TheSamba.com :: View topic - On the Way UP!...started raising my car up...

Sun Jun 21, 2009 2:45 pm

next is probably a body lift

Just enough room in the back
need a little fine tuning in the front to clear body
i think 7-8mm spacers will take care of that

took some pictures of subframe for dropping purposes
but Body lift will be cheaper and less work

Sun Jun 21, 2009 3:21 pm

Bodylift, eh? You going offroad?

Sun Jun 21, 2009 3:22 pm

What's the specs of these tires/wheels ? 16" ?

Sun Jun 21, 2009 4:23 pm

235/65/17
porsche ceyenne 17x7.5

Sun Jun 21, 2009 6:52 pm

nice... how you get the rear spring plate to go up?

i have a problem doing that even on my baja...

i was thinking putting some 1x1 arms or 2x2's ... you do that and you wont need a body lift..

Mon Jun 22, 2009 12:55 am

You're gonna add spacers to adapters...?
Also, I don't recommend driving that - hit a bump and your rear fenders and tires are gonna become very close friends as they hug each other real tight.

Mon Jun 22, 2009 9:34 am

OMG WHY?!?

Mon Jun 22, 2009 10:26 am

scatbug wrote: OMG WHY?!?

because we lived low and now we realize our kidneys dont like that..

Wed Jul 01, 2009 7:52 pm

installed rear bumper and tow hitch
changed mounting of reverse lights--due to hitch
(prob change to the inner side of the Overiders vertically)

I just installed lift plates
and air shocks in the rear
swapped lower sleeves and trimmed top ones
YES they DO and CAN Lift the rear of a type 3

??splines in front (almost 5 o'clock)
Probably air shocks in the front soon also
NEED about 1" higher for Full turn

tomorrow i should have the spacers

Im going with 6mm spacers Because i WONT have to get longer studs

Im NOT going to hotrod it
when i am decide to
im going for 5x130 redrilled brakes
and 1 1/2" porsche spacers

hopefully in a little while ill switch to type 4 or 930 CVs
and thing flanges

will have pics up tomorrow

I can get under it without a jack!! :D :D :D

Thu Jul 02, 2009 9:36 am

sharkskinman wrote: installed rear bumper and tow hitch
changed mounting of reverse lights--due to hitch
(prob change to the inner side of the Overiders vertically)

I just installed lift plates
and air shocks in the rear
swapped lower sleeves and trimmed top ones
YES they DO and CAN Lift the rear of a type 3

??splines in front (almost 5 o'clock)
Probably air shocks in the front soon also
NEED about 1" higher for Full turn

tomorrow i should have the spacers

Im going with 6mm spacers Because i WONT have to get longer studs

Im NOT going to hotrod it
when i am decide to
im going for 5x130 redrilled brakes
and 1 1/2" porsche spacers

hopefully in a little while ill switch to type 4 or 930 CVs
and thing flanges

will have pics up tomorrow

I can get under it without a jack!! :D :D :D

\:D/ \:D/ \:D/ \:D/

now i need to get my fasty back on the road...

but to be honest you look like the black guys who raise up a old cop car to throw huge rims on it...

those rims just dont work...

you need some low profile mudding tires..

im planing on a pair of these... one set of 14's for the thing and a set of 15's for the fasty...

jc whintey has them for 100 bucks..

Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:40 pm

j5josher wrote:
but to be honest you look like the black guys who raise up a old cop car to throw huge rims on it...

:shock: because only black guys do that. :roll:

Thu Jul 02, 2009 9:30 pm

i can assure you i am not DONK'n my car
altho that would be a sight... :) :oops:

but once the body lift gets on there it will look tons better
Im not going for the Hot Wheel look

But Damn that is Hot

Its NOT going to be Ghetto...

~in the ghetto-george benson~

its going to be PIMP!

lucky i dont put Vogue gold lines on it

Fri Jul 03, 2009 6:19 pm

It's bad enough to drive in the wind at the stock height.. I wouldn't want to drive on the highway any higher that stock that's for sure.. and the wheels + tires look too big.. IMO.. Have fun.