never heard of a factory lift.
tho not uncommon to have lifts done by dealers to entice sales.
the problems with D22's is the rear springs sucks and they sag like crazy.
so most people will fit an extra leaf or replace the spring pack which also gives it a 2" lift.
stock shocks are ok for 2" lift, tho 10+ year old ute will have worn out shocks anyway.
body lifts are a whole different ball game and frankly its best not to do body lifts unless you really have to.
here body lifts are a certification item for a very good reason.
How important are the upper control arms?
Tough dog are the only ones offering them with the kit, and they're nearly a grand otherwise.
You shouldn't need uca's if you're staying at 2" or less. Going too high will also put the cv's at quite an angle and make them less reliable, unless you drop the front diff (which is starting to defeat the purpose anyway?). Most of the blingy, really high dual cabs with 33" muddies I see are more for looks and basically "soccer mum" cars anyway, don't really see them off road much.
I have 40mm lifted rear springs with the front wound up slightly so that when it's fully loaded the front is still slightly lower. This only puts it roughly in the centre between upper/lower bump stops.
The lift kits are expensive and usually have stuff that isn't necessary (such as replacement torsion bars). A set of raised rear springs and reasonable shockies are all you really need IMO.
Up to you, but unnecessary IMO. Spend the extra on good shocks, will make much more difference to the ride (along with decent leafs in the back).Sweet, cheers.
Don't need new torsion bars?
She's an 04, just good to replace or Na?
Up to you, but unnecessary IMO. Spend the extra on good shocks, will make much more difference to the ride (along with decent leafs in the back).
I definitely replaced my torsion bars with tough dog ones, made a positive difference because I had a bull bar which made old ones sag and weak overtime. It was relatively straight forward job to do and cheapSweet, cheers.
Don't need new torsion bars?
She's an 04, just good to replace or Na?
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