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Title: Coil Space and flex question
Post by: Hawklin on June 16, 2005, 09:57:35 AM
Just curious if anyone might have an idea on how to make my front end flex, It is a 90 geo tracker with everything stock but 3in body lift and 1.5in spacers on all 4 corners, I did the strut flip to lower my strut some but for some reason the front end will not flex much at all. I can put my jack under the a-arm and will raise the arm about .5in before raising the whole front end. Any ideas appreciated, thanks.
Title: Re: Coil Space and flex question
Post by: Digger on June 16, 2005, 10:09:41 AM
Take off the swaybar! I gained a lot of flex up front by doing this and I hardly noticed it was gone on the road...
Title: Re: Coil Space and flex question
Post by: chet on June 16, 2005, 10:14:41 AM
yep ditch the sway bar. Unfortunatley until you drop the diff if you try and gain more down travel by using longer struts etc. your CV's will be at too bad of angles and will explode on you!

The Calmini kit drops the diff to allow for more down travel safely.
Title: Re: Coil Space and flex question
Post by: 1bigtracker on June 16, 2005, 11:09:31 AM
Suzukihunter(sp?) sells a strut spacer for the front and a ball joint spacer for the rear.

stu
Title: Re: Coil Space and flex question
Post by: SiKiD_01 on June 16, 2005, 02:42:09 PM
i get 4" of up travel, and 4" of down travel on the front of my vit.

CVs are only holding on, but if you drive smart, you can save them

i have 2" strut spacer, and 2" coil spacer. still trying to figure out how to make the front diff drop brackets.

also, i'm in the process of working out a coil spring i can get custom made to keep the ride height, but to allow more flex and to replace the coil spacer.
Title: Re: Coil Space and flex question
Post by: Hawklin on June 17, 2005, 06:09:46 AM
Ok cool will try that, I thought the blue beast rode rough before the new tires and spacers but with the way she rides over rocks now I've been tempted to paint her read and slap a Radio Flyer sticker on the side heh.
Title: Re: Coil Space and flex question
Post by: SuzukHunter on June 17, 2005, 01:03:17 PM
I just happen to catch this.... but I do make a rear diff spacer and strut spacers....  HotRod bought some from me.  You can talk to him about them, if you would like some opinions about them.  I will tell you that they are great! (but, that is because I am biased  ;D)

Let me know if you need any info and what not.  I have built my suzuk from the ground up.  started with a 2 door with a blown headgasket.  I rebuilt engine drove it for about 2 weeks and then found a 4door body.   Soon after that we rolled it,  so I found a newer style of body, switched from manual to an automatic and have it build even bigger and better.  

YUP, SOME FUN TIMES!

Oh, yeah I almost forgot... HCGALVIN has an article on how we built out lift on a tight budget.
Title: Re: Coil Space and flex question
Post by: HotRod on June 17, 2005, 07:14:52 PM
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I just happen to catch this.... but I do make a rear diff spacer and strut spacers....  HotRod bought some from me.  You can talk to him about them, if you would like some opinions about them.  I will tell you that they are great! (but, that is because I am biased  ;D)

Let me know if you need any info and what not.  I have built my suzuk from the ground up.  started with a 2 door with a blown headgasket.  I rebuilt engine drove it for about 2 weeks and then found a 4door body.   Soon after that we rolled it,  so I found a newer style of body, switched from manual to an automatic and have it build even bigger and better.  

YUP, SOME FUN TIMES!

Oh, yeah I almost forgot... HCGALVIN has an article on how we built out lift on a tight budget.

The parts are so perty, I would hate to used them ;)
But I will hopefully get it done in July along with the Budget bodylift and borrowing the tires from my 2dr.
Which I hope to put 33's on ;D
Title: Re: Coil Space and flex question
Post by: Rhinoman on June 22, 2005, 08:46:49 AM
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I can put my jack under the a-arm and will raise the arm about .5in before raising the whole front end. Any ideas appreciated, thanks.


You're not getting any real weight on the corner, try 'ramping' it up on a good slope and you will find that it will flex. Removing the sway bar will help but it might be that your springs are just too stiff.