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Offline rascott

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Re: strut mount flip
« Reply #30 on: December 12, 2011, 09:06:02 PM »
flipping the strut mounts will not give you more lift. it will lower the "bottom out" of the strut after putting in the pucks.

did you put same size pucks front/back? i would expect greater lift in front due to the spring/a-arm arrangement.

after i had 1 1/2" pucks in front, and before flipping the mounts, the struts were almost fully extended at static load.
the front wheels would only drop about 1" when jacked up.

have you been modifying the wells?
are you keeping the swaybar?
'89 kick w/little motor, still got pieces of jeff's pucks, stan's sticks into 4.24:1 tcase, 31x10.5x15's, rear lockrite, kick power steering, some radios(kj6esv), bmw seat, other changes just because. done on the cheap.
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Re: strut mount flip
« Reply #31 on: December 12, 2011, 11:39:22 PM »
Rascott,

I do have the same puck all around. I didn't modify the wells & keeping the sway bar (All Stock).

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Re: strut mount flip
« Reply #32 on: December 13, 2011, 04:58:18 PM »
Rascott,

I do have the same puck all around. I didn't modify the wells & keeping the sway bar (All Stock).
it seems to me that the same size puck in the front should have lifted the front more than the back(my experience).
do you still have some "down" room on the struts if you jack it up?
'89 kick w/little motor, still got pieces of jeff's pucks, stan's sticks into 4.24:1 tcase, 31x10.5x15's, rear lockrite, kick power steering, some radios(kj6esv), bmw seat, other changes just because. done on the cheap.
suzi the psychic gets me fishing.

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Re: strut mount flip
« Reply #33 on: December 13, 2011, 10:13:49 PM »
Yes,

What I am thinking of is installing bigger spacers (Pucks) in the front. what do you think ? they only thing that worrying me is to mess with the CVs and the handling as well. Everything now seems ok except the spacing between the front tires and the bumpers vs the spacing between the rear tires and the bumpers.

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Offline rascott

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Re: strut mount flip
« Reply #34 on: December 13, 2011, 10:47:19 PM »
i have about 1 3/4" puck/spacers in front here.....

not the best pic., but the cv angles at this height don't seem to be a problem- i have run a few seasons like this.
this is my strut mount- flipped and spaced.

any suspension work can change how it feels on the road, and how it may react in high speed maneuvers.
mine is not a dd driver.
i have a body lift also. i've made more room in front with a hammer and some cutting. my 31's still rub a little now and then.
i removed the swaybar to de-link the a-arms. more body roll, but works better on the trail.
'89 kick w/little motor, still got pieces of jeff's pucks, stan's sticks into 4.24:1 tcase, 31x10.5x15's, rear lockrite, kick power steering, some radios(kj6esv), bmw seat, other changes just because. done on the cheap.
suzi the psychic gets me fishing.