Suspension lift - what is this and which elevator to choose?

You can now choose from 2 ways to achieve the desired result:

body-lift -when choosing this solution, you install a set for lifting the body from the frame with the help of special spaces.

suspension lift - a way of lengthening it, and, as a result, lifting the entire car, including transmission and frame elements. Its installation will allow you to put larger wheels and significantly improve off -road characteristics.

The choice of method depends solely on your tasks and budget. Let's look at the pros and cons of each of the options.

Body lift (Body Lift)

This is a way of preparing a car to install large wheels. For this purpose, special manufacturers produce special sets of spacing , which are required. The materials mainly use metal, fluoroplast or kaprolon, as they are cheap and durable. As a rule, the height of such elements varies between 2-3 inches. For some cars, with a significant lift in this way, it will require the extension of the steering shaft, the brake system, drag, wiring, fuel lines, etc. But although it sounds difficult, it is not in fact, as it is still not expensive and does not take much time.

Body elevator benefits:

• low cost;
• The suspension geometry is stored;
• The center of gravity is practically not changing;
• Simplicity in installation.

Body lift disadvantages:

• requires a lot of recycling with a large elevator;
• does not change the suspension restriction;
• Inability to install on cars with a load -bearing body.

But if you need to improve the patency by spending the minimum amount of money on transport with the body design, you can take a radical measures - put large wheels by cutting under them in the body so that they do not rub when turning and in the roof range.

should prefer a quality solution and install body-lift in good services, as with improper installation or poor quality, you can tear the body with car frames with heavy loads.

Suspension lift (Suspension Lift)

This method involves modifying the car by processing its suspension . There are two options for this - to understand all the nuances of components and their compatibility with each other and with the vehicle yourself, or to buy ready -made Kits (kits), specially designed and tested for your model. It should also be added that this option is the only one for the owners of machines with a load -bearing body that does not require the change of key elements of the structure and body parts. Depending on what work with your car is made, its characteristics and the owner's goals, you should select and replace the elements of this system.

in the spring suspension are installed enhanced Href = "../....//..../////ontizator"> Shock absorbers and other details. And in the spring replace the elasticity of the course springs . For this purpose, spaces between them and the frame may be installed, or the number of sheets can be increased. In addition, you should not forget about other equipment such as a cardan shaft. The manufacturer when designing a car calculates a certain angle of its operation, and in this modification it should be adjusted to avoid accelerated wear of the slot joints. To do this, you can install Castor Cat that will allow you to adjust the angle of work of this unit. 

This modification option is more expensive than Body-Lift and more time consuming, but it allows you to enlarge and raise the lower transmission nodes and significantly improve the clearance, and the higher your SUV-the greater the obstacles it is capable of overcoming.

And if you choose the first variant you can still install it yourself, then the modification of the car is better to give the other to specialists in the service, as they have skills and specialists. tools for carrying out the necessary manipulations.

The benefits of suspension elevator:

• increases the moves of bridges;
• Improves the road gap from the lower points of the car;
• Improves geometric patency;

Disadvantages of suspension lift:

• considerable cost;
• Difficulty in installation;
• increases the center of gravity;
• A little impaired handling.

as a result:

To buy spare parts for SUVs and not only you can always on vnedorognik.

Subscribe to our Soc network