suspension lift

[89pajero]

Hello all. My name is Thomas and I'm from the Vancouver area. I bought an '89 Pajero LWB in August '08(my first JDM). So far loving it!

My question is: I was thinking of giving it a suspension lift and was wondering what is the best bang-for-your-buck option? It has torsion bars in the front and coil springs in the back. From what I've read on this site, and others, I gather that it is possible to do up to a 2'' suspension lift without getting into any geometry issues. Is this true? Any feedback on how to lift it and any pros and cons associated with doing it, will be much appreciated.

Oh, as well I have been having trouble with cold starts(5'ish degrees C and below). It takes 3-5 seconds of cranking to fire, and then runs a little rough for another 5 or so seconds after it does. It is cranking good and strong and I have checked the glow plugs, all of which are working fine. After the one rough start, it will start fine for the rest of the day. Is this typical, and/or is there anything else I should be checking/trying?
Thanks in advance for your time,

Thomas J

[Raule Duke]

if you install a block heater it will solve your cold start issue!!

my truck runs like a bag of hammers if she's not plugged in below about 7 degrees

[89pajero]

I was thinking of installing a block heater for the city, but was hoping I could get it to start easier when in the back country and I can't plug it in. My father has a Toyota Town Ace (diesel) and it fires up first blade in similar cold conditions without a heater.
Where did you get your block heater from, Raule, and for how much?

[jessef]

2" body lift

I made mine but you can buy a kit ready to install.

He's been around for a decade making lift kits for Montero's (Pajero's).

Just needed to :

-relocate the radiator shroud
-remove C-bracket holding the rear A/C lines onto the frame
-weld/bend 1.5" tube on the 4LLC shifter (extension)

http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/ForSale/Mon ... .shtml#LWB

If you have a 4-dr, then you want to 12-bolt LWB kit

You want kit 'D' with the 'HD' upgrade.

[Raule Duke]

I was thinking of installing a block heater for the city, but was hoping I could get it to start easier when in the back country and I can't plug it in. My father has a Toyota Town Ace (diesel) and it fires up first blade in similar cold conditions without a heater.
Where did you get your block heater from, Raule, and for how much?

http://www.delica.ca/forum/a-couple-hou ... -4338.html

[89pajero]

Would you recommend a body lift as opposed to a suspension lift, jfarsang?
Thanks for the block heater info Raule.

[jessef]

Would you recommend a body lift as opposed to a suspension lift, jfarsang?
Thanks for the block heater info Raule.

A suspension lift will cost roughly twice as much and the ride will be much stiffer (cranking tbars up front)

You would need to buy larger coils in the rear and longer shocks all around. Cost of that would be around 400-500

My DIY bod lift cost me 60 with the hardware.

[89pajero]

Thanks for the info jfarsang.

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[spence121]

Your 89 Pajero has coil Springs??? Cool! I thought they were leafs pre 91. Anyway, Old Man Emu Suspension from Austraila (Which is owned by ARB) has a great product. I put in their long travel shocks and new coils and it raised my suspension almost 4" in the back, which is how much it had sagged over stock + about 1-2 " of new travel due to the beefier springs. The torsion bars were raised for a match and over 60k km later, still going strong and having no issues. Springs were about 60.00 each and shocks were about 90 a corner. Total after tax was about 550.00 total. They should be available at any local offroad shop...Not Canadian Tire.

Cheers

[pajerry]

My DIY bod lift cost me 60 with the hardware.

Hey jfarsang, could you give me a few details about what needed to be done to accomplish this? Sounds like something I may be interested in.

Thanks.

[jessef]

Go to the link I posted above

there you can buy the kit w/ installation instructions

if you have access to a shop/fabricator then you can just make the parts yourself

I only saved 50 or so bucks but it took a while to figure it out, buy the parts, make them and install them

buying the kit would have been easier and cheaper in the long run