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Offline museboy07

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Rea A arm spacer
« on: May 26, 2007, 09:20:10 PM »
Do I need to install a rear a arm spacer after doing a 2in coil spacer lift.  My front always sagged lower then the back and now that i got the spacers in it seems that the front is higher?  Would the rear a arm be holding it back??
1994 Tracker, 2in Ironman springs w/ 1in spacers on top, soon to have custom diff drop brackets, 31x10.5-15 All Tarrains, Pro Comp long travel shocks, KYB performance struts, strut mount flip w/2in extensions, 3in rear a-arm spacer, ...DD

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Re: Rea A arm spacer
« Reply #1 on: May 27, 2007, 09:41:21 AM »
it could be holding it back, I know with my 3 inch coil lift the a-arm is about 3 inches away and I could tell it would hold it back alot.  I had a rear a-arm spacer fabbed up by a local welder.  to plates welded onto square channel.. bolts to the a-arm, and bolts into the diff...
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Offline museboy07

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Re: Rea A arm spacer
« Reply #2 on: May 27, 2007, 12:35:51 PM »
ok thanks john mine looks to be holding it back a little too.  I'll fab one up here soon.  It'll give me more articulation too
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Re: Rea A arm spacer
« Reply #3 on: May 27, 2007, 02:21:49 PM »
Yep mine flexes very good.... to good my rear springs drop from top mount 1-2 inches at full flex....
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Re: Rea A arm spacer
« Reply #4 on: May 27, 2007, 08:29:57 PM »
hi there.. where exactly does this spacer go? im curious...

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Re: Rea A arm spacer
« Reply #5 on: May 28, 2007, 06:44:33 AM »
If you used actual 2" spacers front and rear, that is the reason the front is higher...

A 2" spacer in the rear, raised the vehicle 2" in the rear, but a 2" spacer in front raises it more than 2", due to the geometry of the front control arms, in other words the spacers sit inboard and the lift is multiplied since the wheel sits out at the end of the control arm.

Jack up the rear and see if the rear a-arm pivots down at all, if it does, (and it will) then it isn't binding just sitting on the driveway, where it will bind is under flex... where you have reduced the down travel.

Also, the rear shocks will probably limit your down travel before the arm arm will.

I never had any binding with a simple 2" longer coil in rear, but now that I have added additional spacers, there is some binding, AND my extra long shocks are even limiting down travel.




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Offline museboy07

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Re: Rea A arm spacer
« Reply #6 on: May 28, 2007, 08:59:29 AM »
Quaddawd, I know the whole front end geometry deal, but my front always sat like an inch lower when it was stock. So I fugured this would level it up. But I guess it went a little to far.  Oh well I might throw some 4 door coils in the back to level it up. But then ill definately need the a arm spacer and probably a driveshaft spacer too...oh well
1994 Tracker, 2in Ironman springs w/ 1in spacers on top, soon to have custom diff drop brackets, 31x10.5-15 All Tarrains, Pro Comp long travel shocks, KYB performance struts, strut mount flip w/2in extensions, 3in rear a-arm spacer, ...DD

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Offline chrisvitarasport94

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Re: Rea A arm spacer
« Reply #7 on: May 28, 2007, 10:59:14 AM »
definately worth doing; I had mine  made up as per the following;

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 Brazilian/portugese translation!

but the 3" long bolts failed; so a mate made up one like this with 8 short bolts instead

note; when you remove the original bolts, you'll see that 3 go right through and one doesn't
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Re: Rea A arm spacer
« Reply #8 on: May 28, 2007, 01:39:58 PM »
i have just made up a whole new rear a arm set up for a mate.




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Re: Rea A arm spacer
« Reply #9 on: May 29, 2007, 07:49:47 PM »
i have just made up a whole new rear a arm set up for a mate.






Hey, that's pretty nice
1996 Tracker Daily Driver, "The Flea"

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