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Title: lifts in general
Post by: r3cc0s on December 24, 2004, 01:14:16 PM
There are a few ways to lift a tracker
howeve it appears eveyrone really likes the OME suspension or the calimini system

I think the calmini system is more of a system rather than just a lift, as it has new A arms and provides more articulation

however in regards to the lift itself
if a suspension lift is just coils/shocks/shackles and extending the rest of the componants

has anyone really found any other setup which you have find to work very well?

like munroe shocks, or TJ springs etc..
Title: Re: lifts in general
Post by: explosivo on December 24, 2004, 01:39:42 PM
There's always Heather's budget lift with coil spacers and body lift that quite a few people seem to be doing as of late.

I remember hearing about XJ front springs working in the rear of a kick, but they are much too soft for the front. Whitfield's using Ford TTB lift coils in his front setup, which may be worth looking into/talking to him about.
Title: Re: lifts in general
Post by: real_red_wagon on December 24, 2004, 02:40:48 PM
    I'm running a similar set up to whitfields xj front springs in the rear broncoII/ranger springs in the front crown vic shocks in the rear. Its a lota work and you gotta cut out your front crossmember I don't recommend this if its your daily driver or if you don't have your own shop.

  there are still many bugs to work out of it, and I will all winter long in preperation for spring zuwharrie. Steering is a bit of an issue (working but not strong enough in my opinion)
 
   however it does perform wonderfully on the trail and I can fit 35's

 (http://www.eye-irritant.com/august2004/stanko.jpg)

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Title: Re: lifts in general
Post by: acw592 on December 24, 2004, 03:20:36 PM
I did a 4" body lift and then 2" coil spacers on my 92 tracker. I have it in the garage now looking for a noise in the front end, and while I had the front end up I added another 3/4" to my front spacer making it just shy of 3" in the front. The front end was lower than the back, wanted to level it out. I slotted my strut holes to fix the camber and it looks like I will still have plenty of adjustment. Ive been real happy with mine,(daily driver), although I havent driven it yet since I added the extra 3/4". Have to replace my drivers side wheel bearing.
Title: Re: lifts in general
Post by: DirtDevil on December 24, 2004, 04:26:37 PM
I did 2" spacers up front and 2 1/4" spacers in the rear of my gfs sidekick, did the strut mount flip for temporary, built some 2" spacers but havent put em in yet, and we got monroe shocks in the rear, but soon gona put some ford crown vic shocks or just some rancho's back there, and a few more things to get it flexing.. its currently rolling on new 31" interco trxus MT's aswell
Title: Re: lifts in general
Post by: 92Sidekick4x4 on December 25, 2004, 03:45:00 AM
ihave a 3" body lift and i am about to install my spacers that i made, then i wanna put 31's on it and i think it is done for a while

Dirt Devil did jen have to trim fenders with the 31's?
Title: Re: lifts in general
Post by: 92Sidekick4x4 on December 25, 2004, 07:10:49 AM
there any recomendations as to which showcks i shoudl use in the rear? i am puttin in 2 1/4" spacers in the back
Title: Re: lifts in general
Post by: 1bigtracker on December 25, 2004, 07:26:52 AM
i think people use Crown Vic shocks with lifts that size

stu
Title: Re: lifts in general
Post by: 92Sidekick4x4 on December 25, 2004, 08:37:53 AM
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i think people use Crown Vic shocks with lifts that size

stu


any particular years?
Title: Re: lifts in general
Post by: real_red_wagon on December 26, 2004, 12:15:07 PM
     I don't remember what year the ones I have are off of but there all the same from like early 80's till current just pic something mid 90's ;D with the amount of lift I did I had to modified the shock mount so that I could actually use the shock but either way that shock has more travel than the stock one and mounts the same ;D
Title: Re: lifts in general
Post by: wildgoody on December 26, 2004, 01:12:29 PM
98' Crown Vic shocks work great
Title: Re: lifts in general
Post by: Real_Red_Sammi on December 26, 2004, 01:15:42 PM
     Solid axle works pretty good too haha ;D :D!!!
Title: Re: lifts in general
Post by: 1bigtracker on December 26, 2004, 01:31:18 PM
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    Solid axle works pretty good too haha ;D :D!!!

IFS can work pretty well too  ;)

stu