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Title: rear a-arm spacer thickness for 3" lift??
Post by: geeeeoooo on September 19, 2007, 09:08:40 AM

how thick should i make this spacer for my 3" lift?? the link that i found....http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/trurl_pagecontent?lp=pt_en&trurl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.cabrito.suzukioffroad.com.br%2fUpper%2520wishbone.htm (ftp://http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/trurl_pagecontent?lp=pt_en&trurl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.cabrito.suzukioffroad.com.br%2fUpper%2520wishbone.htm) says to make them 50 mm thick.....i just wanted to check the accuracy of this.....will 50 mm work??

Title: Re: rear a-arm spacer thickness for 3" lift??
Post by: john1974 on September 19, 2007, 09:10:42 AM

Mine is about 3 inches you need enough to let the A-arm return to close to or if not stock level.

I used square channel and 2 flat metal welded making plates onto it.  It bolted to the diff, and then it bolted to the a-arm. 

Title: Re: rear a-arm spacer thickness for 3" lift??
Post by: geeeeoooo on September 19, 2007, 10:29:16 AM

so if i used a 50 mm spacer, that is equal to 1.97 in.... i need a thicker spacer??

Title: Re: rear a-arm spacer thickness for 3" lift??
Post by: john1974 on September 19, 2007, 10:57:05 AM

you should be good, 2 inch lift, 2 inch spacer

Title: Re: rear a-arm spacer thickness for 3" lift??
Post by: geeeeoooo on September 19, 2007, 11:13:38 AM

well, i have a 2" lift right now, dont even have a spacer in there...but im lifting the rear another inch, making a total of 3" in the rear....but im thinking a 50 mm spacer will work because i have a 2" lift in there now and it doesnt need a spacer, my a-arm isnt binding.....but with another inch of lift it will.....so ill have 3 inches of lift and 2 inches of spacer....so ill be 1" off...

Title: Re: rear a-arm spacer thickness for 3" lift??
Post by: john1974 on September 19, 2007, 11:46:04 AM

you will be ok if you go to 3 inches, the idea is to get as much stress off the a-arm and its joint.

Title: Re: rear a-arm spacer thickness for 3" lift??
Post by: Uncivilized on September 19, 2007, 12:39:15 PM

You should do it this way, and rotate the rear axle at the same time ;)

http://www.zukiworld.com/month_100102/feature_hagans_rearrotate.htm

Title: Re: rear a-arm spacer thickness for 3" lift??
Post by: geeeeoooo on September 19, 2007, 06:49:26 PM

thats nice to know about....but i think that im just going to make a regular spacer, but if there is any vibrations ill def. do that mod.....john1974...do u have any vibrations at speed or anything from your rear driveshaft angle???

Title: Re: rear a-arm spacer thickness for 3" lift??
Post by: john1974 on September 19, 2007, 07:03:37 PM

none the angle isnt bad at all

and remember Im running 4 door 3 inch lift springs in a 2 door.

Title: Re: rear a-arm spacer thickness for 3" lift??
Post by: geeeeoooo on September 19, 2007, 07:22:57 PM

so u prolly have about 4" of lift then??....an inch less than i will have, i didnt think it would, i know right now with the 2" in its not on a bad angle at all, either

Title: Re: rear a-arm spacer thickness for 3" lift??
Post by: john1974 on September 19, 2007, 07:25:10 PM

ya mines about 4 to 4 1/2 I think...

Title: Re: rear a-arm spacer thickness for 3" lift??
Post by: museboy07 on September 19, 2007, 08:22:48 PM

Hey man I have exactly 3in of rear lift and I used a 3in a-arm spacer.  It was made without the offsets or anything just a regular  3in spacer (same as what john did) and everything seems to be fine.  My pinion angle is fine and absolutely no vibrations even at 65mph...it gave me alot of rear flex back too

Title: Re: rear a-arm spacer thickness for 3" lift??
Post by: geeeeoooo on September 20, 2007, 05:02:14 AM

right on, thats good to hear! i didnt really want to rotate my axle if i didnt have to with that offset spacer....and move the coil seats.....

Title: Re: rear a-arm spacer thickness for 3" lift??
Post by: wildgoody on September 25, 2007, 11:36:01 AM

Don't need to move the coil seats, but an offset rear spacer will
get u better clearance for big tires by rotating the axle back and
the pinion pointed to the T-case

Wild