lifting d22 with shackels in rear

[damienlegitt]

hey guys, i have a brand new 2014 nissan navara d22 2.5 str
i have always had fast lowered cars up untill now.
anyway just wondering about lifting the rear with shackels

i am going to order some shackels just wondering if i need the bush kit as well or just the shackels to lift the rear 2 inchs , also im just going to wind the front torsion bars up to suite

anyone else lifted there nav this way ?

 

[tweak'e]

don't bother.
D22 rear springs are very prone to sagging, so they need fixing (add a leaf) or replacing anyway. adding a leaf will get you a 2" lift easy enough.
if you fit extended shackles you will simply end up with buggered springs and be repair/replacing the springs a bit later on. so you might as well do it from day one.

 

[Jased22]

To lift the rear 2 inches you would need 4inch shackles. And yes replace bushings. You will get some get flex with standard springs and extended shackles

 

[damienlegitt]

Wuld it b to much pressure on the CVS if I wind bars up

 

[Jased22]

Nah everyone winds them up. Just dont wind them up all the way. Make sure you leave atleast a 15mm gap between top bump stop and upper control arm.

 

[bods]

Depends how far you wind them up. I wound mine up so I have around 10mm from the upper bump stop and it's fine. I wouldn't go any closer than that with factory uca's anyway...

 

[damienlegitt]

Wuld I b safer to just do a spring lift

 

[benchrisfennell]

Always better with a spring lift. Shackles are illegal from memory. In Vic they are anyways pal.

 

[damienlegitt]

mmmmm dont no which way to go about it if i should just add a leaf to the rear or put the shackels in i want to gain a inch or two

 

[tweak'e]

add a leaf.
your going to do it now or your going to do it later. have a look underneath and see if the springs are flat already.

 

[damienlegitt]

how much higher is one leaf going to get me tho, im adventurely going to do a complete lift kit, but ill wait till my stock suspension is flogged out, my car is a month old 2015 model so i couldnt justify throwing away all the brand new suspension just yet lol? just want abit more height

 

[tweak'e]

all ours got 2" lift with an extra leaf.