RAW 4X4 45mm lift kit

RAW 4X4 45mm lift kit

Postby ExRevHead on Fri Aug 08, 2008 10:30 am

I spoke to Powerdown today about there Raw 4x4 suspension kit. it's in the testing stages and very close to being released.. it's 45mm lift but they are doing them for auto transmission triton's only due to the vibration people are experiencing with lifted manuals.

They are getting back to me tomorrow about a price to get it fitted.

Has anyone had any experience with Raw 4x4???
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Postby sam on Fri Aug 08, 2008 11:02 am

Raw shocks are made by Gabriel I think, it is if so I wouldn't bother but check it out and try and find out who makes them ;)
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Postby Buzzy on Fri Aug 08, 2008 1:09 pm

I think you may be spot on there sam,
Friend of mine has em on his Rodeo and is not real happy.
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Postby Stevo8 on Sat Aug 09, 2008 4:59 am

I'm looking at the RAW kit now now. My local 4wd/diesel mechanic has had a RAW kit on his ML for a while. He's very happy on road and in the bush. The shocks are huge. Powerdown have done truck shocks for years and have a good name, now they're their revalving these big shocks for Fourbies. 8-)
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Postby ExRevHead on Sat Aug 09, 2008 9:06 am

I got a call today and the kit is available - was qouted $1500 + gst incl fitting.
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Postby Stevo8 on Sat Aug 09, 2008 11:04 am

Sounds good. Thats the kit I'll probably go for.
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Postby ArrowsWA on Sat Aug 09, 2008 12:26 pm

Guy's Just a word of caution, if anyone thinking of getting the more super exotic and rare brand suspension upgrades,
Consider back up IE warranty, service agents and availability of parts, because if it goes wrong it'll be a long way from help and purchase point most likely.
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Postby ExRevHead on Sun Aug 10, 2008 4:05 am

That's the one thing holding me back from getting it - I've not really heard much about them.
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Postby ExRevHead on Sun Aug 10, 2008 4:09 am

i've been qouted $1466 to get a 30mm EFS kit fitted - would it be possible to use the snake racing shackles and strut spacers to get around 50mm lift with the EFS suspension???
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Postby King Triton on Sun Aug 10, 2008 6:15 am

You will end up with more than 50mm with the strut spacers and extended shackles.
the 25mm strut spacer gives you approx. 30-33 mm of lift and the 35mm spacer gives you 45-50mm lift.
This is because you are not doing a direct 1:1 lift its 1:1.25 approx.
because of the angle of the two front suspension arms and the position of the front strut when you add a spacer it is multiplied by the time it gets to the wheels.
The rear extended shackles are 70mm long and give you 50mm of lift because they sit on an angle.

Just a word of warning it is not advisable to lift IFS more than 50mm as when you do go higher than 50mm (approx) the angle of the CV joints and other components are such that it causes alot of strain on these compnents and they are likely to fail prematurely.
To lift IFS more than 50mm check out the kits for the NAVARA and Hilux. the kits actually reposition the axels and re align all components to original factory angles. But Kits like this cost $4000 and up.
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Postby GLX-RSilver on Sun Aug 10, 2008 8:30 am

hey what are peoples thoughts of placing a spacer between the upper control arm and ball joint to increase upper bump stop clearance. My CV joints aren't at a major angle so i would be happy improving the upper bump stop clearance.
I altered my bump stop on my 1997 jackaroo years ago lowing it 10mm and never had any problems with CV joints not lasting and it was 70mm lift at the rear 60mm at the front plus 32s.
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Postby Stevo8 on Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:10 am

exRevHead, if you ring 1300 4WD FIX ask for Blair he has the RAW lift kit on his own ML ute ask him his opinion directly. (He's in Vic so won't be trying to flog it to you)8-)
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Postby FreestyleCab on Sun Aug 10, 2008 11:50 am

I thought ball joint spacers were illegal for on road use?
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Postby GLX-RSilver on Sun Aug 10, 2008 12:14 pm

hey freestyle but who would know. Why would they be illegal as they are a bolt in thing just like extended shackles, and strut spacers.
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Postby trickydevil on Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:57 am

Spoke to an RTA tech bloke the other day in regards to tyres and suspension mods in NSW and he said that any suspension lifts over 25mm should be engineered ( i think ) , you can widen your track by no more than 26mm, and you cant change your tyre width by more than 20mm. Will try and find where i saved the spec sheet and put it in the tech section.
I'm only going to tell NRMA about the changes so I've still got insurance on the beast.8-)
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Postby Austblue on Tue Aug 12, 2008 5:45 am

NRMA will most likely tell you the same thing most insurers would which is "as long as its road legal".

I thought it was 2" lift maximum w/o eng cert :-)
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Re: RAW 4X4 45mm ift kit

Postby ExRevHead on Wed Aug 27, 2008 3:51 pm

Stevo8 wrote:exRevHead, if you ring 1300 4WD FIX ask for Blair he has the RAW lift kit on his own ML ute ask him his opinion directly. (He's in Vic so won't be trying to flog it to you)8-)

I'm guessing if this is the kit your going for, he is pretty happy with it.
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RAW Lift Kit - Anyone Running It?

Postby MtMarthaDan on Wed May 08, 2019 10:59 am

I'm looking at installing one of these kits and I'm after opinions from people who are running it..

https://fulcrumsuspensions.com.au/mitsu ... gLf3vD_BwE

Yes I tried a keyword search and nothing came up..
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Re: RAW 4X4 45mm lift kit

Postby Duck on Wed May 08, 2019 2:57 pm

Selling a part may not be illegal but how it is used such as fitting it could be. Insurance will always take your premium but when a claim goes in they can reject anything not legal.
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