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Coilover question #608148 05/28/05 07:20 PM

Joined: Mar 2003

Posts: 140

California

99TRD

Wheeler

I have a buddy who just bought Donahoe coilovers for his truck and he wants to know if its possible to put a lift spacer in the coilover? He doesnt want to crank them up and make the ride super stiff, but I told him he is going to make it stiff if he sticks a spacer in there. Hes hoping to get around 4-4.5" of lift out of this setup, but doesnt anything above 3.5" of lift alter the geometry of the suspension to the point where drop down brackets are needed? Thanks guys

1999 Black TRD Prerunner X-Cab V6
3 Revtek Lift
32x11.50 BFG AT
8"x2.5" Sway Away remote resi. coilovers and Total Chaos upper arms sitting in the garage begging to be installed

Re: Coilover question [Re: 99TRD] #608149 05/28/05 08:42 PM

Anonymous

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2.5" is the most you can get before destroying the cv-joint
4 to 4.5 will be way to much and you may run into a problem with the drive shaft itself rubbing on the frame of lower control arm

if he wants that kind of lift tell him to take the coil overs back and get a real suspension lift
I think that ruff country has a 5" lift

if he doesn't want to do that just crank the coil-over to 3" and use a 1" diff drop
then use a 1 or 2" body lift

oh yeah one quest
is it a pre-runner or 4x4

Last edited by X-CUTIONER; 05/28/05 08:43 PM.

Re: Coilover question #608150 05/28/05 11:13 PM

Joined: Mar 2003

Posts: 140

California

99TRD

Wheeler

I know he is going to put in the diff drop to keep the CV's happy. I told him just crank up the coilovers and be done with it. Putting a spacer in there is going to make it rough as hell, not to mention cause spring sag on those $900 coilovers <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/scared.gif" alt="" /> And to answer your question his truck is a 4x4 so he really can't get away with a lot of lift.

1999 Black TRD Prerunner X-Cab V6
3 Revtek Lift
32x11.50 BFG AT
8"x2.5" Sway Away remote resi. coilovers and Total Chaos upper arms sitting in the garage begging to be installed

Re: Coilover question [Re: 99TRD] #608151 05/29/05 05:11 AM

Anonymous

Unregistered

yeap the most he can do is the 3.5" with the 1" diff drop

but i have heard of people having problems running with a 2.5" lift and the cv boot ripping

if i was going to do that kind of lift i would crank the coilover to 3" and use the 1" diff drop so the cv angles will act like it is only a 2" lift
then for the extra 1 or 2" lift i would use a body lift

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