[offroadjack]

Hi all!, before anyone starts about CALMINI, it's no!...for now anyway.
i have seen a few sellers on fleabay selling coil spacers and all rave about their product being the best ..
i am steering towards those things for now as i want to lift it as cheap as i can as i'd like to see howmuch it's gonna cost me to build a good offroad performer on a budget....don't we all include a bodylift in it and all that would set me back around 400 bucks + a longer set of rear shocks. would also mean i could probably fit 30's or 31's underneath it not a bad thought!!
now!, has anyone fitted this to his/her vit?
just after a few opinons here and as i mentioned before, a calmini kit is likely to get the go at a later stage...

[atari4x4]

commo rear shocks: thread in good tech
front dobbinson struts: PM Dank for good prices
springs: maybe dobinson's again??
bodylift: BYE products in the business directory section

should be able to get a 31 in under all that

smash in some 5.12 diff gears from the 1.6's & enjoy being back to stock gearing with the larger tyres. then proceed to wheel the piss out of it, till the front diff goes boom... job done.

[offroadjack]

thats a starter.. not a fan of the coil and strud spacers? diffgears and locker is way down the list but possible..and the front diff...ah well might have to control that right foot a bit hey!..

[atari4x4]

not really, but plenty have used them before... long travel struts are a must IMO.

OME, dobinson, Ironman are the main 3 that do a longer strut. the screw on strut extenders are a bit dodgy to me & offer no extra travel, you can reuse the struts later on with the calmini kit if you go that way. bung in some commy shocks in the rear, there are a few to choose from so you might need to measure up to find some to suit.

i'd still grab a set of 5.12's & bung them in, can get them pretty cheap off hear... usually around $100-150 for a complete diff centre + post. they will make it so much better to drive on & off road with bigger wheels.

[offroadjack]

i maybe look into that then. and if the diffs are really that cheap then that's a go for sure..i find it pretty slow as it is allready!! let alone puttin 30's on it!
front steel item would be hard to find i guess and not cheap either..seeing everyone else wants them too..

[atari4x4]

I wheeled my silver one for years on 30's & 31's with the alloy front diff & never broke it, some smart driving & you can get them to live.

[offroadjack]

exactly! ??..what happened to silver shorty? sold it?

[atari4x4]

yeah, it's easy to shock load them & destroy them... doesn't take much.

the silver one has intermittent electrical issues when it gets heat soaked, i stripped the good bits from it & put it back to stock.... built the blue wagon up & the shorty is a lawn ornament at the moment.