matty
Border raider.
Its Winter and i am doing a few indoor projects and getting round to fettling my next hunting bus a ancient 2004 mitsubishi (K94)Shogun sport or Montero sport to USAs Or challenger to Oceanians .
Its got a great clean solid frame, but the body is close to it in places and i have thought about a 1.5 inch body lift to aid cleaning out caked mud and help with corrosion / maintainance.
I do not intend putting big wheels on it and it will either stay on the stock 15s or i will switch to some Modular 16s if i come accross any . So this said i do not need wheel clearance. its not got a suspension lift but is a comercial van so has heavier / higher springs on the rear coils and it sits well as it is.
So its just the extra gap to help stop caked up mud and salt between the frame and body no other reason practically.
Now what are your views positive or negative on a bodylift , i am non to happy about raising the centre of gravity even a little on an allready tallish 4x4 , will it make any real world compromises to the handling.
If i go ahead with this, i can b uy a kit of polurothane spacers and bolts for £70 delivered, but would it be better if i made my own from aluminium bar and turned the cups at the end to match the original body mount bushings.
Ideas and thoughts please i need convincing one way or the otheri can not make my mind up and never done a body lift on a 4x4 before.
Its got a great clean solid frame, but the body is close to it in places and i have thought about a 1.5 inch body lift to aid cleaning out caked mud and help with corrosion / maintainance.
I do not intend putting big wheels on it and it will either stay on the stock 15s or i will switch to some Modular 16s if i come accross any . So this said i do not need wheel clearance. its not got a suspension lift but is a comercial van so has heavier / higher springs on the rear coils and it sits well as it is.
So its just the extra gap to help stop caked up mud and salt between the frame and body no other reason practically.
Now what are your views positive or negative on a bodylift , i am non to happy about raising the centre of gravity even a little on an allready tallish 4x4 , will it make any real world compromises to the handling.
If i go ahead with this, i can b uy a kit of polurothane spacers and bolts for £70 delivered, but would it be better if i made my own from aluminium bar and turned the cups at the end to match the original body mount bushings.
Ideas and thoughts please i need convincing one way or the otheri can not make my mind up and never done a body lift on a 4x4 before.