live axle conversion on vitara

[vitara mad]

i am putting a sammy front axle on my front vitara and i have a +3 inch rear springs on and i dont know what to use for the front to make it the same hight can anyone help thanks?

[Anton]

My advice would be to make everything fit with the standard springs, then talk to rallydesign and get some springs from them that will bring the front up to the same height as the rear.

I say that, because until you've got everything lined up and fitted properly, there's no way to know *exactly* where everything will be sitting. How you fabricate things might be different to how I would do it, so anything anyone tells you could be an inch or so out either way - because we haven't got a full picture of how you're going to do the build. Even if we did, it's impossible to say *exactly* how things will go together at this point - there's always a hidden stumbling block!

If you get the springs *after* you've finished everything else, you can use science or best guess to get springs that are the exact right height (or near enough) for *your* vit.

[Rhinoman]

I'd start with a set of stock rear springs, with those the spring rate will remain the same as the original springs, design the mounts to get the correct ride height. If you're going much higher than stock then a set of rear lift springs should be a bit firmer which will help to reduce weight transfer under breaking.

[vitara_mad]

how dare you steal my user name

[vitara mad]

ok thanks for all the help

[Anton]

Let us know how you get on.