Well after about 40,000 kms on this kit it was necessary to do a little work. Thanks to all the info on this forum it was easy. There are few issues about the Calmini kit that should be reiterated:
The kit does NOT maintain proper wheel alignment, the springs just don't seem right (stiff/oversprung), the struts are el cheapo. Another potential problem occurs when one wheel is fully loaded and compressed and that same wheel is turned in, the steering tie rod hits the control arm. Another issue is that the springs slowly settle over time starting at about 4.5" lift down to 2.5". (Yes Calmini, I used a forklift to jounce the vehicle after installation like your condescending customer agent said and that did nothing - twits) As this change occurs the camber and toe changes, camber moves in the negative direction and the toe opens up - The geometry causes the effective length of the steering tie rod to lengthen as the Control Arm angle flattens. This causes excess wear on the inside edge of your front tires. I realigned the front end 3 times over that 40,000 kms.
So the basic maintenance done was to replace tires, struts and wheel hub/bearing units and
torque all fasteners. I decided to try ARB's Old Man Emu struts.
I can not belive the difference
. I think Calmini puts those crappy struts and springs in the kit so you can break it in and replace it with real parts. I will definitely be buying the O.M.E. springs. The interesting thing is that the O.M.E. strut is 1.5" longer than stock and the Calmini strut spacer is 1" this makes about 2.5" increase. hmmmmmmmmm.
I will post some pics