Opinions please about possible lift & new tires

[Jay Dunford]

I have past experience using coil spacers, and my advice would be DON'T! Coil spacers put unplanned stress on specific areas of your springs and can cause them to break.

Not real sure how the spacers put extra stress on the springs. They just drop the whole spring down from the factory well and the top of the spring rests on the spacer instead of the rubber bushing. (Note, if you put the spacers in remove the bushing.) Another option for about 2-1/2" of lift is to put in the OME 912 springs, that will give you better compression (up) travel and the spring rates are similar to stock. Then just crank the front torision bars to your liking and align. You probably won't have to mess with the ball joint flip with the smaller amount of lift.

[Raque Thomas]

Sorry - I was thinking of the kind that twist into the spring itself. They put stress on the spring because there is a solid connection from one coil to another, sometimes causing a break at that point. The spring flexes at a different rate on either side of the spacer. Haven't seen the kind you are talking about - I assume they have a retention ring to keep the spring in the seat?

[Jay Dunford]

No problem - I figured that is what you were thinking of. The VX does not have any retaining clips for the springs. It relies on the shocks and, to a small extent the sway bars if you don't disconnect them, to keep the spring under a little pressure so it stays in the cups. The Indy4x spacers are molded to fit into the stock cup and replicate the shape on the bottom for the spring.

[VX1]

Thanks Jay, I'll order them and try it out. Does anyone with the Yoko 285/60/18s have any pictures in the gallery?

[WormGod]

http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/sh...php/photo/2451