another lift question

[01Strac]

im debating on doing a spindle lift along with my body lift but i dont wanna go to a smaller rotor is my only other option a SAS or the superlift kit? Will doing a coilover conversion give me more lift?

 

[corkey]

Doing a coilover lift only gives more adjustability as the threaded collars allow for infinite settings,,
Problem is getting a coilover lift as they do not make the brackets any more,, so,,any bracket you would get would need to be custom built,,

 

[01Strac]

so if im on a budget but wanna get a little more lift out of the front doing a spindle lift would probally be the cheapest way to go

 

[MidnightRebel07]

Being on a budget and going with lift spindles don't belong in the same sentence. Cost of spindles, rotors, bearings, races, seals, etc... Will add up quickly. Best thing on a budget is a TT, you can get 3" on a 2wd, that's more then you might thing on the ST's.

 

[01Strac]

i already have a 3 inch TT and shackles and got my body lift ordered but i wanted the front to sit a little higher than the back but i think the TT and body lift will be high enough how much trimming would i have to do to fit 35s

 

[corkey]

the trimming for 35's is not the issue,,

want to run 35's,, that means gearing for them,, as stock gears are not enough for that big of tires,,
you will need at least a 4:56 or 4:88 gear

 

[01Strac]

whew im glad i asked all this before i just jumped out and did it lol so in order to run 35s ill need to change out my gears so my best bet for now would be just to run 33s or would i have to change out anything for them ?

 

[corkey]

running 33's now would also depend on what gear is in it now ,,


look at the door tag, under axle, find the code for what axle you have , let us know ,,

 

[01Strac]

it says axle 42

 

[corkey]

Axle Codes

L - Limited Slip Differential
C - Conventional Differential
Code

Ratio

41

3.27C

42

4.10C

43

3.08C

45

3.55C

46

3.73C

D1

3.27L

D2

4.10L

D4

3.73L

D5

3.55L

 

[corkey]

code says 4:10 open differential,,

 

[01Strac]

this is the sticker

 

[OffTrac]

I really don't think 4.10s with 35s is terrible. The brakes are much more of a concern to me. I accelerate no differently than before, just takes a little longer to get to speed. I very rarely get above 2,500 RPMs. I still easily get into top gear and can drive in overdrive on the highway with no problems and not really more frequent kickdowns than when I had 32s. It's not an S2000, but it works. I'll regear when I get a solid axle, but for now, the gears haven't bothered me one bit.

I'd be terrified to go to smaller rotors and then put 35s on.

 

[01Strac]

yea ive been thinking of that to i think imma stick with a 3 inch body lift and do a 33 for now then later on when i do my SAS and SOA ill beef up the gears and do a big brake system and do 35s

 

[corkey]

i have 4:10's and 35's,, sluggish to say the least, it has enough in 4 low , but not anywhere else,, and i get only 14-15 mpg,



Oh yeah, 4:10 stock may turn 33's okay, but may not as the stock gearing was 4:10, that was for stock tires not adjusted on the Original posters rig,

 

[OffTrac]

But what's the point in regearing if you know you will be going to a solid axle and having to buy gears all over again? If I had money to blow like that, a solid axle would have been under there months ago, lol.

I just don't think they're that bad, really. I'd say upgrade the brakes before regearing from 4.10s. 3.73s I might sing a different tune.

 

[01Strac]

yea ive heard alot of ppl say that 4.10s will be plenty just running 33s theres not to many places down here to do any serious off roading no trails or nothing that i know of just alot of mud which its 2wd so i probally wont be doing alot of serious mudding either

 

[MidnightRebel07]

But what's the point in regearing if you know you will be going to a solid axle and having to buy gears all over again? If I had money to blow like that, a solid axle would have been under there months ago, lol.

This is exactly why I still have the stock 4.10's in mine, I'll move upto 4.56's whe I do my SAS, SOA and go to 35's.

 

[MidnightRebel07]

Being that you only have a 2wd you don't have to worry about having to match the front and rear gears like us with 4wd's do. Since you have 3.73's I'd move upto a 4.10 with a locker and call it a day.

 

[corkey]

4:10's and 33's would be fine if you already swapped up to them from a 3:73,, but with 4:10's stock, going up that many tire sizes would not be great,,
it will be lazy, and have bad gas mileage,,
i know, i did it , it doesn't work so good,,