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Offline Cwkick

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Saggy front springs.
« on: June 15, 2005, 02:22:19 AM »
The front of my 97 Tracker is a little saggy.  I think it is down about an inch.  This has been exagerated by the Calmini 2" lift.  I am looking to lift the front about an inch to level everything out.  

Please correct me if I am wrong, but it seems spring spacers are about a 2 to 1 ratio.  That is a one inch block give you about two inches of lift.  If I use a half inch block, that should give me about an inch of lift, correct?

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Re: Saggy front springs.
« Reply #1 on: June 15, 2005, 03:16:00 AM »
i *think* yer right, id probly go with rocky roads spacers
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Offline SnoFalls

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Re: Saggy front springs.
« Reply #2 on: June 15, 2005, 04:56:11 AM »
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Please correct me if I am wrong, but it seems spring spacers are about a 2 to 1 ratio.  That is a one inch block give you about two inches of lift.  If I use a half inch block, that should give me about an inch of lift, correct?

Cwkick


I think it's more around 1.5:1 ... a 1.5 spacers seems to yield about 2" or so of lift.
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Re: Saggy front springs.
« Reply #3 on: June 15, 2005, 05:34:29 AM »
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The front of my 97 Tracker is a little saggy.  I think it is down about an inch.  This has been exagerated by the Calmini 2" lift.  I am looking to lift the front about an inch to level everything out.  

Please correct me if I am wrong, but it seems spring spacers are about a 2 to 1 ratio.  That is a one inch block give you about two inches of lift.  If I use a half inch block, that should give me about an inch of lift, correct?

Cwkick


From the ZUKIWORLD Gear Guide Section:

http://www.zukiworld.com/month_050103/feature_wheelers_spacers.htm

HTH, Eric
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Re: Saggy front springs.
« Reply #4 on: June 15, 2005, 06:46:24 AM »
Best way to configure it to take it apart only once, is to use a jack to lift the front up. Measure at the coil the coil static height. Lift to height necessary to balance front to back, remeasure in the exact same location. The difference is the height required.
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Re: Saggy front springs.
« Reply #5 on: June 15, 2005, 07:09:13 AM »
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Best way to configure it to take it apart only once, is to use a jack to lift the front up. Measure at the coil the coil static height. Lift to height necessary to balance front to back, remeasure in the exact same location. The difference is the height required.


That's a darn good idea!

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Re: Saggy front springs.
« Reply #6 on: June 15, 2005, 07:52:20 AM »
Plastic surgery can fix her sagging parts right up, but it will cost ya ;D

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Re: Saggy front springs.
« Reply #7 on: June 15, 2005, 08:43:15 AM »
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Plastic surgery can fix her sagging parts right up, but it will cost ya ;D

Zig



And the perky front end IS worth it!!   ;D

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Re: Saggy front springs.
« Reply #8 on: June 15, 2005, 09:20:32 AM »
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And the perky front end IS worth it!!


no doubt!

oh ... you're talkin bout the truck ...
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