2007 FJ 4WD A/T • 6-inch Fabtech • HD UCAs • KO2 35x12.5 R17• Warn bumper • 8500 superwinch • Bushwa
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Hi, I’ve just got my first weekend warrior FJ that is 6-in lifted, has aftermarket bumper, winch, spare, you name it. Oh and 35s, HD UCAs and sway bars removed too.
It is great, but there are 2 issues for me
1.The lift kit is using stock springs and shocks (except rear Dirt logic shocks), and
2. The center of gravity is a bit too high.
While I don’t mind keeping this lift and I love the fact that both arms are flat, I’d want to swap the 13 years old stock springs and shocks without increasing or better more with a slight decrease of the lift.
So I was thinking about replacing the 6-in spacer and stock strut with a 2.5” spacer + 2.5” OME HD lift = 5”.
Obviously there options of having 2" or 3" spacer instead too.
And then do something similar at the rear, but keep the full length Dirt Logic shock.
Should be pretty straight forward, right? And not too far from the spec.
My question is though: do I miss anything?
Namely: wouldn’t the extended bump stops be too close if not touching the LCAs, any spindle length issues, negative angle on control arms and 35s rubbing at some unexpected places?
If someone could please explain the control arms behaviour after 1" lowering and how it would affect the ride, that would be awesome. My assumption is that since the strut is shorter but the wheel mount is the same, they’d both go slightly up (but that also means there would be more room for down drop, no?). Also given that my struts are 13 y.o and have the weight of the bumper and winch, the real difference between them and OME HD might be even less than 1 inch.
I’m pretty sure someone must have done this before, but couldn’t find anything in the search.
Thank you
It is great, but there are 2 issues for me
1.The lift kit is using stock springs and shocks (except rear Dirt logic shocks), and
2. The center of gravity is a bit too high.
While I don’t mind keeping this lift and I love the fact that both arms are flat, I’d want to swap the 13 years old stock springs and shocks without increasing or better more with a slight decrease of the lift.
So I was thinking about replacing the 6-in spacer and stock strut with a 2.5” spacer + 2.5” OME HD lift = 5”.
Obviously there options of having 2" or 3" spacer instead too.
And then do something similar at the rear, but keep the full length Dirt Logic shock.
Should be pretty straight forward, right? And not too far from the spec.
My question is though: do I miss anything?
Namely: wouldn’t the extended bump stops be too close if not touching the LCAs, any spindle length issues, negative angle on control arms and 35s rubbing at some unexpected places?
If someone could please explain the control arms behaviour after 1" lowering and how it would affect the ride, that would be awesome. My assumption is that since the strut is shorter but the wheel mount is the same, they’d both go slightly up (but that also means there would be more room for down drop, no?). Also given that my struts are 13 y.o and have the weight of the bumper and winch, the real difference between them and OME HD might be even less than 1 inch.
I’m pretty sure someone must have done this before, but couldn’t find anything in the search.
Thank you