I've been looking for a way to get a bit more ground clearance from running 16" wheel with oversize tire 205/60/16 (It's my winter tires set up now) and 17" with 225/50/17 now for summer. While it was enough to ride through back country road to my cabin in the wood comfortably but I have to go very slow and do a lot maneuvering around rocks.
I came across some lifts kit with spacers but they are pricey. So I came up with similar idea but homemade spacer. Initially I was gonna use 3/4" iron coupler as a spacer for the front (Some youtuber done this) but I didn't like the look of it. It has 1.5" length, 0.5" longer than what I needed and I don't want a perfectly level front and back. I will be installing a custom 2" tow hitch receiver next and don't want the back end lower than the front when towing. This is the result with 1" length homemade spacer. For the coils, I used Moog 81134 for front and Moog 81055 for the rear.
BEFORE
AFTER
The Homemade Spacer out of some steel tube. Each of the spacer length is 1"
To keep the spacer centered when installed, I made my own bushing. It is made from some dense foam mat from leftover kids craft. Painted the inside and outside of the spacer and coat the inside with a lot fluid film for rust prevention before installing foam bushings in there.
I came across some lifts kit with spacers but they are pricey. So I came up with similar idea but homemade spacer. Initially I was gonna use 3/4" iron coupler as a spacer for the front (Some youtuber done this) but I didn't like the look of it. It has 1.5" length, 0.5" longer than what I needed and I don't want a perfectly level front and back. I will be installing a custom 2" tow hitch receiver next and don't want the back end lower than the front when towing. This is the result with 1" length homemade spacer. For the coils, I used Moog 81134 for front and Moog 81055 for the rear.
BEFORE
AFTER
The Homemade Spacer out of some steel tube. Each of the spacer length is 1"
To keep the spacer centered when installed, I made my own bushing. It is made from some dense foam mat from leftover kids craft. Painted the inside and outside of the spacer and coat the inside with a lot fluid film for rust prevention before installing foam bushings in there.
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