| Author | Message | ||
     whylie (Chrisseries1) Member Username: Chrisseries1 Post Number: 75 Registered: 03-2004 |
installing spring spacers on the rover. so now i read about the loss in shock drop. so what shock would best suit the set up i have? old man enu heavy duty springs and shocks. i want to get the most axle drop possible, with out getting a new suspession system. so what long shocks should i order or should i just fabricate a bracket to raise the bottom of the shock.? | ||
| whylie (Chrisseries1) Member Username: Chrisseries1 Post Number: 76 Registered: 03-2004 |
also then how can i add the spacer to the front. the more i read the more i find. i want to add them to the front because the back of the truck is already higher then the front. or is it possile to add them at all to the front? | ||
| Shane Lesteberg (Snwbord24) Member Username: Snwbord24 Post Number: 89 Registered: 01-2004 |
what spring spacers and what size are you getting? Offhand I don't think you can put them on the front springs, only the rear. | ||
| b d e (Chrisseries1) Member Username: Chrisseries1 Post Number: 78 Registered: 03-2004 |
i was going to use a one inch spacer. but if there is no way to but them in the front then i am not going to use them at all! just dosent seem right to have the rear of the truck so much higher then the front. or i might hog out the center of the spacer to allow the shock bolt to fit. | ||
| Chad Meyer (Ccdm3) Member Username: Ccdm3 Post Number: 227 Registered: 07-2002 |
www.rovertym.com | ||
| b d e (Chrisseries1) Member Username: Chrisseries1 Post Number: 80 Registered: 03-2004 |
hey chad, what am i looking for at rovertyme? the shock mounts. do i add their shock mount for rears to the front and move the shocks out to the side? | ||
| b d e (Chrisseries1) Member Username: Chrisseries1 Post Number: 81 Registered: 03-2004 |
never mind i think i found it! | ||
| Adrian Strata (Adrians) Member Username: Adrians Post Number: 61 Registered: 02-2003 |
Chrisseries1 If you want to keep your shocks, you could add cones and lower shock mounts front and rear. Adrian | ||
| b d e (Chrisseries1) Member Username: Chrisseries1 Post Number: 84 Registered: 03-2004 |
hey that is a thought. want to keep it simple and low cost. right now. come summer time i might change the suspension out and put in a rovertym or scorpion system. but untill then just playing | ||
| Shane Lesteberg (Snwbord24) Member Username: Snwbord24 Post Number: 94 Registered: 01-2004 |
If you're going to change the suspension anyway this summer, why even add the spacers now? If you lower the upper mounts to keep your axle drop then you're sacrificing the stuffing of the wheel/axle into the well on the other side right? You won't have as much up travel but you'll keep the down travel. | ||
| b d e (Chrisseries1) Member Username: Chrisseries1 Post Number: 90 Registered: 03-2004 |
oh you know how it is always toying around with this and that. went from alloy rims to steel back to alloy in one day. the steelies were too bent and the vibs were too much for me. i got the alloy stock to make my own spacers and all the specs to do it. so it wont cost me anything just time. which i got all day. seasonal company and wont be back at it till the spring. then the dough starts rolling in and then the suspension will be modified. but untill then gotta toy with something. maybe i will build a roof rack, or build the rear bumper that i have drafted up. yup its going to take a winch back there! | ||
| Shane Lesteberg (Snwbord24) Member Username: Snwbord24 Post Number: 95 Registered: 01-2004 |
Well, why the hell not then. If you've got the time and resources have a blast. I'm jealous now. | ||
| Adrian Strata (Adrians) Member Username: Adrians Post Number: 62 Registered: 02-2003 |
I agree with Shane. If you are going to swap out the springs may as well get the lift you want without spacers. Good luck and post some pics of that bumper if you can. Adrian |
