 2005 take em out and get them reset, if it's still not low enuff, put some lowering blocks in aswell i guess. ok, sweet. would a supension shop like mag and turbo be able to that? have heard of pepole fliping them upside down, but you'd have problems then of the diff hitting the flatdeck??? cheers guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerm Posted January 1, 2005 Share Posted January 1, 2005 hopw much lower are you planning on going? because you can put up to 2 inch lowering blocks in that is the easiest option cos you don't need to take the leafs out and leave it for a couple of days while they get reset... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest humanze Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 i want to get the wheels to the same levels as the guards, so round about 3-4". where do you get these blocks from? ive seen a b2000 in wellington (same truck pretty much) thats the same height as what i want to go too, but the guys a tool and wont tell me shit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerm Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 max you can get is 2 inch blocks... i was thinking of making my car a bit lower at the back too maybe flipping one of the leafs?.. i'm not sure exactly how it would work though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest humanze Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 yea, a few pepole ive talked to have suggested that... but it seems to easy... im worried about the diff hitting the tray if i do that, ive seen some utes with there tray c-notched to avoid that, butg thats a whole lot of money/time... think i'll give it a agio and see what happpens... worst comes to worst i'll just have to put it back up again! where do you get these lowering blocks from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerm Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 just go to a suspension plac ethey will be bale to source them... it doesn't matter what method you use too lower it with (blocks, flipped/reset leafs) it won't affect the likelihood of the diff hitting the tray. you can lower it untill it is close to the tray and thats it.... unless you want to modd it because the diff and axle all stay in line with the wheels.. i'm guessing it is a static rear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest escort_boy Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 DO NOT FLIP UR LEAFS ON A UTE!! what happens is ur drive ends up stuffing ur gear box. my mate did and slowly the drive shaft destroyed the gearbox starting at 5th gear and workin its way down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerm Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 really logan? how is it different from resetting them or putting blocks in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest humanze Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 yup, solid rear end. cheers for that dude, but i cant see how it differs to putting blocks in... just a more extreme drop i guess flipping the leafs i guess ... thanks for your input guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toucan Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 Most suspension places will be able to get you lowering blocks. There were even some on trademe a week or two ago, some guy dealing new ones for any make/model car. Doesnt appear to be there anymore though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bistro Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 DO NOT FLIP UR LEAFS ON A UTE!!what happens is ur drive ends up stuffing ur gear box. my mate did and slowly the drive shaft destroyed the gearbox starting at 5th gear and workin its way down out of curiosity, did it have a 1 piece d/shaft? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowlancer Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Reset leaves as fas as you can, if that's not enough, 2" blocks, if its on its bumpstops, get them modified. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest escort_boy Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 umm im not sure if its a single drive shaft and its just waht i have been told and see. a few ppl have warned me bout it. not sure how it does it or anythin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big tymer Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 if its a two peice then that problem wont happen just reset them and get blocks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bistro Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 if its a two peice then that problem wont happenjust reset them and get blocks yea, thats what i thought he shud just find a 2 piece or chuck a u/joint in it. yea, resetting them is your best option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SYKOV6 Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 when ya lower any veihicle that much it normally stuffs up the angle that the factory set the driveshaft/diff/ gearbox at loading the U/Js past the max angle they can move causing them to blow or rooting the rear of the gearbox. ive seen a courier ute that had the gearbox mount modded to lift the G/B higher in the tunnel to straighten the angle enough to let everything work right. ya can just flip the leaf with the eyes in it to lower the car but it makes them ride real hard. better to get them reset Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skunkwerx Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 i had an 87 one low in the guards,the ride was terrible allways n the bumpies,i'd reconsider it lowring it to far as it get a bit old when u are driving it after a while,confort wise was shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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