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Oz:
lol cheers mate what kit do u know of that works

V8MoneyPit:
You are fundamentally limited with leaf springs. They can only 'stretch' or 'shrink' their length so far. This in turn limits how much vertical travel is available.

You can use one of the extending shackle products like D-flex, but all this does is allow the unsprung mass to drop lower. Once the shackle starts extending, there is no spring force acting downwards into the ground. It is just the weight of the axle, hub and wheel applying the force through the tyre contact patch. Having said that any mass bearing on the tyre contact patch is better than nothing.

Alternatively, forget extending shackles and fit diff lockers so that you don't need 4 wheels in contact with the ground.

If you really want to lift the car, then I would suggest choosing which route you want to take. Fit it and try it as it is. If you find you get stuck still, then ascess the best way of improving it further. it might simply be changing the way you drive the car! When I first started driving the Zuke, I wasn't at all impressed compared to my V8 Land Rover. But I soon found a different driving technique and it's a laugh a minute!!

Oz:
sounds like a plan sound like hard work and more cash than lifting etc?  any idea where to look

V8MoneyPit:
One question you should ask yourself is 'what is wrong with the vehicle now?'.

What I mean is what do you consider are it's limitations?

Once you have established it's limitations, you should investigate what solutions are available to you.

What do you use it for? Mud? Rocks?
What tyres are you using? These are single most important item you can invest in.

Oz:
mud/ very small bit of rock mainly mud.  but there are a lot of axel twisters some i have a bit of a problem with the rest are ok. tyres are Colway 4 X 4 M T Range. so what do u guys think would help

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