Ride Heights

[NowForThe5th]

Ultimate (comfort) suspension now installed.

FL - 585
FR - 590
RL - 630
RR - 630

Pics are here
http://www.newtriton.net/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=51&t=5759&hilit=NFT5%27s&start=25

[new44]

TJM Gold Shocks
300 KG extra load Leaf

Heavy coils in front for Winch/Steel cable and steel bar.
ARB rear step and canopy on the back

FR 568
FL 563
BL 624
BR 626

[4x4_bugsy]

Just reset rears myself and they measure 590 from wheel centre to flare.
Fronts with new coils from King Springs measure 580mm from wheel centre to flare.

[Gfoss83]

Had my ultimate suspension installed 2 weeks ago along with steel bullbar.
New heights are,

575mm Front
640mm Rear.

rear looks high but looks good when towing.

[SkIp]

Dobinson springs with Lovell's shocks:

FR- 615mm
FL- 620mm

Rear is higher but my ute is a tray back.

Btw those flares most have must be pretty thick? Way different measurements to what I have.

[new44]

Fitted at 14200 Km

FR 568
FL 563
BL 624
BR 626

Now 17400 Km , 3200 KM of mostly light duty work,
some Jayco camper towing. Second measurement with 20 liters less fuel.
FR 562
FL 557
BL 623
BR 630

So far very happy with minimal sag, and great ride.

[Peruano]

Just had my Ultimate suspension put in. What a difference it makes. Car handles great on the road, off the road it's amazing. Can't believe the difference it's made..

FR 575
FL 575
RR 650
RL 650

Will wait for it to settle and check again.

[giancarlo93]

I have noticed that a lot of people have the rear of their truck much higher than the front. I have measure my truck. Remember I have bull bar, winch, so thats a lot of weight in the front, the suspension I have right now is ironman. When I installed the suspension the back of the truck was to high compared to the front so I put back on the OEM leafs. So what i have is the OEM leafs in the back with ironman shocks and in the front ironman full suspension.

FL 596.9
FR 596.9
RL 596.9
RR 609.5

I am surprised with the difference in the rear, never noticed the difference.
With this setup I'm running 35's with no problem.

Any ideas I can gain 1.5 inch more? that will make me really happy.

[ultimate]

Is that measurement from the centre of the wheel to the guard? It seems like a very big lift for Ironman suspension. What combination are you running? (e.g. HD Coils + raised coil seat) I'm pretty sure at that height you would be sitting on the bumpstops and risk damaging the struts and other driveline components.

Around 50mm difference front and rear is preferred on the Triton. This allows for the correct weight transfer through cornering and braking.

[Diddy]

My ironman constant load springs ain't know where near that
FL 520 FR 550 with winch and bar

[stefanos]

Any ideas I can gain 1.5 inch more? that will make me really happy.

Body lift......or diff drop!!!

[giancarlo93]

If you read in my build up thread you can see what kind of ironman suspension I have and I mention a small spacer of 1/4 inch.
Here are 2 pictures from under the car where you can see the bump stops, so far 17k km, no problem at all.

[reeldreamer]

My ute has the ironman constant load in the front and performance springs in the back. Not real happy with it i need more height. Most are getting 570-585 in the front and 610-620 in the rear.

FR 555
FL 560
RR 595
RL 610

A bit all over the place really!

[Adam ace]

Suspension measured centre of hub to wheel arch (before /after/differance) Ultimate suspension

Front right ... 562 / 598... 36mm
Front left ... . 555 / 575 ... 20mm
Back right ... . 535 / 610 ... 75mm
Back left ... . . 515 / 590 ... 75mm

(note identical ATM)

[Mooons]

Ultimate deluxe burger with the lot
very very happy with ride & height
Height from wheel center to wheel arch
............... before ........ after
left front ......510mm.........590mm
right front.....520mm.........610mm
left rear.......565mm.........620mm
right rear......570mm........640mm
Measurements taken straight after installation will measure again after it has settled
steel bar plus winch & wire rope on front
canopy ARB rear bar on back with black widow draws yet to be installed

[reeldreamer]

Ultimate deluxe burger with the lot
very very happy with ride & height
Height from wheel center to wheel arch
............... before ........ after
left front ......510mm.........590mm
right front.....520mm.........610mm
left rear.......565mm.........620mm
right rear......570mm........640mm
Measurements taken straight after installation will measure again after it has settled
steel bar plus winch & wire rope on front
canopy ARB rear bar on back with black widow draws yet to be installed

Where did you take those measurements from? They seem really high! Anything over 590 in the front is pretty much on the droop stops. Brenden told me they aim for 570 front and 620 rear!

[Mooons]

Ultimate deluxe burger with the lot
very very happy with ride & height
Height from wheel center to wheel arch
............... before ........ after
left front ......510mm.........590mm
right front.....520mm.........610mm
left rear.......565mm.........620mm
right rear......570mm........640mm
Measurements taken straight after installation will measure again after it has settled
steel bar plus winch & wire rope on front
canopy ARB rear bar on back with black widow draws yet to be installed

Where did you take those measurements from? They seem really high! Anything over 590 in the front is pretty much on the droop stops. Brenden told me they aim for 570 front and 620 rear!

I measured from the center of the wheel up to the wheel arch
After 3 weeks of driving to let it settle in


............... before ........ after.......3 weeks later
left front ......510mm.........590mm.....570mm
right front.....520mm.........610mm.....585mm
left rear.......565mm.........620mm.....625mm
right rear......570mm........640mm.....630mm
black widow draws to go in soon extra 40kg maybe

[har05l]

Hey mooons, I love how the left rear settled upwards 5mm

[Mooons]

Hey mooons, I love how the left rear settled upwards 5mm

I think that may have to do with the fact that the fuel tank is near empty as im changing to a long range tank this friday

[ultimate]

Also as the front left has dropped, it would have raised the rear right

It looks like the suspension has settled nicely

[Mooons]

Also as the front left has dropped, it would have raised the rear right

It looks like the suspension has settled nicely

Thanks brendan Im still smiling but havn't had a chance to go off road yet

[SEJ GLX-R]

Here's my heights rounded to the nearest 5mm

----------------Before---------After
L front ......535mm.........585mm
R front.......540mm.........585mm
L rear........580mm.........610mm
R rear........580mm.........610mm

Brendan, 3 weeks later and it is still spot on and I couldn't be happier

Thanks again and sorry for being a PITA

[UAV]

Is it possible for someone with standard height unmodified suspension to measure something for me (specifically for the guys with trays)

Could someone please measure the height of the rear on both sides from the top of the diff to top of the chassis as shown in the pics this will help us determine our ride heights. Thanks.

[UAV]

Another view

[ultimate]

Here's my heights rounded to the nearest 5mm

----------------Before---------After
L front ......535mm.........585mm
R front.......540mm.........585mm
L rear........580mm.........610mm
R rear........580mm.........610mm

Brendan, 3 weeks later and it is still spot on and I couldn't be happier

Thanks again and sorry for being a PITA

Good to hear sej. You weren't a PITA either. Just needed a bit more of a personal touch