unfamilia 1,938 Posted November 19, 2013 Im looking to stiffen my xd rear suspension or leaves. Its got 30years of sag going on. I dont want to lower the car if anything higher would be better for camping and carting around stuff. Is it just a matter of adding an extra leaf or using ute leaves? Cheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bear351c 10,273 Posted November 19, 2013 Ute/wagon/fairlane/LTD......all share the same wheel base. If you could find ute leaves, they will stiffen up the ride a bit. Alternatively, get yours heated and reset. Any suspension place or springworks factory can lower, raise, add or remove and still keep the same ride height. That would be my choice, tell them what you need it for, how high you want it etc, etc, all comes down to how much folding stuff you got. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gerg 10,871 Posted November 19, 2013 I pulled off a set of hi-lift leaves from my XE wagon not long ago. I'm in Sydney, so if you're local, you can have 'em. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
unfamilia 1,938 Posted November 19, 2013 Thanks gerg. Im in melbourne. If I could freight them through ego.com.au I would take em in a heart beat. Bear im aware of taking them to be reset. Was looking for something more cost effective and bolt in solution. Car hasnt even cost me 1k yet but will break that on weekend buying another carby. So spending couple hundred currently cant be justified. Ive played with lowering leaves before but not raising or stiffening them Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bear351c 10,273 Posted November 19, 2013 All good, mate. Just suggestions. Swap them over with Gerg's, if ya can get them delivered. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
unfamilia 1,938 Posted November 19, 2013 Cheers bear. Id love to make it high riding like the rtv utes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ando81 2,950 Posted March 2, 2014 Is it possible as a cheap fix to get spring mounts with longer shackles in the rear to lift the body further away from the diff or wouldn't it do anything? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Outback Jack 6,352 Posted March 2, 2014 Cheers bear. Id love to make it high riding like the rtv utes. Mate, you won't get it that high without weed or getting new upper and lower arms on the front. My Outbacks ride height is 200mm, that and MAYBE a 2-3" lift kit is as far as the factory arms will take em. Spring resets are CHEAP man, my local springworks (go to the springworks- my suspension joint charged $320 for what the springworks did for $60 a side). Just take the leaf springs in and tell em how much higher ya want it. The front will need to come up as well later and remember, every inch you come up is a little comprimise in handling unless ya tighten her right up. Jack. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites