KJ lifts and what to expect

[glend]

Peddars will just push you to use whatever their product list says is suitable, and that assumes a stock vehicle I would guess. I would suggest you have a chat with Stu Murchison, Murchison Products, in Brisbane.

http://www.murchisonproducts.com.au/


He supplies KJ suspension components (well he used to), and will send them out to you. In Brisbane he installs of course.
Rear springs and shocks are pretty easy as a DIY job, but the fronts are very much different. The amount of labour required to remove the front struts is significant your paying a shop to do it. I used Peddars once to disassemble my front struts and replace the shut, and it cost about $50 per strut. They have all the hydraulic presses required to make the job safe. Do not try to disassemble a front strut using car spring compressors, it may fly apart on you. Especially on CRDs, because of the stronger front springs.
If you do all the labour to get the struts out, it will save you alot of $$.

[Peridot]

Hi Glend, I was thinking no-one read this. My mechanic was happy to install whatever I supplied, went with King springs from US Auto, Brisbane. All worked out well. Thanks.
Peter


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[Jeep Owner]

So I’ve been in touch with Murchison and they’re not doing kits for KJs anymore.

[simonr23]

I bought an eBay kit of lovells springs and webco shocks back in Feb.
Springs are good.
Front shocks are good (we’ll see about durability…) but the rear shocks don’t suit. They’re upside down. I tried them but upside (as expected) they’re useless- pogo city.
So i returned them and bought some Monroe rear shocks- also eBay. Though repco/sca also sell them. All good now- empty and fully loaded.

I did every suspension component and bushing, link rod for my car. It no longer pogos on big highway bumps, but being lifted (50mm kit) it isn’t as stable/direct anymore. Mostly due to the front caster reducing- that’s with JBA upper front arms, too. I also have a roof rack, basket and awning- adding to the top heaviness.

Be aware it’ll take a few months for the car to actually be 50mm lifted. Mine started at 90mm and drove horribly (front end alignment out of whack and rear tail shaft out of alignment) until it gradually settled to be pretty much bang on 50mm. Then I got 1 final front end alignment.

I’d recommend renewing the rear tail shaft uni joints as per of the lift (get greasaboe ones) and inspect the front prop shaft cv’s. I replaced mine to be sure all was fresh on my car.

Quite pleased overall though.