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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Technical Discussion - Beginner / Repair => Topic started by: philc72 on January 16, 2010, 07:23:44 PM

Title: ! to 1.5 inch rubber coil spring boosters 2002 4door
Post by: philc72 on January 16, 2010, 07:23:44 PM: Anyone use these on here What were the results as I have some i want to try
Title: Re: ! to 1.5 inch rubber coil spring boosters 2002 4door
Post by: wildgoody on January 17, 2010, 08:52:24 AM: Put the taller ones on the back and the shorter ones up front.
This is a real nice easy lift, won't take long, makes the truck look
a little taller but you can keep the stock shocks and struts, unless
you get the bug for more articulation, then you will end up doing
a few more mods ;D

Wild
Title: Re: ! to 1.5 inch rubber coil spring boosters 2002 4door
Post by: philc72 on January 17, 2010, 09:08:18 AM: aM GETTING THE BUG REAL BAD
Title: Re: ! to 1.5 inch rubber coil spring boosters 2002 4door
Post by: philc72 on January 17, 2010, 10:38:22 AM: tried them they look too tall to put in oh well tomorrows another day will release a few parts and see if I can get them in >:D
Title: Re: ! to 1.5 inch rubber coil spring boosters 2002 4door
Post by: jeff1997 on January 17, 2010, 06:07:00 PM: The best way to get the fronts in is to undo both CV's and the steering arm. This will allow the A arm to drop all the way. Compress the spring, put it back in and jack the A arm back up to the spring. It is TIGHT but all will go back. Oh yeah you will have to undo the brake lines also.
Title: Re: ! to 1.5 inch rubber coil spring boosters 2002 4door
Post by: philc72 on January 20, 2010, 05:12:52 PM: i wonder if I just let the strut mounts downpull the springs and install??
Title: Re: ! to 1.5 inch rubber coil spring boosters 2002 4door
Post by: beercheck on January 28, 2010, 08:49:57 AM: I've done it a few times. Dropping the steering rack (4 bolts) is easy and helps a ton.

You said rubber coil spring boosters? Probably not rubber, but kinda soft-ish? They'll last for a while, and then herniate, taking away some of the lift and throwing off your alignment. I'll never use them again. Jeff's spacers are great.
Title: Re: ! to 1.5 inch rubber coil spring boosters 2002 4door
Post by: Drone637 on January 28, 2010, 04:18:39 PM: Quote from: beercheck on January 28, 2010, 08:49:57 AM
You said rubber coil spring boosters? Probably not rubber, but kinda soft-ish? They'll last for a while, and then herniate, taking away some of the lift and throwing off your alignment. I'll never use them again. Jeff's spacers are great.

I had the same issue on my first set of spacers, I think if you put the spring isolater below the softer spacers they might hold up better.
Title: Re: ! to 1.5 inch rubber coil spring boosters 2002 4door
Post by: BRD HNTR on January 28, 2010, 07:41:06 PM: I have had my springs out a lot, and for me the easy way was to disconnect the sway bar, the lower strut mounts, and release the brake line clip so it can move (did not have to disconnect the brake line). Then you can push the A arm down far enough to put longer springs and a spacer in. (If you do you won't have any droop left.)
After you have raised it enough, and installed strut spacers (to get some drop back in the struts) you can go out and blow your CV's.

How much is enough??? How much articulation is enough??? How big of tires??? How much fun???

L O T S O F F U N ! ! !

Jeff's spacers are better than the rubbery ones, but if you already have them, then install them long enough to figure how much better it would be if it was just ? ? ?

ENJOY