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| posted on January 18th, 2007 at 04:58 PM |
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Lift kit channel size
G'day all,
What sort of thickness steel so i need for my lift kit.
I have 2 sizes:
76 x 38 x 3mm RHS and
76 x 38 x 4mm RHS
I rekon 3mm is be good enough, 4mm bullet proof and overkill.
Whats your thoughts? What have you put on yours?
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Anthony
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| posted on January 18th, 2007 at 08:56 PM |
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Pan metal is about 1.2mm thick...
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| posted on January 21st, 2007 at 07:02 PM |
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3mm is plenty, probably overkill. Dont forget that you cant use the same RHS for the angled rear section due to the hypotonuse obviously being
greater than the RHS measure. Hope that made sence.
Is this for a registered car? Check with the local dept of trans as from memory 50mm is the largest lift legally allowed.
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| posted on January 21st, 2007 at 08:14 PM |
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my lift kit is 50x25x2.0. You should use as small a lift kit as possible to keep the center of gravity low. It makes the car drive better. 50 is all
you need for big tyre and kombi box clearances.
As for the angled rear section being taller on the slope, don't worry about it. The body is very thin and flexible, so it just deforms at the rear
lip to take up the small difference in height.
The front round section is the difficult part.
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| posted on January 21st, 2007 at 08:34 PM |
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Interesting...
So 25mm is an okay width?
What state is the 50mm max lift? and who do you need to talk to? i.e. mechaic or the registering place (eg Vicroads)
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| posted on January 21st, 2007 at 08:47 PM |
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50mm is for QLD, it may be different in Victoria
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| posted on January 22nd, 2007 at 08:16 AM |
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I've had no problems with it for the last 6 years.
25mm fits nicely with the stock floor pan to body rubber strips (I used the rubber above and below the lift kit).
Just remember, VW's are good offroad because they are light. So don't go making them heavy by adding huge amounts of steel.
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| posted on January 31st, 2007 at 08:21 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Baja Wes
Just remember, VW's are good offroad because they are light. So don't go making them heavy by adding huge amounts of steel.
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That's true. I've seen a VW that has been too heavily modified and couldn't go anywhere because it was too heavy.
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| posted on January 31st, 2007 at 07:24 PM |
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Come on Mark.....my Kombi isnt that heavily modified......:P:P:P:P:P
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| posted on November 29th, 2008 at 12:51 PM |
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Can you use aluminum?
Wouldn't that be light strong and not rust too?
Just need someone that can TIG.
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| posted on November 30th, 2008 at 10:09 PM |
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You could use aluminium, most people don't have a TIG is probably the main reason.
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