Why don't more syncros get a body lift?

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Re: Why don't more syncros get a body lift?

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ok you win....kewell but silly.

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max and caddy wrote:ok you win....kewell but silly.

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Re: Why don't more syncros get a body lift?

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apart from looking cool what advantages are there going that high on the body. presuming your stretching the rear arms ect it seems a hellish amount of work for an extra 1"

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..lee.. wrote: it seems a hellish amount of work for an extra 1"

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Since time began the search has been on for that extra inch ....... dont knock it !! :D :D
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Re: Why don't more syncros get a body lift?

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I wasn't saying that it's necessarily a good or bad thing, just food for thought, a bit of syncro polemic to chew on.

An example of "there's more than one way to skin a cat" syncro-stylee.
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I had a look today and a 20mm-30mm lift is achievable I reckon. You wouldn't need to touch CV angles so I think it's quite possible?
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Gear linkage would be affected....maybe could be worked round, also the under body protection bars are fitted to the subframe up front but the body at the rear...so would need attention.

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You can buy a body lift kit with all the bits and pieces you know
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Re: Why don't more syncros get a body lift?

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syncropaddy wrote:You can buy a body lift kit with all the bits and pieces you know

Not approved for road use, they say.

http://www.gmb-mount.de/shop.htm

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Re: Why don't more syncros get a body lift?

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taigagreen wrote:
syncropaddy wrote:You can buy a body lift kit with all the bits and pieces you know

Not approved for road use, they say.

http://www.gmb-mount.de/shop.htm

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LOL

Maybe in Germany ........
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Re: Why don't more syncros get a body lift?

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syncropaddy wrote:
taigagreen wrote:
syncropaddy wrote:You can buy a body lift kit with all the bits and pieces you know

Not approved for road use, they say.

http://www.gmb-mount.de/shop.htm

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LOL

Maybe in Germany ........
The joys of living in Ireland :wink: was considering doing this to Tinkerbelle just to improve the approach and departure angles and also to be able to fit monster wheels may still do it yet but she seems happy as she is ATM :D
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So it looks like my deranged musings weren't total rubbish after all then? Who'd have thought it...
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For not a lot of money
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Can't be any good though, they're not galvanized :rofl
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silverbullet wrote:Can't be any good though, they're not galvanized :rofl


Eh?
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