Clearance - Lift options?

[Turtle800]

Hi folks,

Interested to hear if anyone has lifted or researched lifting their FL2? I went offroad around bunyip state forest (Vic) a few weeks back and the only thing holding the car back was lack of clearance, particularly the front. I must admit I'm a little hesitant to do alot off road at this stage because I don't want to scratch the life out of my new TD4 SE (I know...why bother with a lift then)...but still really interested if anyone has explored a lift.

I was amazed at how comfortable the car handled in terms of HDC on steep descents with ruts and bumps etc. Climbing steep bumpy terrain was also a breeze...would love to do more.

[mikehzz]

The only lift option is a 20mm spacer on top of the coils that you have to make yourself. One of the users on freel2.com has a template and instructions. The other option is slightly larger diameter tyres. Using both options can give you around 40mm. The geometry under the front doesn't lend itself to a suspension lift apparently as the axles are too short. There would be trouble chewing cv's out among other things.

[Turtle800]

Thanks Mikehzz — appreciate your reply. I can't imagine modifying the suspension myself...might look into larger diameter tyres though...and start saving for another model with more clearance and or air-lift!

[mikehzz]

I've taken mine into some pretty difficult places and the car constantly amazes me but my conclusions are this....It's an excellent touring car, great on gravel roads, slippery roads, snow, sand, steep (I mean really steep) tracks but the car will always get pulled up by deep wheel ruts, big rock steps and deepish water. You do get sick of bashing the underside of it. The terrain response gets too hot on extended steep climbs and the brakes get too hot on extended descents during summer. It's simply not made for constant hard core punishment. An excellent car that is perhaps too good for its own good off road.

[mikehzz]

Keep an eye on this thread, he's done the tyres and about to do the spacers...

Freel2.com - View topic - Tyre Options Better Suited to Offroad / Mud. (http://www.freel2.com/forum/topic16044.html)