1997 called. They want their suspension back...
Tyron wrote:
... for the price i can get it for, works out cheaper than a 2inch susp lift.
I'll have a think about it and write a review on how it goes if i do buy it.
I'll have a think about it and write a review on how it goes if i do buy it.
It's tempting to think this is just a SPOA vs SPUA debate, but it's not, this is just a rubbish kit, and I don't need to have experience with it to know that. Many many people thought they could build a quick, easy SPOA back in the day and be rocking hektic clearance and flex in a weekend, but history has shown it's a bit more complex than that.
Have a really good look at what's included and where you're going to want to add "upgrades" to sort out the little compromises and you're going to quickly realise this "kit" is neither good value or "able to be put back to stock"
Firstly, a "Z" link does nothing to correct the significant bumpsteer SPOA cars suffer. You'll need some form of hi steer to get steering back to even stock. Hi steer kits are fairly expensive and won't work when SPUA, so it's one more thing to pull off to put the car back. Z links are hack. Hi steer is really a requirement.
This kit includes no shocks.
This kit provides no bumpstops. That's why it provides "super flex" - those springs are being over compressed. Spring life is short when they are overcompressed. Fabricating some proper bumpstop extensions (and lands on the U-bolt plates) will be required and whilst that might be achievable as a "bolt on", it's one more thing to sort out.
The brake lines included in this kit will not have an ADR approval and will need to be replaced with approved lines.
This kit contains no means of controlling axle wrap. Once the rear springs are all whack from being overcompressed, they're going to wrap like a bitch. That's going to kill unis.
All up, SPOA is a whole lot of work and $$ to get right. Really. A whole lot. You're messing with most of the critical systems of the car. Most people found it really hard to work all the bugs out. Short spring and uni life are the primary problems, but it's hard to be motivated to sort those bugs out when the car feels spooky off road anyway because of its height.
What do you achieve at the end of it? 5" of lift. Are you sure you needed 5" of (suspension) lift in the first place? I'm not sure. I know I don't.
Take a step back and work out what you want your car to do and what tyre you want to run. I'm going to suggest neither require 5" of lift, or a half baked spring over to do it.
Steve.