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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Suzuki 4x4 Forum => Topic started by: sidekick 4x4 on May 25, 2006, 08:26:32 PM

Title: any body have any info on boondox lifts and how good they are
Post by: sidekick 4x4 on May 25, 2006, 08:26:32 PM: im deciding on witch lift kits to go with but no sure witch ones are good and what are not. the one im picking from are clami 6" combo, rock steady 4.5 combo, of a boondox 3" suspenion and 3" body lift. for sidekick, you can give me all the info u guys know about these lifts it would be helpful so i don wast my money on a lift that sucks
Title: Re: any body have any info on boondox lifts and how good they are
Post by: razorhead on May 25, 2006, 10:43:49 PM: I second that!!
The swedish supplyer for calmini wants 1600!! USD plus shipping for the 3" kit only.
Title: Re: any body have any info on boondox lifts and how good they are
Post by: Shredder on May 26, 2006, 07:18:26 AM: I installed a 3" Boondox kit on my wifes Kick. It is a good kit. It has really nice springs. My wife said she thinks hers rides better on the road than it did before and off road it has alot of flex for an IFS. The Boondox kit addresses the major issues of a lift without giving up ride quality. They retain the stock control arms and thus it is more afordable.

Here is my review of it -

Installation- Was pretty easy. Did it in an afternoon by myself.

Quality- Seemed good. Nice springs, thick brackets, billet spacer, upper grade hardware, DOT brake line, etc Parts come finished in a black texture finish.

Ride- Good on road, great off road

Vendor- Boondox is a small outfit and just recently took to the internet. They didn't want the pressure of all that exposure but I told them there are others out there that are looking for a kit with the parts they use to lift these little trucks. So they decided to give it a try as long as I helped with the internet part of it. So that is what I do now part time. Me and my big mouth. :-\ Just kidding. It is fun helping with some of it. The worst part is getting behind on shipping out stuff because some supplier held us up.

If you decide on a Boondox kit I think you will like it. It is a good kit for the money.
Title: Re: any body have any info on boondox lifts and how good they are
Post by: sidekick 4x4 on May 26, 2006, 11:11:45 AM: yea but do think the boondox lift is beter than a calmini lift?
Title: Re: any body have any info on boondox lifts and how good they are
Post by: Shredder on May 26, 2006, 01:00:37 PM: Quote from: sidekick 4x4 on May 26, 2006, 11:11:45 AM
yea but do think the boondox lift is beter than a calmini lift?

Better? Hard to say. Calmini makes a good kit and so does Boondox. Both have their own strong points. I think it is a matter of what works best for you and your budget.
Title: Re: any body have any info on boondox lifts and how good they are
Post by: tOnKa TrAcKeR on May 26, 2006, 01:21:09 PM: Hey Shredder how does the boondox compare to the calmini in price ???
Title: Re: any body have any info on boondox lifts and how good they are
Post by: the_maplebar on May 26, 2006, 01:53:23 PM: http://www.boondoxmotorsports.com/zuk_suspension.html

2.5" for SWB is $500
3" for LWB is $550
Title: Re: any body have any info on boondox lifts and how good they are
Post by: Jeff@TireBalls on May 26, 2006, 08:02:34 PM: Calmini is known to be very stiff and have horrible customer service. I'm going to go with the Boondox or OME.
Title: Re: any body have any info on boondox lifts and how good they are
Post by: JayN on May 26, 2006, 09:29:48 PM: Shredder , where do oyu ship the parts out from? i am in victoria b.c and may be looking for a susp/BL for my 97 4 door sport.
can oyu shoo t me some info on pricing and shipping to.........
jeep.driver|removethispart|@gmail.com

thanks
Jay.
Title: Re: any body have any info on boondox lifts and how good they are
Post by: Maroon Monsoon on May 26, 2006, 10:03:28 PM: a friend of mine had the calmini 3 inch on his lwb kick with 31's and he said it rode really rough and stiff. I didn't get to ride in it because he messed up his frame before I had a chance :'( The calmini seems like it's the most complete kit by far because it even replaces the rear links for the 3 inch kit... I've heard about calmini being famous for bad customer service and if you want a good ride on road it sounds like boondox is nice. The calmini seems like it's a great setup though... I'd agree with shredder, go with what suits your budget and needs the best

I also say don't body lift if you can help it, you can add spacers or something to a boondox or calmini and get even more travel if you do it right.
Title: Re: any body have any info on boondox lifts and how good they are
Post by: lowrezolution on May 27, 2006, 05:39:16 AM: Ordered my body lift from boondox, will have it tuesday and hopefully installed by next weekend. I will give a reveiw then! Would love to get my hands on the 3" lift for the 99-05 when its ready, but settled for coil spacers for now from Boondox. They work well for the money. :)
Title: Re: any body have any info on boondox lifts and how good they are
Post by: razorhead on May 27, 2006, 12:49:16 PM: Shredder

Go bend some springs!! I see the susp kits is out of stock, I need one fast hehe

A little sidenote... I tried mailing companys in US about shipping a 3" calmini to me,but everyone sends me back to calmini sales ,and they send me back to the swedish dealer that overpriced the kit to 1600 USD plus shipping.

Thank gods for Boondox and other companys like them.
Title: Re: any body have any info on boondox lifts and how good they are
Post by: sidekick 4x4 on May 27, 2006, 04:30:55 PM: does any body have any pics of a sidekick/tracker with any boondox lift, suspension or body lift or even coil spacers?
Title: Re: any body have any info on boondox lifts and how good they are
Post by: Shredder on May 27, 2006, 05:03:23 PM: Here is my wifes with the 3" suspension.

(http://www.boondoxmotorsports.com/93kickAfter.jpg)

The flex on a 3' mound...

(http://www.boondoxmotorsports.com/Boondox3Flex.jpg)
Title: Re: any body have any info on boondox lifts and how good they are
Post by: sidekick 4x4 on May 27, 2006, 05:43:48 PM: yea the thing i dont like about the boondox lifts is they look like a smaller lift than the calmini lift
Title: Re: any body have any info on boondox lifts and how good they are
Post by: Maroon Monsoon on May 27, 2006, 09:33:09 PM: Quote from: sidekick 4x4 on May 27, 2006, 05:43:48 PM
yea the thing i dont like about the boondox lifts is they look like a smaller lift than the calmini lift

to me they don't, a 3 inch lift isn't that big on a kick because they are so freaking low stock. My friend's 3 inch lifted calmini kick wasn't much taller than my stock GV and it had 31's. I think boondox should make a 5 inch lift or somewhere around there for 1st and 2nd gen vitara's/trackers with some really gnarly control arms. It would be nice to have that much travel

I personally want 4 or 5 inches of lift on my GV without any body lift.. I might have to make some control arms when I have another Daily driver.. I'd like dual conrtol arm but that would take some mad skills I don't know if I have. I might try someday and maybe even be selling my own kit! who knows. But anyways, I think there needs to be at least 4 inch suspension lift kits for these little beasts
Title: Re: any body have any info on boondox lifts and how good they are
Post by: sidekick 4x4 on May 27, 2006, 09:51:20 PM: well if i got a 3" suspenion lift and a 2" coilspacer wouldent that be a 5" suspenion lift? or would it not work with the boondox lift or the calmini lift?
Title: Re: any body have any info on boondox lifts and how good they are
Post by: Maroon Monsoon on May 27, 2006, 10:01:09 PM: you'd want to be sure you have the travel needed with your struts, brake line length might not cut it so you may have to extend those, you would probably have to drop the front axle even more than calmini or boondox brackets do.. not sure if there would be anything else but I was actually thinking I want to turn a calmini 2.5 kit into a 4 inch lift someday. a 5 inch suspension lift would be cool. Might be a bit much for the stock conrtol arms and suspension links you'd still be using with boondox though.. that's the only problem with boondox but they seem like they have a really nice kit for 1st gen vits

but yea, with the propper things done on the side I bet you could make one of those into a 5 inch..
Title: Re: any body have any info on boondox lifts and how good they are
Post by: AJMBLAZER on May 28, 2006, 05:55:01 AM: 3" of lift is 3" of lift, no matter who's name is on the box.

5" of lift would be really hard on the cv-joints unless you lowered the diff further than Calmini or Boondox do.