Why don't more syncros get a body lift?
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Re: Why don't more syncros get a body lift?
ok you win....kewell but silly.
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Re: Why don't more syncros get a body lift?
max and caddy wrote:ok you win....kewell but silly.

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


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Re: Why don't more syncros get a body lift?
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.
An example of "there's more than one way to skin a cat" syncro-stylee.
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Re: Why don't more syncros get a body lift?
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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Re: Why don't more syncros get a body lift?
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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Re: Why don't more syncros get a body lift?
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?
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?
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
LOL
Maybe in Germany ........
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Re: Why don't more syncros get a body lift?
The joys of living in Irelandsyncropaddy 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
LOL
Maybe in Germany ........


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Re: Why don't more syncros get a body lift?
So it looks like my deranged musings weren't total rubbish after all then? Who'd have thought it...
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Re: Why don't more syncros get a body lift?
For not a lot of money
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Re: Why don't more syncros get a body lift?
Can't be any good though, they're not galvanized 

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Re: Why don't more syncros get a body lift?
silverbullet wrote:Can't be any good though, they're not galvanized
Eh?
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