Front spring spacers
06-23-2008, 06:34 PM
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Front spring spacers Hey all,
I have my car lowered (almost 2 inches), and it looks great and handles awesome. Not worried bout scraping the bottom, but instead the front tires smackin the well and f&cKin up the shocks. This is due mostly to big potholes.
My question is, instead of buying new springs (front only) is there another way to raise the front... like a spacer. I'd only like to raise it about a half inch or so.
I saw BMR has some spacers but i think they're only for qa1's. I have koni sa's. What do you guys suggest or am i stuck buying new front springs and footing the price on the old ones. Id really like to keep my springs because I like the quality of them. Any help is much appreciated guys. THanks!!!
I have my car lowered (almost 2 inches), and it looks great and handles awesome. Not worried bout scraping the bottom, but instead the front tires smackin the well and f&cKin up the shocks. This is due mostly to big potholes.
My question is, instead of buying new springs (front only) is there another way to raise the front... like a spacer. I'd only like to raise it about a half inch or so.
I saw BMR has some spacers but i think they're only for qa1's. I have koni sa's. What do you guys suggest or am i stuck buying new front springs and footing the price on the old ones. Id really like to keep my springs because I like the quality of them. Any help is much appreciated guys. THanks!!!
06-24-2008, 12:24 AM
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06-24-2008, 10:15 AM
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Hey all,
I have my car lowered (almost 2 inches), and it looks great and handles awesome. Not worried bout scraping the bottom, but instead the front tires smackin the well and f&cKin up the shocks. This is due mostly to big potholes.
My question is, instead of buying new springs (front only) is there another way to raise the front... like a spacer. I'd only like to raise it about a half inch or so.
I saw BMR has some spacers but i think they're only for qa1's. I have koni sa's. What do you guys suggest or am i stuck buying new front springs and footing the price on the old ones. Id really like to keep my springs because I like the quality of them. Any help is much appreciated guys. THanks!!!
I have my car lowered (almost 2 inches), and it looks great and handles awesome. Not worried bout scraping the bottom, but instead the front tires smackin the well and f&cKin up the shocks. This is due mostly to big potholes.
My question is, instead of buying new springs (front only) is there another way to raise the front... like a spacer. I'd only like to raise it about a half inch or so.
I saw BMR has some spacers but i think they're only for qa1's. I have koni sa's. What do you guys suggest or am i stuck buying new front springs and footing the price on the old ones. Id really like to keep my springs because I like the quality of them. Any help is much appreciated guys. THanks!!!
Our SA002 spacers are compatible with the Koni SA's.
06-24-2008, 10:56 AM
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Hey Thanks, I just have a quick question. Im a little confused in the difference between the shock spacer and the spring cup. Which one am i looking for? I appreciate your help. I thought I was looking for the sa001 but i guess not. How hard are the sa002's to install as well? Thanks
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Awesome! Thanks for your help, I will be ordering a pair by Friday, i cant wait!!! Any idea how much i should torque those bolts back down to guys? Thanks!
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does 48 lbs sound right?
http://www.ls2.com/boggs/torques/fro...ifications.htm
http://www.ls2.com/boggs/torques/fro...ifications.htm
That looks correct ......
06-25-2008, 04:51 PM
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If you're concerned about bottoming out the shocks, adding spacers between the lower shock mount pin and lower A-arm will not help. It will raise the front end of the car but the distance between the bumpstop and top of the shock body will remain the same, so the same potholes and bumps will still compress the shock to its limits. In that case you need to increase the distance between the top of the shock body and bumpstop by adding a spacer that sits between the bottom of the spring and the shock absorber. Hope that helps.
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If you're concerned about bottoming out the shocks, adding spacers between the lower shock mount pin and lower A-arm will not help. It will raise the front end of the car but the distance between the bumpstop and top of the shock body will remain the same, so the same potholes and bumps will still compress the shock to its limits. In that case you need to increase the distance between the top of the shock body and bumpstop by adding a spacer that sits between the bottom of the spring and the shock absorber. Hope that helps.
06-25-2008, 06:07 PM
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If you're concerned about bottoming out the shocks, adding spacers between the lower shock mount pin and lower A-arm will not help. It will raise the front end of the car but the distance between the bumpstop and top of the shock body will remain the same, so the same potholes and bumps will still compress the shock to its limits. In that case you need to increase the distance between the top of the shock body and bumpstop by adding a spacer that sits between the bottom of the spring and the shock absorber. Hope that helps.
Last edited by 99Bluz28; 06-26-2008 at 01:18 AM.
Are you worried about the shocks bottoming out or the tires hitting your fender well?
06-26-2008, 01:20 PM
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Adding a spacer between the spring and shock will reduce the likelihood of the shock bottoming out as well as the wheel hitting the wheel well. On the other hand, adding a spacer between the lower A-arm and shock will only reduce the chances the of the wheel hitting the wheel well.
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Alright I may be a little confused here my self
I definitly know that the wheels are smacking the wheel wells, and on potholes or drops im pretty sure they are smacking the bump stops.
By them smacking the bump stops aren't they bottoming out the shock. Whatever it is it sounds really loud and bad. Maybe you can help me. Either way the wheel is smacking the well and its way to hard.
edit: i think i may try the bmr spacers and see if they help and if they dont take the other route. Esp considering they are alot easier to install (dont have to take the spring off the shock). Im pretty sure i could do the bmr spacers by myself so if they dont work i will prolly end up taking it somewhere to have the other spacers installed because my tools are limited.
I definitly know that the wheels are smacking the wheel wells, and on potholes or drops im pretty sure they are smacking the bump stops.
By them smacking the bump stops aren't they bottoming out the shock. Whatever it is it sounds really loud and bad. Maybe you can help me. Either way the wheel is smacking the well and its way to hard.
edit: i think i may try the bmr spacers and see if they help and if they dont take the other route. Esp considering they are alot easier to install (dont have to take the spring off the shock). Im pretty sure i could do the bmr spacers by myself so if they dont work i will prolly end up taking it somewhere to have the other spacers installed because my tools are limited.
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06-26-2008, 04:56 PM
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The SA002 will raise the car up 1/2" and should eliminate the tire hitting the wheel well. Its very hard to tell without actually seeing the car but if you know that the tires are hitting you need to correct that problem before it ruins your fenders or causes you to have an accident. Giove me a call if you have any questions.
06-26-2008, 06:12 PM
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The link I posted earlier shows different styles of coil spring isolators. I had the same problem earlier and I was going to use style A as a spacer between the stock plastic cup and lower spring mount, but I eventually chose a different route that is somewhat more involved.
Adding a spacer between the spring and shock will reduce the likelihood of the shock bottoming out as well as the wheel hitting the wheel well. On the other hand, adding a spacer between the lower A-arm and shock will only reduce the chances the of the wheel hitting the wheel well.
Adding a spacer between the spring and shock will reduce the likelihood of the shock bottoming out as well as the wheel hitting the wheel well. On the other hand, adding a spacer between the lower A-arm and shock will only reduce the chances the of the wheel hitting the wheel well.