Spot the Difference!

**odell** · August 24th, 2003 02:52 PM

hinde ba tataob un pag sobra taas tapos mga biglang turns?

**notEworthy27** · August 24th, 2003 02:59 PM

mwahahahah!!!! hehe!!! sige susunod na ako! ooopppsss...hehe wala nang spot the difference :D anong lift? body or suspension lift?

odell, i think it'll depend on the design of the lift.from what i heard shocks also play an important role in 'rolls' and pitches. kung pansin mo pag stock biglang brake biglang arangkada up down up down ang feeling? shocks yun... ata hehe

**wiretap_md** · August 24th, 2003 03:03 PM

Left my Vitara at Filmars along Katipunan Ave. right in front of RATS from Friday noon and got it early yesterday evening. Roger Marfil, the owner, is familiar with Suzukis since Delta Recon rigs usually have their zuks done there. I had long wished for a body lift so that I could fit in bigger tires. The 2-inch body lift from rocky-road.com costs $120 + $50 shipping. However, wahoo and doc of AI / 4x4ph referred me to Roger saying I could have a body lift there for a steal. And true enough, it really was a steal! He made use of steel brackets which were inserted between the body and the original rubber spacers. Gas tank was also lifted up and a little modification to the transmission shifter done. Rubber body panels were also installed to fill in the gaps between the chassis and the lifted body so as to minimize soiling of the engine bay. The bracket for the front left brake line was also moved up a bit. Here are some pics:

Rubber body panels for front and rear tire wells:

Front lift:

Mid-section brackets:

Rear brackets:

Relocation of front left brake line bracket

So all in all, my zuk stands a 4.5 inch total lift with a breakdown as follows:
1. 2.5 inch suspension lift courtesy of OME coils and shocks and the 1 1/8 inch rocky-road.com polyurethane spacer
2. 2-inch Filmar body lift

And by the way, I had to readjust my headlight aim. I used the link for headlight aiming which ungas posted before. It works! Perfect aim na ako ngayon. Click

here

**notEworthy27** · August 24th, 2003 03:08 PM

wow! how much did it cost you?

**wiretap_md** · August 24th, 2003 03:11 PM

odell: This has been an issue in the US when some models were found by consumer reports to be more prone to rollovers. Examples were the Isuzu Trooper and Suzuki Samurai. All SUVs have a high center of gravity as compared to sedansm, thus making their lateral stability a little more to sway. With this in mind, I guess we should be more conscious with the way we drive our rigs. Some people drive their trucks kasi like a car...doing fast turns, overconfidence in braking thinking they could stop as short as a car. Relating it sa lift ko, the 2-inch body lift in my opinion is minimal and would affect the center of gravity only slightly. Since it was the body that was only lifted, much of the weight still resides in the chassis and its components attached to it whose height didn't change.

**wiretap_md** · August 24th, 2003 03:13 PM

P5,500. Next project would be front and rear bash/skid plates (underchassis armor) which Roger also does. He mentioned around P4,000 for front, transmission/transfercase, and rear fuel tank plates.