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Raising car, spring spacers?
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2018 12:03 pm
by Anzezaf
Anyone got any experience with spring spacers?
My ride is too low for the streets where I'm from, so I'm thinking about raising the car for about an inch using spring spacers..
I already damaged my exhaust somehow and I have to think of something pretty quick, as I get scared on almost every speed bump..
Re: Raising car, spring spacers?
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2018 3:51 pm
by tom023
That's a new one (lifting a Prelude). prepping my micra for rally we made our own ones up out of hard plastic (think it was pvc or similar) they did the job. Just don't go too high as you'll stress cv joints...etc.
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Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2018 4:02 pm
by firstlude
have you thought about trying a different wheel tyre combo , use a bigger profile of tyre to increase height along with some bigger wheels just a thought ....
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2018 4:16 pm
by Anzezaf
Thing is, the previous owner of the car lowered it just a little bit too low. When I have friends in the back seats, I get rubbing of the tyres and wheel arches and it's not just annoying but a perfect breeding ground for rust, since the paint is scratched away.
I was thinking of lifting it about an inch, not more - by making myself some ALU spacers from round bars, and have it turned on a lathe and then place it under the spring
I do have the stock springs but those are too high for my taste, and I dont feel like buying new springs for that 2cm of difference
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2018 5:11 pm
by prelude_h22
People use spring aids or assistors when towing a caravan as it will sag the rear suspension.
These may help, not used them myself but might help with your issue?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pair-18-25mm ... SwFzRZ32Wa
Assume changing the springs is a no no at this time?
Can go for a set of eibach springs perhaps
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2018 9:00 pm
by louckie
I have, ran suspension spacers on two separate vehicles
Have ran both billet alloy spacers I had cnc’d
And some polymer spacers I purchased
Seems a bit backwards but my only personal input is that you need to work out the spacer heights as 1” all round may reverse rake even if your ride is currently level! There’s so maths behind it, or it was this way on my CRV’s
You’ll need to just remove a top hat go to your local engineering place have them made, you’ll need longer bolts to go through the top hat / spacer / then body
Hope this helps