Unfortunatly the vitara has wishbones and c/v joints upfront so you are limited to 2' max spring lift or you put too much preassure on the c/vs and front axle. I started off with a standard vit and found myself bottoming out quite often so i then added 1.5' procomp kit and lets be honest whats 1.5' so i then added the body lift and 29' tyres. This Kit will lift your Vitara / X90 by 3” or 75mm, a truly cost effective lift kit. The kit consists of 4x 3” springs, made here in the UK exclusively to us to our own design and have different spring combinations for all vitara models from 1.6 SWB petrol to 2.0TD LWB Diesels.
It was then, I quickly realized more ground clearance was needed. After a short debate, some research, and previous experience, I decided on the Calmini 2″ lift kit. Here is a detailed write-up on how to install the Calmini 2″ lift. Lift the vehicle and support is with jack stands. Never work under a. Download Installation Instructions. This is a 2' body lift kit for the Sidekick, Tracker, X90, Vitara, and GV. What makes our kit different than the rest is:-We run a full 3' O.D. Solid UHMW spacers. Other kits run a 2' O.D. Going with a 3' Material covers more surface area, giving the body more support.
2006 Grand Vitara Lift Kit
If you fit the poly spring spacers all round you will also need to fit 1.5' front strut spacers and 2' rear strut spacers. As was said above, with those mods as i have said, you DO NOT need the front axle drop brackets. IF you lift it further you will need front axle drop brackets... Also as said above about camber bolts... i dont use them...yet(explained bellow)... you could see that my tyres were a tiny bit like this... --0--/ but for offroad use it wasnt worth correcting it as it was so small. But you can always perform the lift, as above, and then see wether you think you need the camber blots or not? This route will give you between 1.5 and 2' of lift which is very uselful and isnt too radical.I have been running the orange poly spring spacers, 1.5' front and 2' rear shock spacers, all from Bits4Vits (Dave, the owner of the business is an amazingly helpful guy with masses of knowledge so A*** to him ). I have had that lift for approx. 2 years now with heavy offroading and I have had no problems as yet... TOUCH WOOD!!
Coincidentally i am lifting mine higher (why i will now need camber bolts) using Grand Vitara Springs and the orange poly spring spacers and 2.25' front strut spacers(home made by cutting the 1.5' ones and re-wending with bigger plates ) and rear heim spacer(home made) and front axle drop brackets ( home made again, you need the drop brackets when you are going higher than just the spring spacers... So as a general rule, if your going over a 2' lift your gunna need drop brackets...) Also i would advise with any lift, wheel spacers or offset wheels to give you i wider stance so that you are more stable because lifting it does lift your center of mass meaning u could potentially roll easier!!
Although you could just fit grand vitara springs without the orange poly spring spacers, WITH the 1.5' strut spacers and 2' rear strut spacers... the GV springs will cost you about £120 but you can then sell the normal springs to get some money back? This would give you a useable 1.5-2' lift?
In my lift i am performing, i am fitting extended rear shocks so the 2' rear shock spacers are now up for sale... they are these ones shown here... http://www.bits4vits.co.uk/store/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=37
There are in useable condition. Reasonable offers, PM me
ALSO, a full set of standard suzuki vitara springs are for sale,good condition... Again, Reasonable offers, PM me
I hope all this helps clear up the confusion..
Cheers,
Christian. 17 from Devon.