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Hallo julle, ek wil n body lift doen op my 2003 KZTE, hoeveel kan jy lig sonder om enige veranderinge aan te bring of gaan jy nie wegkom met daai een nie.
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Frank ek mag verkeerd wees maar julle se jy moet verkieslik nie meer as 50mm lig om veilig te wees nie. Hoer as dit gaan jy begin kyk na langer propshaft ens.
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Foksie

Jy kan gemaklik tot 50mm lig. as jy hoer as dit gaan moet jy kyk na briek pype en steering wat dan te kort is. Daar is geen ver andering aan die propshaft nie. doen n search op die forum daar is baie ouens wat dit al gedoen het.
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Dankie sal so maak
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Rooies wrote:. Hoer as dit gaan jy begin kyk na langer propshaft ens.
body lift be-invloed nie die propshafts nie!
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selfs met 'n 50mm lift op die body is daar ander parte wat wel beinvloed word. Jy moet onder andere die radiator laat sak, en die fuel filler moet gelig word. Jy moet ook kyk of die brake line pype steeds lank genoeg is.
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Hi Frank

Try Shaun on 082 882-9427, he's in Pta 1234 Storey Str, Queenwood, Hatfield. He charges R6,500 for a 50 or 70mm lift. At this stage all I have is a quote I have not gone to his shop to see his work. Maybe when you do have time you can pop in and give us some feedback.

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Donkey wrote:He charges R6,500 for a 50 or 70mm lift. ,
Blixem! Dis baie duur!
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Wat is die voordele van n body lift?
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A.J. wrote:Wat is die voordele van n body lift?
Dan hoef jy nie gesleep te word soos op die naweek se fotos nie! :mocking:
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Ek het al 2 body lifts self gedoen en dit is maklik, so bly weg van die manne wat jou wil rook wat geld betref.

Met die eerste 40mm lift wat ek op my eie 2002 IFS gedoen het was dit nie nodig om enige iets te verander of vervang behalwe natuurlik die langer boude vir die body lift self nie, en die spacers het my 2 botels Captain Morgan gekos.

Met die twede body lift op n vriend se lorie het ons 60mm gelig, dit het klein probleme veroorsaak soos die steerings shaft wat verleng moes word (maklike jopie), fule tank pyp vanaf paneel na tank moes verleng word, die ratiator moes sak maar nie veel nie so toe sny ons maar net die onderste plastiek deel van die cowling uit, verder was daar geen probleme met briek pype, petrol pype of enige ander goed nie.

Altwee die lifts het n agtermiddag gevat om te doen met n paar biere en n braai wat aan die gang was so moet nie onnodige geld mors en dit laat doen nie.

Een wenk wat ek kan gee is, wanneer jy begin lig, doen dit baie stadig en bietjie vir bietjie en hou aan inspection doen op al die pype om seker te maak dat jy niks beskadig nie, en sodra jy onnodige krag moet gebruik om te lig is daar iets wat keer, soek dit en moet niks forseer nie.
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AJ, Al waar jy regtig met n body lift wen is om groter bande op te kan sit. jy wen absoluut niks met artikulasie nie. En jou grondvry verbeter ook niks nie. Al hoe jy meer grond vry hoogte kry is n suspensie lift. en om die diffs hoer te kry is groter bande
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NicoP wrote:AJ, Al waar jy regtig met n body lift wen is om groter bande op te kan sit. jy wen absoluut niks met artikulasie nie. En jou grondvry verbeter ook niks nie. Al hoe jy meer grond vry hoogte kry is n suspensie lift. en om die diffs hoer te kry is groter bande

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Uys wrote:Beter approach en departure angles!
wat jou niks help as jou break-over (ramp-over) angle dieselfde bly nie.... :twisted: :twisted:
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ThysdJ wrote:
Uys wrote:Beter approach en departure angles!
wat jou niks help as jou break-over (ramp-over) angle dieselfde bly nie.... :twisted: :twisted:
Tensy jou breakover angle nie jou limiting faktor is nie :twisted: :twisted:
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So Johan, when are you coming this way for a weekend for two body lifts? :lol:
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Frank n "body lift" op jou Lux van so 50mm gaan goed lyk. Vat Johannes van die see se advies hierbo. Myne is so 45 - 50 MM hoer, lyk vir my 100 keer beter as standaard en ek het nog geen probleme ondervind nie.
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Die rubber boot om die kort kierie(4H 4L 2H) by my lorrie gee probleme met die 50mm lift. Dit gly uit 4L uit as ek na 2de ruil deurdat dit 50mm hoër op die lever sit.
Ek het nognie daarna gekyk nie. Ek onthou net daarvan as dit gebeur...Eendag.
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Thanks vir al die inligting dink ook ek gaan dit self doen.Sal bietjie before en after fotos neem.Johan wat is die deursnee van die spacers,ek werk in die buiteland en wil graag die goed solank laat draai by n vriend van my.
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Foksie doen 'n 'search' op 'IFS BODY LIFT' dan kan jy ook baie info kryivm die lift ens.

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Foksie, my Isuzu trooper wat ek gehad het, sy torson bars, was opgestel, so 3mm en met n body lift van so 2mm en n ekstra veer vir gewig agter, met 31 bande op, grond hoogte was so 240mm op die agter dif en voor so 300mm, soos Mark vir jou se doen n search op body lifs.
Op die ou einde het ek die Isuzu verkoop en vir my n Sfa Hilux aangeskaf en was nog nie een oomblik spyt nie, dink bietjie voor jy jou sente gaan mors en wat jy met jou voertuig wil maak.
Ek sal jou aanraai om dit miskien te lug met 4mm en grooter bande, dus jou keuse! Sterkte met jou wyse besluit.
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Bushwacker wrote:Die rubber boot om die kort kierie(4H 4L 2H) by my lorrie gee probleme met die 50mm lift. Dit gly uit 4L uit as ek na 2de ruil deurdat dit 50mm hoër op die lever sit.
Ek het nog nie daarna gekyk nie. Ek onthou net daarvan as dit gebeur...Eendag.
Dis omdat die kort kierie nie meer so ver agtertoe beweeg soos hy moet nie.
Wat jy kan doen is om die kierie self te modify maar die maklikste is om bietjie vleis weg te sny waar die kieries deur die
body kom.

Ek het die selfde probleem gehaat en dit is regtig nie ernstig nie, as jy die rubber boot verwyder sal jy duidelik kan sien waar die kierie vas druk, sny dan n bietjie weg tot die kierie heeltemal in plek skuif, as jy dan die rubber boot terug sit sal niemand eers weet daar was bietjie aan die body gesny nie.
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Die deursnee van die spacers moet 50mm wees vir n SFA as ek die regte info gekry het.
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Thanks julle vir al die info, die spacers sal reg wees as ek land in SA.Sal julle op hoogte hou met die projekie.
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