My maxed out suspension lift :)

[LittleBeast]

So I decided to be productive on my day off after our indoor conference track meet this last weekend in South Dakota, so I changed the oil + oil filter, then I fixed the EGR Valves threaded nut that had worked itself off and was making a exhaust leak sound, then I decided to grease all the sway bar bushings and u-joints and then I remembered that I had ordered a set of Independent4x's 2" Coil Spacers, and I thought, hmmm I wonder what that would look like, and I needed to rotate my tires anyways, and install a new ABS sensor on the rear, so.....

Haha, well I already have the larger OME 912 springs in the rear and the torsion bar crank on the front giving the VX a ligit 2-1/2" lift and with the 2" spacers it is now pretty much a 4" susension lift and this I think is as high of a suspension lift that we can do without a lot more work. I had to have my roommate come out and press down on the axle which I had taken the shock and the swaybar off of and I was compressing the spring as hard as I can applying probably about 250lbs of force or so and then it slammed into place and I am not quite sure if I could even get them off at this point Haha, so I better like it.....

I had about 7 to 7-1/2 inches of space between tire and wheel well with just the OME 912 springs:


Here is a side to side of the Independent 4x 2" spacer on the left and the stock srping retainer on the right that it replaces:


I now have about 8-1/2 inches of space between tire and wheel well with the OME 912 springs and 2" spacers:


Left side has 2" spacer, right side does not yet:


Left side has 912 spring and 2" spacer, right side just 912 spring:


Results:










Space between wheel well and tire now:

FL: 7-1/4" FR: 7"
RL: 8-1/2" RR: 8-1/2"

I think I might level it out just a little and now I am almost ready for some 35" tires

Before and after pictures, although I don't think this is a fair comparison because the before pics are all clean and shiny and the after pics are dirty and rainy, but I think you will get the feel for it. I always felt like the rear was a little squaty and now it is aggresive:

[Ldub]

Or some 35" rubber...

Looks MEAN Ryan...

[alterastro]

Looks Ace!

How do you get it sitting so level? I have the 912's and mine has a slightly nose down stance- I thought I'd cranked the torsion bars as much as I dared, but you must have done them a lot more?!?!

Where can I get me some of them spacers?

Did you have any problems with brake pipes or shock travel etc?

Cheers

Nick

[Ldub]

Looks Ace!

How do you get it sitting so level? I have the 912's and mine has a slightly nose down stance- I thought I'd cranked the torsion bars as much as I dared, but you must have done them a lot more?!?!

Where can I get me some of them spacers?

Did you have any problems with brake pipes or shock travel etc?

Cheers

Nick

Ryan has his front diff dropped 2", which helps with the CV angles.

Coil spacers & lengthened stainless braid brake lines are available from www.independent4x.com

https://www.independent4x.com/mercha...roducts_id=295

https://www.independent4x.com/mercha...roducts_id=525

https://www.independent4x.com/mercha...products_id=34

Shocks I'm not 100% sure about, but I'm gonna find out very soon...

[Ldub]

I had to have my roommate come out and press down on the axle which I had taken the shock and the swaybar off of and I was compressing the spring as hard as I can applying probably about 250lbs of force or so and then it slammed into place and I am not quite sure if I could even get them off at this point Haha, so I better like it.....

Tools are your friend...

15 buck$ & your problem is solved...

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...temnumber=3980

[crotchrocket]

Looks good!

I have mine raised 14 turns on the front (about 3", maybe more) and developed a nasty grind in the CV joint on tight turns in 4WD so i need to let it back down again, diff drop is a good idea but counter productive in trying to get ground clearance for me as im not going larger on the tyres any time soon.

[VehiX]

You should get some weather tech rain guards for the windows. Looks nice

http://www.weathertech.com/store/mvp...=308&Year=1999

[samneil2000]

Dangit Ryan, at this rate I'll never catch up with the LB machine...

Looks awesome! Did you have to creank the t-bars any more or is that still the same from your initial lift?

Only problem is the rear axle is creeping too far forward. Ldub and I were talking about that the other day. Gonna need some longer links to center the wheel in the well to get maximum clearance.

[VX1032]

Only problem is the rear axle is creeping too far forward. Ldub and I were talking about that the other day. Gonna need some longer links to center the wheel in the well to get maximum clearance.

As he said, any bigger tire is going to hit the front of that wheel well under compression. Need to call Indy4X and get a set of longer rear links made up.

[Ldub]

Sorry Beau, but I just can't get past the fact that the same amount of force is required to lift the same amount of weight to the same height. It shouldn't matter if the bar ends are in position "A" or position "B"...

[LittleBeast]

As he said, any bigger tire is going to hit the front of that wheel well under compression. Need to call Indy4X and get a set of longer rear links made up.

I was thinking the same thing and already started a thread about the options for moving the rear axle back just a little:
http://www.vehicross.info/forums/showthread.php?t=17430

Indy already makes adjustable links, and I think they might do the trick. I do not want it to be too much different, juts a little bit farther back in the wheel well so that it won't hit the gas tank or the back side cladding on compression, and still line up with the factory spring placement on the top side.

Update: I just got the phone with the guys at Indy4x and YES if you want to change your wheel base by up to 3" you would just want to buy the rear adjustable upper link ($220) and rear lower adjustable links ($460), actually they have over 4" of adjustment, but he said you would not want to adjust over 3", I am thinking I only need about 1-1/2" or 2" anyways. This will in fact push the rear tires back in the rear wheel well, and you can also adjust your pinion angle which is basically where your rear diff is pointing and thus how much of an angle your u-joints on your axle have to handle. I look forward to this mod soon. Under $700 to move your rear tires and better align your rear diff to axle. I can't wait

[Viatcheslav]

What about a noise from joint? I lifted my VX aprox 2" and have bad noise betwen 100 and 120 km/h.

[WormGod]

Nice, but I HATE wheel well. Get some more rubber in there to cover those eye-sores.

[Y33TREKker]

So do you now have to get clearance from the tower before entering local airspace?

Looks pretty awesome LB.

[tom4bren]

Nice Ryan - lookin good - now if you would just get some rims with the PROPER offset.