please help with vitara lift and drive shaft

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Re: please help with vitara lift and drive shaft

Post by r-nottz » Mon Jul 13, 2015 9:26 pm

That diff looks way out of angle, looks like one side is sitting higher than the other, by the way you don't need drop brackets unless your going 2 5" or over, not that it hurts using them on a 2" lift but not necessary

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Re: please help with vitara lift and drive shaft

Post by jay8819 » Mon Jul 13, 2015 10:03 pm

Dose this picture help?
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Re: please help with vitara lift and drive shaft

Post by Darrell » Mon Jul 13, 2015 10:47 pm

Has somebody fitted uprated springs previously, IE Grand Vitara ??
Looks very much like this http://www.shropshire-suzuki.co.uk/foru ... =13&t=8528
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Re: please help with vitara lift and drive shaft

Post by jay8819 » Tue Jul 14, 2015 8:00 am

No well I dont think so drive shaft was normal before.any one know the length of the vitara springs.

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Re: please help with vitara lift and drive shaft

Post by jay8819 » Tue Jul 14, 2015 3:56 pm

Fixed the problem with a older drive shaft.thanks for every one's help

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Re: please help with vitara lift and drive shaft

Post by RickUK » Tue Jul 14, 2015 5:33 pm

That is good news that its all sorted out,but what exactly was causing the problem in the 1st place ?? as that may help other folks as well.
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Re: please help with vitara lift and drive shaft

Post by jay8819 » Tue Jul 14, 2015 7:54 pm

All i did was remove the drive shaft with the big can and replace it with the older shorter can drive shaft.it turns fine and looks a beter angle.what's every one els think??
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Re: please help with vitara lift and drive shaft

Post by r-nottz » Tue Jul 14, 2015 8:58 pm

That's better mate, never thought there would be that much of a angle especially after you used droppers

Glad you sorted it, ill remember this for future reference, I never had this problem when I lifted my old Vitara but when I lift my new one I may well come across this problem!

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Re: please help with vitara lift and drive shaft

Post by jay8819 » Tue Jul 14, 2015 9:14 pm

I think my inner cv on the long can had collapsed.but was fine when off so could just have been that the can was to long so couldn't angle as smoothly.im happy with it no clicking and turns fine.hooe this may help others to come.

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