Liffty

[JHarris1385]

Alright the question is.......TO LIFT OR NOT TO LIFT? ????????????

Send me your pros/cons, advice, suggestions.

My main concern is added stress to the VX after lift.
And whats the deal with torn CV boots, I dont even know what a CV is (but I read there are kevlar covers for them?)

If the pros outweighth the cons I will lift in the next three weeks....

Parts needed for lift:
OEM 912's
Ball Joint flip
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anything else?

[BBVX]

Been lifted for almost 4 yrs, offroaded for 3yrs+, no problems.

I've broken things while wheeling, but nothing related to my lift. My CV boots look brand new. If you are lifting just for the look, you should have no issues.

If you are going to wheel it, you are going to break things. I don't even think you can tear a CV boot unless you catch it on a rock, or disconnect your swaybar, but I'm not positive. Triathlete? Bob? Spazz?



Brian

[JHarris1385]

Yes good answer. What size tires do you have. I would like to fit a 31.5ish?

Score board:
Do (1) vs. Don't do it (0)

[etlsport]

iirc you were worried about your gas mileage being low in ur VX... a lift/bigger tires will make it worse and slow your vx down some

[WiSDoM]

I lifted and never looked back. The only thing i wished i had done different is gone with bigger tires. I have 265/70/17 yoko mud+. Next time maybe 305 or 315/70/17. I haven't noticed anything negative. I didn't buy my Vx for the mileage I wheel with it too. I haven't broke anything yet, knock on wood. I rive my Vx for 80 min commute each way to a house I am building and generally wheel on my lunch break or hit some powerlines on my way home.

[BBVX]

I'm running 33x10.5x15 BFG MTs.

Do you even need a lift for 31.5? Isn't stock size like 29.8 or so? Couldn't you put a few cranks on the T-bars and be done with it? I'm not trying to discourage you, I'm just curious.



Brian

[ZEUS]

Well if you are planning on going with 31.5" tires on stock rims or close to stock offset rims then you really don't have to lift it. I mounted 31.5" tires on an 18x8.5 rim with 0 offset - they stick out past the cladding a bit. Wormgod has the same size tire, rim, and offset on his. Some trimming around the front wheel wells and cranking the torsion bars up an inch is all that was needed to clear them. The handling was barely affected in comparison to the 2.5" lift I have now. The ride and handling get worse every inch you lift it, obviously. Torque is lost for every inch increase in tire size as well. Braking performance also suffers some - a lift will make you nose dive more during hard braking too. You could try using the 1" coil spacers in the rear and cranking the front up 1.5-2". That would be a nice compromise if you don't want to go for the full 2.5" lift. Or just go for it - you will find your own negatives and positives for whatever you decide to do!