Need help in choosing a lift kit

[Mihai]

Hello everyone.

I`m a VX owner from Romania. I have my truck since 2006 and I want to get some upgrades.
I have seen LittleBeast truck and I decided I want a 3" lift in order to fit 20" rims with 33" tires.
Reading your threads I understand that Calamini is not good. I found independent4x.com and they have a lot of lift kits and suspenssion parts.
Please help me to choose what I need because I`m a beginner.

Thanks a lot

[etlsport]

Hello everyone.

I`m a VX owner from Romania. I have my truck since 2006 and I want to get some upgrades.
I have seen LittleBeast truck and I decided I want a 3" lift in order to fit 20" rims with 33" tires.
Reading your threads I understand that Calamini is not good. I found independent4x.com and they have a lot of lift kits and suspenssion parts.
Please help me to choose what I need because I`m a beginner.

Thanks a lot

you dont really need a kit.. ordering OME (Old Man Emu) 912 springs will give you 3" of lift in the rear and then turning your torsion bars in the front will take care of the front.. stock shocks are adequate if you dont go any higher.. longer brake lines are nice but not necessary.. indy4x has nice kits for extras to beef everything up but you dont necessarily need it all

EDIT! i had typed in old man emu shocks before.. should have said.. old man emu SPRINGS sorry about that.. thanks for catching that ldub

the only thing that i think would be a really good idea would be a differential drop.. talk to tom4bren about getting a set of those

[lasturbo]

Is there heavy duty torsion bars available (like sway away) cuz I thought the more you crank the factory torsions, it weakens them plus the ride gets real stiff....

[Ikkesh]

GOTO www.pureisuzu.com

Calmini Kit is Good, Well Engineerered Kits
Mostly Bolton too

[JoFotoz]

I have the Calmini Kit...it came "unused' with the first VX I purchased.

GOTO www.pureisuzu.com

Calmini Kit is Good, Well Engineerered Kits
Mostly Bolton too

Its OK...lots of stuff ya really dont need..

The OME springs and a simple Torsion crank is the way to go IMO..

....it will save ya MANY $$$'s...


...and is just as good.

jo

[nfpgasmask]

Yup, I lifted for under $150 with the OME 912 springs, cranked the front T-bars and was done. I have done nothing else to my VX to get the 3"s. In my opinion, the OME 912 springs will give you about 2"s of lift, and then once you go with bigger tires you will gain another inch or so.

Look at this thread for some good photos of what you can do:

http://www.vehicross.info/forums/showthread.php?t=14452

Bart

[Ldub]

I have the Calmini Kit...it came "unused' with the first VX I purchased.




Its OK...lots of stuff ya really dont need..

The OME springs and a simple Torsion crank is the way to go IMO..

....it will save ya MANY $$$'s...


...and is just as good.

jo

Or maybe even better, if your springs don't sag & fall out on the trail.........

[chris-phx]

hii,MIhai,d,still have the vx?