Higher Suspension ForNew Triton Owners

[bushbandit]

This was posted on the newtriton forum from the manager of Ultimate Suspensions thought it might interest new Triton owners ,I went out and measured mine and yes its exactly 560mm on the front with no bars installed .So in effect I have a 2 inch lift as standard or close to.



Hi everyone.

We have been noticing lately that a lot of Tritons have been coming in with a higher trim heights from factory. This has now been confirmed since Jack from Ultimate Suspension bought a new Triton GLX-R for himself. It came in with the front sitting at 545mm (centre of hub to guard) with 300km on the clock. In the past, the original suspension height was 510-520 for GLX-R models. We conducted a spring rate test on the new coils and they are different to previous Triton coils are actually close to our raised height comfort spec.

Other customers and fitters have also recorded higher trim heights with a few up to 560mm (with no accessories). This is basically the same as a 2" lift.

The rear suspension heights appear to the be the same, which really throws out the balance if heavily loaded.

What does this mean for aftermarket suspension?

Due to a number of factors (e.g. steering geometry and wheel alignment), we can still only raise the Triton to our normal raised height (approximately 570mm). This means on the newer vehicles, you will not achieve a "50mm" lift over standard.

On some vehicles, our original "standard height" or "10-20mm" kits may actually lower the vehicle.

[bushbandit]

This was posted on the newtriton forum from the manager of Ultimate Suspensions thought it might interest new Triton owners ,I went out and measured mine and yes its exactly 560mm on the front with no bars installed .So in effect I have a 2 inch lift as standard or close to.



Hi everyone.

We have been noticing lately that a lot of Tritons have been coming in with a higher trim heights from factory. This has now been confirmed since Jack from Ultimate Suspension bought a new Triton GLX-R for himself. It came in with the front sitting at 545mm (centre of hub to guard) with 300km on the clock. In the past, the original suspension height was 510-520 for GLX-R models. We conducted a spring rate test on the new coils and they are different to previous Triton coils are actually close to our raised height comfort spec.

Other customers and fitters have also recorded higher trim heights with a few up to 560mm (with no accessories). This is basically the same as a 2" lift.

The rear suspension heights appear to the be the same, which really throws out the balance if heavily loaded.

What does this mean for aftermarket suspension?

Due to a number of factors (e.g. steering geometry and wheel alignment), we can still only raise the Triton to our normal raised height (approximately 570mm). This means on the newer vehicles, you will not achieve a "50mm" lift over standard.

On some vehicles, our original "standard height" or "10-20mm" kits may actually lower the vehicle.

[PhilW]

The front of my new Triton dual cab is sitting high however the downside to this is as soon as the rear springs are loaded ( in my case with an aluminium tray and say 150kgs of tools) the rear sags severely.The ute then looks crook and handles atrociously.

I had my rear leaf springs replaced with a set of Ultimate comforts and it still had a real sag happening with the raised front.The boys then had to take the comforts out and replace them with a heavy duty leaf to finally get it sitting right.

Cheers Phil

[bushbandit]

The front of my new Triton dual cab is sitting high however the downside to this is as soon as the rear springs are loaded ( in my case with an aluminium tray and say 150kgs of tools) the rear sags severely.The ute then looks crook and handles atrociously.

I had my rear leaf springs replaced with a set of Ultimate comforts and it still had a real sag happening with the raised front.The boys then had to take the comforts out and replace them with a heavy duty leaf to finally get it sitting right.

Cheers Phil

Yeah tossing up what to do myself I had Polyairs in the other vehicle but this time im thinking about Firestone Airbags.
Have to do my research first to see which is better with towing the CT and load in the tub.

[dirtpilot]

Don't get airbags, seems they cause chassis bending.

[PhilW]

Don't get airbags, seems they cause chassis bending.

x two on that.

From all the research I have done (including a heap on NewTriton) these airbags can be a real issue with dual cabs.
They point load or create a fulcrum point as opposed to a wider load distribution on the chassis via the leaf springs.I have seen documentation of bent Tritons,BT 50s and even the unbreakable Hilux all bagged..... all dual cabs.

I may be wrong but have come to the conclusion it is better to modify your existing suspension with heavy duty springs.......unfortunately not the cheapest option.

Cheers Phil

[bushbandit]

x two on that.

From all the research I have done (including a heap on NewTriton) these airbags can be a real issue with dual cabs.
They point load or create a fulcrum point as opposed to a wider load distribution on the chassis via the leaf springs.I have seen documentation of bent Tritons,BT 50s and even the unbreakable Hilux all bagged..... all dual cabs.

I may be wrong but have come to the conclusion it is better to modify your existing suspension with heavy duty springs.......unfortunately not the cheapest option.

Cheers Phil


That's why I love this forum exc feedback.The Firestones on Ebay are $850 so rear springs etc cant be much more hopefully.