Greybeard Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 My 225K mile+ Brat is sitting really low up front. It's stock tires (175/70X13) are only about 1 1/2" below the wheel opening. I've ordered new springs & struts. (one strut, see below) I would like to lift the front ride height, just a little, maybe 1". I really don't want to spend the money to lift the whole thing, and the back is high enough. A recent change in my plans means I'm going to stay with the stock size tires. (maybe 205/60X13s on stock alloys in the summer) The Brat has already had the adjustable front struts replaced with non-adjustable front wheel drive struts. (KYB GR-2s, one is still clean!) Has anyone ever used polyurethane coil spring spacers in place of the adjustments? Is the geometry change any different than cranking up the adjustable struts? Will a 7/8" spacer throw the camber off that much? :-\ It doesn't look too bad when I put a jack under the crossmember, but I haven't really measured anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry DeMoss Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Put rx springs on the front and that will rais the front and make it level with the rear. About 1.5" . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivantruckman Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 ive made 1 inch spacers out of a scrap piece of uhmw plastic , 1 inch of lift didnt effect the camber at all. i was trying to fit some 195-65-15 blizzaks under the car, it worked fine, ill see if i can get pics. i just used a band saw and a drill mounted hole saw to fab them.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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