Lift Questions

[steventadams]

I'm thinkin about liftin my '01 sport a little bit, maybe 3 inches or so. From what I've gathered so far, to do it the cheapest I'm going to want to put new shackles on the back and do a TT up front. This means Im going to have to extend my stock shackles 6 inches because I was told i get half of whatever i extend the shackle by. the rear sags a bit so i figure ill need to raise the front up between 2 and 2.5 inches to make it level with the 3 inches from the shackles. The TT can do about 2 inches with minimal extra wear on the CV joints. So my question is, where do I get that extra inch or half an inch? Coil spacers maybe? And what would I have to do to prevent damage to the CV joint? Thanks.

 

[schmidlkofer]

body lift would be cheaper...

 

[Mounty 09]

Well im pretty shure that you dont want to go over 8.5 inchs center to center on the shackles because it messes with pinion angle. What I would do is a tt/shackles and a 2 or 3 inch body lift.

 

[carlover]

You have a torsion bar setup in the front so there are no coils to use coilspacers on. For the rear you can upgrade to the 4 door leaf pack and use an Add a Leaf and shackled to get the height you want. For the front you dont want to go any more than the 2 inches with the TT. Maybe you should just do the TT, and 4 door leafpack and shackles and a body lift.

 

[steventadams]

how much would a 2" body lift set me back? is that a DIY job or would I need to find a shop to do it for me?