[TravelinXterra]

Any thoughts from you guys about which 2" lift is better. Trying to decide.

 

[RiNkY]

I wasn't to happy with the sloppy welds on the Daystar when I received it and there is some talk about the Aluminium to Steel contact on the Calmini being bad. I tried for about 3 months to get the Calmini but they always told me it was going to "be in stock in 2 weeks" when I called. So I gave up and got the Daystar, but then I decided to go a different route and never installed it! lol

 

[Erick]

I personally got the Calmini. I have heard about the Aluminum to Steel contact being bad, but at the same time have worked with these metals I think the issue is overblown. If someone were to show me a Calmini shackle that has degraded to nothing because contact with the steel then I would accept that, BUT it's just a matter of hypothetical situations of massive friction.

 

[usmc xterra]

I've done some pretty rough crap with my sloppy welded Daystar lift. No problems, I owned a KW, Trust me, mating up steel and Aluminum cost me thousands of dollars over a period of 10 years in replacement. It's impossible to stop the deterioration when dissimilar metals meet. No way I'd do Calmini! Heck! I hate to even put something blue on my X. MC

 

[d-rap]

MC, does your anti-blue thing extend even to King coilovers?

 

[Muzikman]

If someone were to show me a Calmini shackle that has degraded to nothing because contact with the steel then I would accept that, BUT it's just a matter of hypothetical situations of massive friction.

The Calmini shackles are steel, not aluminum.

 

[usmc xterra]

MC, does your anti-blue thing extend even to King coilovers?

No idea, I haven't got to that point yet because what I have works so well, But if they are good, I have Red Paint!

And Erick, even if the shackles were aluminum, if there is a bushing, there is no contact with metal and it would not promote deterioration. It's the spacers that are aluminum. I have lots of experience with a Kenworth 8 bag Air ride. Paint, grease, anti seize, POR 15, oil, a gasket, you name I tried it at $125 per air bag and about 1 to 3 hours each to remove and re install. I cried for something that would stop the corrosion when aluminum and steel meet up. No avail! MC

 

[dpatton]

[I cried for something that would stop the corrosion when aluminum and steel meet up.

http://www.engineersedge.com/galvanic_capatability.htm
http://www.corrosion-doctors.org/Definitions/galvanic-series.htm

 

[usmc xterra]

[I cried for something that would stop the corrosion when aluminum and steel meet up.

http://www.engineersedge.com/galvanic_capatability.htm
http://www.corrosion-doctors.org/Definitions/galvanic-series.htm

Did I miss something? They explain the problems no real cures.
But, that does explain why not to get aluminum Calmini spacers.
Heck the Poly Daystar ones now seem to be the way to go huh?
MC

 

[dpatton]

[I cried for something that would stop the corrosion when aluminum and steel meet up.

http://www.engineersedge.com/galvanic_capatability.htm
http://www.corrosion-doctors.org/Definitions/galvanic-series.htm

Did I miss something? They explain the problems no real cures.

No, it was more pointing out why a "cure" isn't easy to find

 

[lifeinthesouth]

just slap some grease or anti-seize on the surfaces where aluminum meets the steel... hell i'd put grease on the surfaces of the daystar where steel meets steel just to eliminate any chance of squeaks.