Today I finally got the Rhys Millen Racing extended flares installed on my HLE, but with that comes a problem. The way the front flares are formed, they only leave me an inch or so of clearance from tire to flare at ride height during certain turning scenarios. After beating around the farm for a bit, the tires will scrub the flares, even under light riding conditions.
Because of this, I have to change the front suspension on my ride to better clear the tires. However, I do not want my ride to get any worse than it already is. I am not a pure mud rider, as I prefer rock crawling and moderate trail riding over the bogs. So, simply cranking the shocks down to kick the front up some is not an option for me. Because of the off chamber and technical terrain I ride, I want to increase the center of gravity as little as possible as well, but added ground clearance would be a plus as well.
Does anyone run any of the 3-5" lifts that are available on only the front of their vehicle? How much lift do these lifts create if you leave the shock collars in the stock location? I guess what I am getting at is that I am considering adding a lift to the front, and then loosening the shocks as much as I can while still achieving enough lift to clear the front flares.
I guess I could do the same in the rear, and hopefully make the ride a bit smoother all around on my rig, but how would that affect the stability of the vehicle? I am not much of a speed demon, but I don’t want to feel a whole bunch of body roll in every corner I take.
What would you guys recommend as a solution for my issue? I have considered installing some new tender springs, silent cross over rings, etc but I don’t know if that will get me lift I am looking for. My budget doesn’t allow for a whole new custom set of springs, shocks, and all that.
Today I finally got the Rhys Millen Racing extended flares installed on my HLE, but with that comes a problem. The way the front flares are formed, they only leave me an inch or so of clearance from tire to flare at ride height during certain turning scenarios. After beating around the farm for a bit, the tires will scrub the flares, even under light riding conditions.
Because of this, I have to change the front suspension on my ride to better clear the tires. However, I do not want my ride to get any worse than it already is. I am not a pure mud rider, as I prefer rock crawling and moderate trail riding over the bogs. So, simply cranking the shocks down to kick the front up some is not an option for me. Because of the off chamber and technical terrain I ride, I want to increase the center of gravity as little as possible as well, but added ground clearance would be a plus as well.
Does anyone run any of the 3-5" lifts that are available on only the front of their vehicle? How much lift do these lifts create if you leave the shock collars in the stock location? I guess what I am getting at is that I am considering adding a lift to the front, and then loosening the shocks as much as I can while still achieving enough lift to clear the front flares.
I guess I could do the same in the rear, and hopefully make the ride a bit smoother all around on my rig, but how would that affect the stability of the vehicle? I am not much of a speed demon, but I don’t want to feel a whole bunch of body roll in every corner I take.
What would you guys recommend as a solution for my issue? I have considered installing some new tender springs, silent cross over rings, etc but I don’t know if that will get me lift I am looking for. My budget doesn’t allow for a whole new custom set of springs, shocks, and all that.
