The Leveling Kit Thread
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And already got passenger front trashed and bent.... by a crazy woman in a Honda civic who thought proper merge edicate is to put your turn in, then ram the bug truck in the lane you want on eastbound i64 near 256 Newport news today. She managed to mainly ram my right front tire which seemed to spin her out in front of me at 65moh then continue with 360's to my left until she smashed into the 256 bridge embankment...
my +1 wheels don't stick out much but evidently enough to take most of the impact.
I'm guessing the civic is totaled. I will need rf fender and bumper repair, bull bumper replaced and obviously a new rim and tire. That assumes when I have it checked I don't have front end issues... was driving odd, vibration and pulling where it was not prior to impact. Pretty sure ri. Is slightly bent. Tire still holds air but with all sidewall scuffing I'm not taking chance...
She hot lucky and was sent home from hospital okay.
I'm amazed no other vehicles got involved in it and glad no one seriously injured.
I guess now I'll have a full sized matching spare albeit bent and scuffed up but a spare it will be.
also, for height question about fox 2.0. i have fox 2.5 i am at stock 2.0 but need to raise to try and get rid of rubbing at full lock in reverse. I thought i had read somewhere when i purchased these that they can go to 2.75... i wont go that far but can figure out how high they can go when i do adjust them, i think 1 notch up is 1/8 inch (have to verify) but then see how many notches are left after my adjustment and that should be height answer.
my +1 wheels don't stick out much but evidently enough to take most of the impact.
I'm guessing the civic is totaled. I will need rf fender and bumper repair, bull bumper replaced and obviously a new rim and tire. That assumes when I have it checked I don't have front end issues... was driving odd, vibration and pulling where it was not prior to impact. Pretty sure ri. Is slightly bent. Tire still holds air but with all sidewall scuffing I'm not taking chance...
She hot lucky and was sent home from hospital okay.
I'm amazed no other vehicles got involved in it and glad no one seriously injured.
I guess now I'll have a full sized matching spare albeit bent and scuffed up but a spare it will be.
also, for height question about fox 2.0. i have fox 2.5 i am at stock 2.0 but need to raise to try and get rid of rubbing at full lock in reverse. I thought i had read somewhere when i purchased these that they can go to 2.75... i wont go that far but can figure out how high they can go when i do adjust them, i think 1 notch up is 1/8 inch (have to verify) but then see how many notches are left after my adjustment and that should be height answer.
Glad nobody was hurt.
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I was told the same and I purchased the shocks and the shock guard separately as it was cheaper. There were no instructions for the guards and some videos were conflicting as far as the body up or down and which way the guards should go. I was told by Fox the body is up and your preference on which way you want to face the guards.
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I was told the same and I purchased the shocks and the shock guard separately as it was cheaper. There were no instructions for the guards and some videos were conflicting as far as the body up or down and which way the guards should go. I was told by Fox the body is up and your preference on which way you want to face the guards.
For the front coilovers, Fox told me that every 2 turns of the coil perch ring equals about 1/4" height adjustment.
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i was told the front coil is set at 2” from the factory so I left them alone. I can’t remember which side but one of the shocks mounts in front of the axel and I had the guard pointing forward to protect the shaft. The other side mounted behind the axel since the axel basically protected the front shaft I mounted it towards the rear. My thought on that was because the back is unprotected. It may be wrong but why having it pointed towards the axel didn’t make sense. No one sees it so it doesn’t matter to me. I can always adjust it later.
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I believe MotoFab offers one, it's actually 3/8" thick. Need to measure your upper mount stud length to make sure you have enough length to them. If you do this. please respond with the length of the studs. It's 12F out right now, for some reason I don't feel like doing it.
https://motofablifts.com/i-30558267-...ttps%3A%2F%2Fm
https://motofablifts.com/i-30558267-...ttps%3A%2F%2Fm
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With 305/55R20 and 2” level I know I’m most likely going to hav rubbing.
Would I be better off with a 20x9 (0 offset) or 20x10 (-18 offset)? I assume the 20x9 would be less likely to rub. I do want some stance though
Would I be better off with a 20x9 (0 offset) or 20x10 (-18 offset)? I assume the 20x9 would be less likely to rub. I do want some stance though
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I'm 20x9 +1 275/65r20 2" level and rubbing at full lock in reverse. Granted only slight but mine is 10 width your talking 12 inch width. I dont think the 0 offset will work well for you.