Bruno, do you find it more unstable with brackets installed? Did you install also spacers in front and/or back?

I'm contemplating on whether I should wait until I can source a set of spacers before installing the brackets to make it more stable.

Just for the record, at least in Northern Europe the service schedule has been changed so that after the first service at 750km/20h the next service is every 3000km/100h. Still, better to make sure what it is in your area - it may vary.

Thanks for the info, Skogsvarelse! That makes sense. I did cut steel pieces exactly to the size of the kit mentioned here and was worried about them not resting on the A-arms. That's why I started looking into the videos in such detail and noticed the gap there as well and that did not make sense to me. Let's see how I will proceed, I could cut a bit higher plates to make them rest on the A-arm or just go with the ones I already cut. Haven't read anyone complaining about problems using them, though.

Hi,

Are you sure they are supposed to be resting on A-arm? If you check these videos, the plates are definitely not resting there but are few millimeters/quarter inch off:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdWKVPiTn2E&t=240s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQ2voHkkHiI&t=265s

I'm not sure if we are referring to the same model as they are known by different names in US and Europe etc. I have 450L (Europe name) and its chassis looks like the ones on the videos above. I don't have HiLifter kit but am cutting similar plates from a flat steel bar (5 mm thick).