Vsick Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 I recently raised my front and rear kw variants to the max recommended height (50mm in the front 40mm in the rear). I am satisfied with the height of my rears, but feel the fronts are still sitting a little low. I want to up it to 60mm. My question, has anyone done this and what potential problems am I looking at? The shocks are a few years old so out of warranty anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m sprank Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Potential problems. Causing shock to travel out of limits. Internal damage could result. Limits are there for a reason. Just because it can move that far does not mean it should. Shock is a hydraulic piston. Fluid needs somewhere to go and room to expand with heat. No one I know has tried. Go ahead and blow your seals, they are your shocks. Might even take a while before it happens. Subtle makes a 1" lift kit. Maybe that would be better than trying to lift the struts 1/2" farther than they are recommended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleBlueGT Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 Get top-hats that change the stack height. If you use spec-B ones, and then still use the 1/4 inch washer you will not be changing the stroke, but will change the ride height. I have some that will raise it by 5/8 of an inch, if you are interested pm me. Full tune of 68HTA, KSTech 73 MAF, Racer X FMIC and ID1000s................by the DataLog Mafia!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m sprank Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 A "lift kit". This I like as an idea much better. I would PM littleblue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackHole Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 Wow, can we swap? My KW/RCEs have plenty of range in front, but the rear is too low. Kyle "BlackHole" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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