What you done to yours?

[jed the spread]

Have you thought of putting 2wd springs on the front and making spacers on the back for under £20 for your lift?

jed

Actually going for a second hand set of heavy duty longer springs for the rear. Didn't know you could put 2wd springs on the front for lift. What do they raise by?

Quite a bit as it goes. The last time I messed around I put the 2wd front springs on the doka with the 30mm spacers and they where stupid high on the fronts so I took them off. I kept them and now the Westy is just about done I have decided to keep hold of the Doka I will be putting them back on without the spacers with bigger tyre/wheel radius. You just have to cut the rear spacers like on the CampervanCulture video how to guide for about £20 and you have your lift. I am actually looking forward to taking the Doka off road again as having the TDI has made me lazy because it can do everything to eazy

jed

[mrmule]

Question:

Would fitting longer springs and longer shocks actually give you more overall travel/articulation, as opposed to spacers and shock extenders?

I actually think fitting the latter may go some way to protect the arches etc if one up-sizes the wheel diameter, whereas allowing extra travel up in to the arch may encourage fouling? And by fouling I dont mean 'poohing' myself just prior to rolling it!!

[ericos_bob]

It depends. If you're longer spring has more coils and they are fully compressed they may measure the same as a stock spring and 20mm spacer. Also if you hit the bump stop before your springs are fully compressed then that will need to be factored in when measuring travel. I never measured my springs at full compression personally and do not know if they coilbind or hit the bump stop at full compression.

While your at it you might want to think about the kind of driving your likely to do. I have progressive springs because I like to maintain good ground clearance in rocky terrain without bouncing off the skid plate. The downside is they limit articulation through their progressive nature. Linear springs would offer better articulation and may be a better choice depending on the type of driving.

Shock extenders make a world of difference to improving articulation but don't go overboard or you may experience what I did and wear out your cv joints! Remember the only thing that stops the trailing arm from dropping to the ground is the shock absorber and articulation of your cv joints so make sure your cvs are not whats holding up your trailing arm! With porsche 930 cvs I have been able to add 2" shock extenders without maxing out my cv joints. I also use 9 tonne dyneema limiting straps to keep things in check.