Raise suspension
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Raise suspension
For some reason my H&R race/Tokico illumina drop doesn't look quite even, it's a bit lower in the back than in the front. Are there any spacers I can buy to raise the back a bit to even it out? I wouldn't need to raise it much more than a 1/4 inch. How safe would doing this be? Thanks for the help.
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From: strathcedar, nsw, australia
Re: Raise suspension (Dubs13)
For a modest lift you can easily make spacers from high density rubber sheet of the appropriate thickness.
If you look inside the spring retaining 'hat' on the rear coilover, you'll probably see that there are two protusions on the underside of the hat (the heads of the coilover retaining studs) that get in the way of fitting a spring spacer ring, but you can make the spacer as two crescents that fit into the hat on each side of the stud heads. Then it's just a matter of fitting the stock rubber spring seat under the spacer crescents when you reassemble the coilover.
You could probably space the spring by a CM or so, but too much and the lip of the hat won't be able to locate / retain the spring properly.
If you look inside the spring retaining 'hat' on the rear coilover, you'll probably see that there are two protusions on the underside of the hat (the heads of the coilover retaining studs) that get in the way of fitting a spring spacer ring, but you can make the spacer as two crescents that fit into the hat on each side of the stud heads. Then it's just a matter of fitting the stock rubber spring seat under the spacer crescents when you reassemble the coilover.
You could probably space the spring by a CM or so, but too much and the lip of the hat won't be able to locate / retain the spring properly.
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Re: Raise suspension (Dubs13)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Dubs13 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">For some reason my H&R race/Tokico illumina drop doesn't look quite even, it's a bit lower in the back than in the front.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Are you measuring from the side jack points?
The front wheel wells are larger than the rears, to allow the tire to be turned and have the suspension compress without rubbing. At an even height, the rear tire will always tuck more than the front.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Dubs13 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Are there any spacers I can buy to raise the back a bit to even it out? I wouldn't need to raise it much more than a 1/4 inch. How safe would doing this be? Thanks for the help.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Yes, they do sell those. Very common for offroad trucks needing just a little more height.
You want a rubber, polyurethane, nylon, or even metal (maybe) "spring spacer".
Are you measuring from the side jack points?
The front wheel wells are larger than the rears, to allow the tire to be turned and have the suspension compress without rubbing. At an even height, the rear tire will always tuck more than the front.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Dubs13 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Are there any spacers I can buy to raise the back a bit to even it out? I wouldn't need to raise it much more than a 1/4 inch. How safe would doing this be? Thanks for the help.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Yes, they do sell those. Very common for offroad trucks needing just a little more height.
You want a rubber, polyurethane, nylon, or even metal (maybe) "spring spacer".
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