I'm just thinking 2" may be better. I had a Jeep with a 4" suspension lift, it was a significant difference.
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Originally posted by nerd racing View Postwhy not just add RX7 ball joints to the stock LCA's and then use 3rd gen knuckles. That will give you width with only bolt-ons. if not add MX-3 LCAs.
Originally posted by DuRWooD View Posthttp://home.comcast.net/~thomasck/Justy-Lifted.jpg
That thing looks pretty sweet though, probably a 4" lift.
I think from the minimal investment standpoint, strut spacers are probably the easiest way to go. But keep in mind that the inner tie rods only have a limited window to work through, so you might want to get a limit strap in there to prevent it from getting bent or something under full droop. Or move to a heim-joint tie-rod-end, with a spacer on top of the knuckle to situate the tie-rod at a more neutral angle...
Might have to play around with brake lines too.
Best-case scenario, you get new longer struts sprung/valved appropriately, with control arms to match the new travel available, and no issues with steering linkage either.
--sarge
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wow that's pretty low for a 4WD lol, is it on drop springs??-Jack
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Originally posted by Mazda_Powered View Postwow that's pretty low for a 4WD lol, is it on drop springs??1995 escort wagon gtr/holset
1990 4wd pro - daily beater/monster car/mud buggy( sold)
1993 323(sold)
I'm buying parts i don't need, With money I don't have, To impress people I don't know.
Some people are like slinkies. They're not really good for anything, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.
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ah, just for the ball joints, gotcha.
here's my ground clearance, 100% stock 4WD, 185/60-14 Blizzaks:
engine/trans/interior out of the car:
I don't have a current pic of how high it sits, but basically stock setup, but with ~300lbs of interior removed, it does sit a bit higher than the other.
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Ivenever owned a 4wd pro that had stock suspension.
This is a scooby with 6" lift super swampers.
I figured that with spaces on stock suspension, the control arms would only be able to travel like stock making it harder for the tire to hit the fender.1995 escort wagon gtr/holset
1990 4wd pro - daily beater/monster car/mud buggy( sold)
1993 323(sold)
I'm buying parts i don't need, With money I don't have, To impress people I don't know.
Some people are like slinkies. They're not really good for anything, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.
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Originally posted by atomicEGT View PostS/Rs and Eibach springs1995 escort wagon gtr/holset
1990 4wd pro - daily beater/monster car/mud buggy( sold)
1993 323(sold)
I'm buying parts i don't need, With money I don't have, To impress people I don't know.
Some people are like slinkies. They're not really good for anything, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.
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My rallycar sit 2--3 in.. higher than stock and can go higher than that using nice long coilovers. With a toyta trans, you will find you have to have a custom set of feont shafts made that can survive that amount of articulation...'90 AWD Protege, full GTR drivetrain swap, ~320 whp daily driver, RIP, and
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