Hi All. Im new here. Bought the VX a week ago from a guy who had it for his wife and did not know what it was.
had it in the garage as it was banging from the front suspension. turns out he Blisten shock's bottom bush was missing. Made one out of exhaust hanger and that seems to have provided a temp fix. i will replace them both when the poly bush ones turn up.
So i figured is flip the upper ball joints as its a quick job and wind the front torsion bars a little (about 3 turns). its only about 2-3mm of clean thread above the cross member so i was wondering if i can go any more?
will the bump stops need replacing / removing / cutting down?
i also have yellow springs on the rear. these may be aftermarket and longer but i cannot know as they were on it when i got it. i have ordered some 2" metal spacers that are custom made for troopers so should fit. is there a limit i can go on the rear?
the reason for this is its currently running on 16" 7j OZ rally alloys with Runway 265/75/16s on and they look too small. id like to go with some big chunky 285/75/16 MTs (geolanders) or if i can 315/75/16 Maxxis MT762s which will be HUGE but will need to go on 9j or 10j as far as i can make out.
His is not my daily drive. its a toy. practicality is not my priority here.
so. to recap:
1) how much can i lift my suspension without SERIOUS mods?
2) how big a tyre can i fit with that lift?
here is a picture as it now stands.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...2013.38.38.jpg
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