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Boyensy · Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2014 19:15 Post subject: rear suspension question

Anyone on here used coil spacers\assisters?? The rear on my shogun sport sags a bit when pulling the boat, it also sits about an inch lower at the rear compared to the front, when parked as normal not towing, (but they said torsion bars may have been wound up?) I wondered if anyone has used them, local garage rec. them as quick and cheap alternative until I have the cash for new stiffer springs? £40 fitted incl levelling of front torsion bars, sounds too good not to try??
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venn105 · Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2014 23:16 Post subject:

Hi there,you may find that new coils may just be £15 more than the £40

http://www.milneroffroad.com/?utm_expid=52418066-1.BK6FuGKhRNe2LBX8BaOU_w.0&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.co.uk%2F

20% uprated too,imho i would go that way Wink

venn105 · Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2014 23:18 Post subject:

To add your torsions can be adjusted for free,just 10 mins of your time
http://www.pocuk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=148546&highlight=

Boyensy · Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2014 0:49 Post subject:

Thanks for the advice, After looking around the forum I'm getting the bug Laughing

So next question is, where can I get longer springs for the sport (as I'm gonna change them anyway?) Or 2" spacers to go with new standard springs? Does subzero make them for the sport?
Spent hours trying to find a pair
I'm going to have a 2" body lift too (told u I've got the bug) I use it to launch and retrieve my boat and jet ski so makes perfect sense to keep the body a bit further away from the water Laughing

, (that's how I'm selling it to the misses) Rolling Eyes

Boyensy · Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2014 16:19 Post subject:

Any body

Somebody must make spacers for the shogun sport???? If not there's a "gap" in the market!!

Venn105, I played with torsion bars, (in advance of sorting the rears) thanks for the link, headbang

venn105 · Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2014 16:56 Post subject:

Del_ · Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2014 21:08 Post subject:

I put a set of the Milner springs on the back of my challenger - recommend decent shocks as it was a tad bouncy until I changed mine

venn105 · Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2014 21:20 Post subject:

Yes and if i could add get 4 if possible,that way it keeps all the damping at same rate Wink

Iron man to rough country.......want to spend more,OME too

Boyensy · Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 16:57 Post subject:

Well the ambo service gave me a day off so i decided to fit the 2" lift kit I got from xpajun,
Got All bolts undone etc, tried to jack up body, help lol Embarassed

, I'm using the bottle jack supplied with the truck, its about a foot too short, or am I doing something completely wrong, tried packing out with a couple of concrete blocks, still couldn't get enough height to get spacers in??? Help needed as I really don't want to refit\tighten all 10 bolts to drive to a garage!!!

Boyensy · Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 23:10 Post subject:

Just a thought... Should I be putting the jack on the chassis not the floor???? Sorry if this is a stupid question Embarassed

venn105 · Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2014 2:39 Post subject:

One side at a time,can jack off wheel using some wood under arch for protection.So do one side,then repeat other,make sure hoses are good after (rad) make sure you loose bottom rad cowl too,keep eye on brake lines and go slow.........

I am presuming all bolts are removed on one side Wink

Fit the kit on top of existing spacer

venn105 · Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2014 2:42 Post subject:

This is for 3" so requires more work over 2",but may help
http://www.pocuk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=96350

You will need to cut out rear of 4wd stick surround so it goes back into 2h as well Wink

Boyensy · Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2014 21:56 Post subject:

All done guys n gals, took about 3hours including removing the trims etc. Fairly easy considering i'm no mechanic, getting the bottom radiator cowl off, took about two hours of head scratching follwed by 10 seconds of actually removing it, easy when you know how Embarassed

only thing i have to do is remove a small piece of the gear lever/shroud thingy as venn said, it won't stay in 2h,
It is a bit of a pain to get into reverse too, (well just needs to be banged over a bit harder to the right before moving back) is this normal?? any body else had this??

Need to give the underneath a good clean and underseal as it looks a bit tatty now its exposed Rolling Eyes

currently running General AT2's 255/60/18 so although a tad small, they'll do until the tyres needs changing as theres a fair bit left on them and dont look too lost. then going for 265/70/18's which should fit much nicer.

Thanks for the advice peeps, much appreciated. If i ever get enough posts i'll stick some pics on as she progresses,

Boyensy · Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 16:11 Post subject:

For any shogun sport warrior owners, after an annoying vibration (osr),
I have realised that the 2" lift fouls the osr arch\mudflap on the tail pipe, took 150 miles to vibrate, i knew it was touching slightly on the lift, but never considered the heat,as its melted a shape into it now leaving a tiny gap which vibrates at certain revs, considering its just a mud flap, it sounded like a Gatling gun Embarassed

Easy to sort though, just moved the last exhaust hanger to the left about 10mm

Thought worth mentioning to avoid anyone else having a melt Laughing