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Re: modifying calmini lift kit?
« Reply #15 on: January 05, 2005, 09:08:24 PM »
I have the Calmini 3"+3" lift.Anvil housing also.I tried once the 1 1/8" Rocky Road coil spacers.The truck looked very good sitting even more higher.But,the front axle shaft angle looked really awful and the front shocks had no upper travel.The CV's were operating at very high angle and damage was almost sure.Also the front end was bumping too hard when offroading.The truck is too light for the the 3" Calmini front coils which are too strong to be used without steel bumpers,winch,e.t.c So I removed the 1 1/8" spacers.Camber was not an issue,cause I modified the shock mount holes to correct it.I made the shock's mount holes adjustable.I can make them look like this  / \ or \ / whenever I want,lets say.I dont trust camber bolts.Take a look at the following photos,check the front axle shaft angle.Its just with the Calmini lift,no coil spacers.I believe thats the max lift the Kick can get with this set up (3"-Anvil) on the grounds that you want the front CV s to operate good and no mods are done to the crossmember or front housing mounts(i.e lowering it)
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Re: modifying calmini lift kit?
« Reply #16 on: January 05, 2005, 09:32:50 PM »
I ran for a while with the 3" upper strut drop and the plate flipped, and trashed CV's all the time. The slight bit of extra drop is not worth the carnage to your CV's.

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Re: modifying calmini lift kit?
« Reply #17 on: January 05, 2005, 11:03:11 PM »
I would have to say on the my Xl-7 the Calmini spring are on the soft side. I would think with a winch/ bumber that I would need the spacer just to keep it level.  But then again the xl-7 is a hole lot heaver the a kick.
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Re: modifying calmini lift kit?
« Reply #18 on: January 06, 2005, 02:51:15 AM »
I have the 3" calmini setup and the front sagged bad It looks like a 2" and I dont have a winch or anything heavy. When Wild saw it he thought it was a 2" lift. My dad has the same setup and his hasent sagged at all. :-/ I did call them about this prob. they seemed reluctent to send me new springs >:(

Kevin
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Re: modifying calmini lift kit?
« Reply #19 on: January 06, 2005, 03:14:46 AM »
yeah i have run the rocky road spacer for about 12 months now and im still on the same cvs.

I only run these in the front as i had the same problem the truck started looking like a drag racer as the front sagged badly , its now about level . I thoguht about the strut mount flip and decided against it.

I do like the idea of adjusting the top shock mounts as i dont find you get a great deal of adjustment with the camber bolts. Mind you i havant read the instructions and put a bolt in each side at the top using the bottom to at as a pivit
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Re: modifying calmini lift kit?
« Reply #20 on: January 06, 2005, 07:32:31 AM »
I have the Calmini 3" on my LWB with the strut spacers and Old Man Emu struts and an ARB winch bar and Ramsey 8000 winch. It sits level front to back but does have a slight lean to one side. I needed a camber bolt on one side only. The CV's are OK so far and the angles don't seem too bad but I'd still like to improve their operating angle for longevity.
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Re: modifying calmini lift kit?
« Reply #21 on: January 06, 2005, 11:05:18 PM »
Zig, your site says your truck has additional problems with the CVs because it sits higher cos its Canadian. Others may not have the same problems. Its something to watch out for though - maybe  Spanish models are different again.
Mark - The front isn't supposed to be level, the back should be a bit higher, its the way they come from the factory. I can well believe yours was a bit lower than that though cos of the weight. The camber bolts are supposed to be installed that way (or I misread the instructions  ;D) - sent you a too.
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Re: modifying calmini lift kit?
« Reply #22 on: January 07, 2005, 12:48:42 AM »

anything is possible with them,i broke 6-8 pairs of sami springs when i put the 51/2 super on.half of which where the H/D sets.
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I can't recall ever hearing of a Calmini A-Arm breaking.

So, what's the big deal about the body lift?  Afraid it'll make the Kick too "tippy"?  I can't see that at all.  Also, every inch you can get the body off the ground is a good thing - it's very susceptible to serious rock damage.  Even with the lift, you'll want rock sliders too.

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Re: modifying calmini lift kit?
« Reply #23 on: January 07, 2005, 12:54:06 AM »
thats good to know about it leaning to the front as its still does even with sping spacers so i will leave it as it is .

Glad about the camber bolts too.


Rhinoman you have been quiet lately
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