redraif
The uphill battle begins
So I still have my 2001 Sport. Did the 2 inch body lift to fit my 33s. I'm still working out the rest of my lift. Had tabled it for the time being till some information came out.
It has come to my attention via another sport owner that there are similarities in the coil spring od diameters between the sport and full size Montero. Enough that he swapped in a set from a 98 full size Montero onto his Sport. It fit and lifted his sport. He says the Montero coil springs (sport type) offer similar lift properties to OME kit when installed on a Montero Sport. Also the same with using the full size Montero torsion bar on the Sports. The full size Montero "sport type" had beefier torsions. Again these fit. This is awesome news if I can find the right Full-size at the junkyard.
He pulled coils and torsions from a 98 with a locker rear, adjustable shocks and I believe w/ 4 doors, so a LWB? I also believe there was mention of there being the 3.5. I gathered the info across a few threads, but parts may have been pulled from multiple vehicles. I asked about coil wire dimensions to verify before I pulled. I don't have a full size manual to verify the info, but he posted pics of the fsm today. He did post the torsion diameters from his digital calipers, so I'm set there.
SO my question becomes what variations are there in the gen 2 coil springs and torsion bars. I have been searching and have gotten spotty info with no real mention of differences to parts across the years and models. Where are the larger coils and torsions seen on Fullsize gen 2s?
I saw mentioned a 97-99 winter package that eluded to a taller stance? Maybe the SWB versus the LWB? Does the LWB have stiffer coils and torsions? or the 3.5 versions? or is it only the SR versions?
Please if you can help verify what I need to look for. I guess I need to verify what gen 2 trim level and years would carry the strongest coils and torsions. Sport type seen below in the FSM pages....
If I can consolidate the vehicles that will match the criteria in the below pics for the "sport type" fullsize configuration, there might be a budget lift for coiled Montero sports!
Below is what the member on the sport forum posted... can anyone throw out what gen 2s got the larger "sport" version the manual references?
Thread... on page 4
http://msport97.proboards.com/thread/10739/montero-sport-body-suspension-needed?page=4
It has come to my attention via another sport owner that there are similarities in the coil spring od diameters between the sport and full size Montero. Enough that he swapped in a set from a 98 full size Montero onto his Sport. It fit and lifted his sport. He says the Montero coil springs (sport type) offer similar lift properties to OME kit when installed on a Montero Sport. Also the same with using the full size Montero torsion bar on the Sports. The full size Montero "sport type" had beefier torsions. Again these fit. This is awesome news if I can find the right Full-size at the junkyard.
He pulled coils and torsions from a 98 with a locker rear, adjustable shocks and I believe w/ 4 doors, so a LWB? I also believe there was mention of there being the 3.5. I gathered the info across a few threads, but parts may have been pulled from multiple vehicles. I asked about coil wire dimensions to verify before I pulled. I don't have a full size manual to verify the info, but he posted pics of the fsm today. He did post the torsion diameters from his digital calipers, so I'm set there.
SO my question becomes what variations are there in the gen 2 coil springs and torsion bars. I have been searching and have gotten spotty info with no real mention of differences to parts across the years and models. Where are the larger coils and torsions seen on Fullsize gen 2s?
I saw mentioned a 97-99 winter package that eluded to a taller stance? Maybe the SWB versus the LWB? Does the LWB have stiffer coils and torsions? or the 3.5 versions? or is it only the SR versions?
Please if you can help verify what I need to look for. I guess I need to verify what gen 2 trim level and years would carry the strongest coils and torsions. Sport type seen below in the FSM pages....
If I can consolidate the vehicles that will match the criteria in the below pics for the "sport type" fullsize configuration, there might be a budget lift for coiled Montero sports!
Below is what the member on the sport forum posted... can anyone throw out what gen 2s got the larger "sport" version the manual references?
Thread... on page 4
http://msport97.proboards.com/thread/10739/montero-sport-body-suspension-needed?page=4
these are the specs and where from, not all have sport suspension. But I remember the Montero I got my stuff from did have a locker and adjustable rear shocks. But I know where another is (for a week maybe) though I did not look for locker.
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