I just remeasured the bilsteins that are on it now; 14" as it sits. I really want it to sit an inch or two lower. 14"-3.75" for the mounts=10.25" to sit as it does now. That's already running shorter than QA1 recommends running the DS303. I like the idea of running a longer shock but I don't think I have the room.
Do you think I counld run the DS301 and use a spring compressor if need be to mount 8" springs on them?

 

Yea with a ds303 you would not have much run for down travel but would have plenty with the ds301, so lets stick with that one. You can try a spring compressor, but the springs just arent that big and a typical compressor wont work because they are so small. I know you are a big eibach fan, but hyperco does make the spring you need that I personally use and many others have.

 

I frequently get the most questions regarding what shock and spring to use, so I made a spreadsheet to try and simplify the process. I attached it to this email. Feel free to PM me if this doesn't fully answer any question you have, but it should give you a good idea.

Let me know what you guys think!

I still have sets for sale! PM me if you want some!

Thanks,
Richard

 

I updated my PDFs to include details on the lifted-style upper mounts. This is the same document as before with some additions to include more information.

PDF Explaining the swap: http://www.mediafire.com/view/vkzaps..._about_v12.pdf
PDF Explaining the installation process: http://www.mediafire.com/view/35n4ks...nstall_v12.pdf

 

Just letting everyone know I do still make these, but I will be out of country for the next 2 weeks so don't be discouraged if I dont answer PMs. I will answer everyone when I get back!

 

I have been working on a way for guys to go lower or to use a longer shock, and have revisited the stud top option from QA1. I ordered a 1.5" rod of poly and had some custom washers made to support it, and this is the result:



The bushing is a hard material and will not deform under the weight, but will give enough to allow the shock to pivot when the suspension cycles. I used a test piece and put it in my 20ton press and it compressed some, but did not explode or deform, even when I loaded it unevenly. In the uneven loading it bent the washers but did not destroy the bushing, so I feel pretty good about it.

More importantly, doing this takes off 1.5" of distance on the "main measurement". That is additional travel that can be had by using a longer shock, or another 3" of drop at the wheel. So the lowest I think you can go with this will be a 5-6" drop from stock height. This is very low and your cv angles will be very negative and youll probably want to flip the tie rods and get some camber adjusters, but those are easy things if you want to go that low. This is all on stock LCA, UCA, and spindle. My brackets can be used with a drop spindle for even more drop!

I will be selling the bushing kits in combination with the lowers only, or with the full normal kit. I have also updated my spreadsheet to more accurately reflect the possible combinations. I will update the first post in the link in my sig to Purchase 4WD coilover brackets with pricing.

Let me know if you have any questions!

 

Awesome dude! Keep making these kits man!

 

First post updated with some updated PDFs!

 

whats the ID of the bushings you made? i ended up getting some viking shocks instead of qa1s

 

ID of the washers and poly is 3/8", but can be opened up with a drill bit without much trouble. If you tell me what size you need I can do it before I send them out to you.