VX Lowering plus wheel track width increase

[Triathlete]

And here is a link to my cladding trim...don't fear the sawzall!

[tom4bren]

Eric,

Can't youtube at work. I'll try to get on line tonite.

Ryan,

PHHHTTT!!! (Soup Nazi says 'no brackets for you'). Just remember, whenever you are wallowing through the ruts - I'm floating over them.

[WormGod]

WormGod.. Thanks for the pictures. It made the description very easy to visualize. What size are the Nitto's you have on there?
Take your lower picture and lower it by about 2 inches or so and that's the look I'm going for. Thanks again, Doug

The Nittos are 285/60 as well, but the extra meat-tread gave me a bit more cladding rub than the Yokos (street tires).

I HIGHLY doubt you want to go that size and lose 2". If I were to lose 2", the wells would be sitting right on the tires, which simply means forget ever going anywhere, heh. You can kiss your wheel wells goodbye.

Simple solution.... get some lowering springs for the rear. You can probably go as low as you want there, given your axle doesn't marry your frame. And you will be looking at new shocks.

The front is gonna be tricky. New, shorter shocks there as well. Cranking your torsion is not gonna help if you want to go lower than about 1 1/2 - 2" cause you will never get it aligned right. I am quite sure you are looking at some custom work there.

Again, remember, the undercarriage is fragile and does have some guts that hang low, so the lower you go, the more at risk they are of becoming road debris.

Fact is, THIS (below), is not possible without some crazy work and a fat wallet....



I would start with looking at some pics here of folks that have low profile tire/wheel packages. The VX has HUGE wheel wells so filling it up with steel and rubber but maintaining a low stance is not gonna be fun.

My overall advice: don't lower. Get some HUGE cladding fabbed that gives the impression that it is lowered. Trick the eye.

[Bieredalsace]

Yup! Thats one real off-set from somewhere!Thanks fot the pictures.

[Bieredalsace]

Loved the ProtonVX going thru the water!

[Bieredalsace]

Thank you so much for the technical advice and the photos. That upper one is not what I had in mind. That Silver one is Awesome!!!
You mean all that is is cladding that has been "improved" to give the illusion of lowness? That is Beeautiful!!!
Thank you so much!

[LittleBeast]

Just remember, whenever you are wallowing through the ruts - I'm floating over them.

I would say you are more straddling them, lol...... or just simply going around them avoiding all the fun and mess..... "No fun for you!"

[tom4bren]

Eric,

That video was great. Any way that I could get a copy?

I loved the fact that it shows LittleBeast that a healthy offset is not just purdy but functional too.

[etlsport]

yea no problem.. i think its a pretty big file.. pm me your address and ill drop it in the mail on a disc along with all the raw footage from our trip and photos

[Vehi-Cross-Az]

I wish you lived closer
I know we could do it at my shop..
Im thinking about dropping mine a few
inches some Spring for for a few weeks
to get another look, take some pic etc..

[Bieredalsace]

The Vehicross is actually very easy to work on, especially in today's world of automobiles, don't sweat it, if you can dream it you can do it.



Cutting the cladding is not that big of a deal and you can barely notice after you are done here is my thread where I did the cladding trim, no big deal at all:
http://www.vehicross.info/forums/sho...ht=LittleBeast

You did a really nice job on the wheels and cladding surgery.

[Bieredalsace]

Nice job on the sawz-all job!