Coil spacers

[Rayngie]

Hello,

I'm just wanting thoughts / opinions on coil spacers, I've got a Disco with a 2" lift, just want a little bit more height, the current suspension is perfectly fine, but my 31" muddies are rubbing at full droop so i want a wee bit more, anyone used them?

cheers,

Ray

[worraps]

somebody will correct me if i am wrong but coil spacers i beleive are not aproved to be used legaly (i may be wrong) secondly have u cut your rear guards? 31' tyres no matter how much lift will still rub on full articulation best option imo is trim the guards back a bit and probs should be fixed

[Rayngie]

don't really want to cut the guards upthough, that leads to me wanting way more toys than i can afford!!

[worraps]

haha know the feeling i just wish i could legaly run 31's legaly :(

[discowhite]

these are cheaper and will out last the the rubber ones.

100mm alloy solid 2x 3/8 holes, longer bolts.
the one in the pic is 40mm tall under 30mm will be hard to see, specially if its painted black;)

cost me $48 for the two.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

cheers phil

[discowhite]

oh and for the front just get alloy hollow bar. to clear the shock end.

cheers phil

[rangieman]

these are cheaper and will out last the the rubber ones.

100mm alloy solid 2x 3/8 holes, longer bolts.
the one in the pic is 40mm tall under 30mm will be hard to see, specially if its painted black;)

cost me $48 for the two.

http://www.dropshots.com/photos/120521/20070123/043632.jpg

cheers phil

i have the same home made alloy ones as phill but mine are only (height) 1" or 25 mm for the kiddy,s of the site

[Franz]

Hello,

I'm just wanting thoughts / opinions on coil spacers, I've got a Disco with a 2" lift, just want a little bit more height, the current suspension is perfectly fine, but my 31" muddies are rubbing at full droop so i want a wee bit more, anyone used them?

cheers,

Ray
Ray,

I have used ProComp 35mm rubber spacers on my D2 in the past and found the following:

1) Running a OME 762's in the rear my shocks would top out. You need to use 25mm or less to avoid this.

2) The spacers compressed my springs and when I eventually removed them, I had lost about 15-20mm in ride height.

3) They do damp the suspension feedback and make the ride slightly quieter.

4) Main reason I put them in was to lift the rear and avoid ripping the bumper of all the time - to this end they did the job.

Would I use them again? No, I am going the longer spring/polyair route to get the rear up and keep it up.

Cheers,

Franz

[incisor]

urethane spacers dampen the noise down a heap as well. i had some 30mm ones in that effectively gave a 22mm lift. they went well....

[Mick-Kelly]

Where does one find such alloy spacers though?????

[rangieman]

Where does one find such alloy spacers though?????
buy the alloy from a steel supplier and make them ya self easy peasy:D

[Blknight.aus]

I'll voulenteer lathe time after my move and setup if you can stock in the ally...

also what you have to watch is your overall lift which is not allowed to be more than a 1/3 increase of the normal bumpstop clearance...( you can go more but Im fairly sure you need an engineering jobbie for it)


wether you get that from big ass springs or lifters is irellivant.