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Suspension Lift + Coil Spacers = Good or Bad Idea? #935351 03/11/09 04:08 PM
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Guntero Offline OP
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I want to achieve a 3"-4" lift on my Gen III. Is it safely feasible to combine the OME 2" suspension lift with a 1" or 2" coil spacer?

Is this a good or bad idea? Thoughts please.

Thanks


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Re: Suspension Lift + Coil Spacers = Good or Bad Idea? [Re: Guntero] #935352 03/11/09 04:18 PM
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You'll probably have issues with your CV joints. You'd be better off doing a combination suspension lift, plus a 'body lift' to the front and rear drivetrain assemblies. As I understand it, they sit on their own subframe which can be lifted like you would a body lift. Not sure if you could use standard body lift type pucks or if you would have to fabricate something special for the gen III IFS subframe setup.


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Re: Suspension Lift + Coil Spacers = Good or Bad Idea? [Re: Guntero] #935353 03/11/09 04:18 PM
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Thought you had a GenII? Or is that a typo?


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Re: Suspension Lift + Coil Spacers = Good or Bad Idea? [Re: hazy_daze] #935354 03/11/09 04:21 PM
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Guntero Offline OP
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I bought a Gen III a couple weeks ago, not a typo.


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