Originally Posted by superfastb20a

Hey so now that my lift is on and I have had the pleasure of exploring all different routes of doing it I just wanted to make a list of various ways you are able to lift it because when you look on the internet you get all sorts of random ideas and a lot of back reading is involved.

1st way:

Lift Springs - these come from only 2 companies that I know off after BDS stopped making them and they are Old Man Emu and Camel 4x4

OME springs which retail about $350+shipping for all 4. I dealt with this company and their customer service is not very customer friendly and also the wait time is about 3 months to get your springs since they are shipped from Australia but I hear they have nice ride quality.

Camel 4x4 springs are the ones I opted to order because they are A. cheaper than OME springs and B. located in the united states so I got my springs in about 2 weeks time. I must say I was very satisfied with their customer service and Eli the owner of the company actually answers the phone most of the time and he is a great person with lots of knowledge in the field and dosnt mind if you pick his brain a little bit on the phone and I am very satisfied with the ride quality of the springs on and off road.

2nd way:

Is to use strut spacers in between the body, these can be used with oem springs to keep the stock ride quality while lifting the same or more as lift springs. The only thing I was iffy with about this modification is if you keep stock springs they have a lot of body roll to them and with the raised center of gravity could be recipe for rolling your vehicle but if used with upgraded sway bars and strut bars could be a comparable way to lift the vehicle safely and much cheaper than springs

3rd way:

Is to actually make your own coil overs for the vehicle. This can be done by using ek coil over sleeves on whatever strut with 9in-10in hyper-coil springs (ordered off ebay for 64.99 a piece) with a front spring rate of 675lbs and a rear spring rate of 375lbs (same as ksport coil overs) effectively providing you with a adjustable ride height for people who would desire such. I have not seen any people attempt this yet I was going to but decided against it since my crv is also my daily driver vehicle. If someone does please post a write up for us so we can admire the work.

Struts:
I used tokico hp struts on my crv lift and they ride nice (i have formerly used these on several civics i have owned) they offer a nice ride with great handling but you can also use bilstein or oem struts if you so desire to.

Tires:
I have heard of people running up to a 31in tire on camel4x4 lift with slight modification to the wheel well. I myself am using Kumho sl671 sa-t 235/75r15 they equate to about a 30x9.2in in tire and I get a very minor rub on extremely hard turning but that is it and it is easily taken care of by grinding down a little plastic bump in the inside if the wheel well.

Wheels:

I am using a crager 342 with a 4.25in back spacing(have seen people use a 4in bs as well) and +6mm offset (THESE WHEELS REQUIRE AT LEAST A 1/4IN SPACER TO BE USED) the wheels are great and look great on crv's you can use any steel wheel. I AM using stock lugs for this setup in order to do this with spacers the wheel must be no more than .255in thick at the hub plate with this setup I have 5 turns on my front lug nuts and 4.5 turns on my rear lug nuts I am also using the lowest lock tite on them just in case. I have extended lugs but didn't think it necessary to put them in. The matter of using extended lugs in this application is purely my own opinion I am in no way shape or form telling you its the best way to go. But if you look at osx2000's crv he has had his lifted on stock the almost same setup with stock lugs since 2006. So it is purely up to you if you want to use them or not.



If you have any questions I will be more than happy to assist you as best as i can as I know if was a bi*ch back reading pages upon pages of forums to get the information that I needed to lift my car and that I have posted here. I hope this helps many people out and alleviates some headaches.


Also here is a picture of what my Cr-V looks like after the lift and tires.



Also in my opinion a mod should sticky this.

Originally Posted by Rob1004B.

how much you want for them

Originally Posted by Rob1004B.

with the lift and the bigger tiers what mpg do you get

Originally Posted by 2000crv sport

okay thanks more info would be great im trying to go for the mdx or bmw crossover look since nobody has done that yet but it takes money and time.... and i have a quad that breaks down .... so money is tight :p thanks for the reply and pictures would be great.

Originally Posted by superfastb20a

update: i take my crv off road all the time and i have come to realize that stock strut mount bushings cannot hold up to the tension from the lift springs they get pushed right out. I went through a set of kyb and also a set of monroe bushings both blew out. So i did some research and ended up ordering the Energy Suspension Hyperflex bushing kit. They do not make one specifically for a crv but the one for a si is the exact same in part numbers from honda. ill post some pics soon!!!!

Originally Posted by Sticker Bomb

You can make them as tall as you want them to be.

Originally Posted by mrnicolas

I went ahead and ordered the 2" spacers from Colorado Mountain Rally. I will have a report here shortly when I install them if anyone cares to know.

Originally Posted by mrnicolas

they will be here on Thursday so I will probably lift it either Thursday afternoon or Friday. It all depends on if I can use my friends tire machine to mount my new tires to my new wheels

Originally Posted by kiseliok

I'd say no to either one of those...