the 94 swb bighorn was still a bit low with second hand lwb springs in the back so I splashed out and fitted extra raised cobra springs in the back. So far so good Fitting was a pain with chassis stand at max and the diff lowered till the brake disc was on the floor the springs still needed a fair helping of force to get into the mounts. Then look at the shocks and decide longer travel required so Monroe Ultra designed for landcruiser fitted after a mix and match on the bushes. These are short enough to allow the axle to hit the bump stop and as long as can be fitted while keeping the spring on the seat with sway bar removed. 10mm longer and the spring starts to lift off the seat.
Up front I got most of the lift matched but decided the cvs and tie rods were getting a little off angle.
Ended up with a measurement on the back of 580mm from the hub center to the guard and at the front 540mm This is with no body lift. On 32s I have 400mm under the sills
Now alls fine and dandy till I took it for a drive. With the rims I have on now its always been a bit bouncy as they have too much offset. I have new rims and tyres that ran very nice before the lift and might end up on there sooner but I was hopeing to wear these out first. I havnt done a wheel alignment yet and there is evidence its needed. A straight edge seemed to show toe as correct but a spirit level did show camber issues. The tread on the front tyres got hot on a 8km motorway drive so I suspect there is slight scuffing going on
However the amount of bump steer and vibrations is something else. At certain power and speed combinations there is a huge buzz in the back change power slightly either way it stops You can feel the tyres bumping on turns. Hit a bump with one wheel and you wander all over the place
If Im too high in the front I want to get that sorted before the alignment
Thoughts anyone?