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Have had my SAWs on for quite some time and still have a question. I have them cranked where 3" of thread is showing, is this too much to achieve 3" of lift?
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i thought they can be only cranked up to 2"...
i know camburg is 2.5"
i know camburg is 2.5"
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Do you have a baseline measurement of any kind from the before and after lift??? Without it, you are never going to know the answer. Maybe someone with a SAW setup can give you a measurement from the center of the axle to the top of the fender, ans a measurement of the threads showing on the coilover. Other than that, the great OZ hasn't spoken, so Dorothy don't know..... :xdevil:themariachi said:
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turns out not, i have a full 3" of thread showing04RedLobster said:
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the pain is i don't have that measurement...when all my lift stuff came in, i got overly excited and got to work. do you, or anyone else, have SAW 2.0s with 3" of lift for sure? A measurement of exposed thread would help answer this.rojodiablo said:
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oh so do you mean you can extend them up to like 3" on the SAW 2.0...? when they mean like 2.0..was that like it's good up to 2" or something like that?...i never knew u can crank it up to 3"...
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bottom of plastic fender? not too sure what that is...fender flare, inner fender? another problem with that type of measurement is that i have different sized tires, so the measurement wouldn't indicate total cranked lift. do you know how much thread is exposed to give 3" of lift.atwinda said:
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yeah, up to 3", but i don't think they really recomend higher than 2.5", but the diff drop helped with the CV angle and down travel.04RedLobster said:
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do you know the minimum amount of thread that is exposed to achieve 3" of lift? I need to find out before something bad happens to the ol' CV boots.Harryarse said:
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How exactly do you think the diff drop affected your down travel?themariachi said:
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Maybe I can give you an answer. Mine is a 2k4 4wd TRD X-cab with V6 and with bilstein I got 21.5 ~ 22 from center of wheel to fender flares. So with this mesurement, you should know how much you get yours even with different size wheels! And sorry I can't tell how much thread is left... I have the Allpro - Bilstein setup!
Hope it helps
Hope it helps
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was that after the lift, because i just measured mine and it was a bit over 25"phand00 said:Maybe I can give you an answer. Mine is a 2k4 4wd TRD X-cab with V6 and with bilstein I got 21.5 ~ 22 from center of wheel to fender flares. So with this mesurement, you should know how much you get yours even with different size wheels! And sorry I can't tell how much thread is left... I have the Allpro - Bilstein setup!
Hope it helps
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just did a remeasure, and it's about 25.5", man that doesn't sound good...themariachi said:
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Here are my measurement. Hopefully this clears it all up for you. This is the measurement from the center of the hub to the bottom of the fender flare. I have nowhere near 3" of thread showing.
Pre lift hight Post lift Hight Total Lift
RF 21.5 24 2.5
RR 22.25 25.25 3
LF 21.25 23.75 2.5
LR 22.25 24.75 2.5
Pre lift hight Post lift Hight Total Lift
RF 21.5 24 2.5
RR 22.25 25.25 3
LF 21.25 23.75 2.5
LR 22.25 24.75 2.5
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It looks like you received very good info from others who have lifted their trucks also. To answer your question, the amount of threads showing does not determine the exact lift in inches. For example on all of our test vehicles and other installs we have done, we have usually preloaded the shocks with about 1 3/4" D & 1 5/8" P for the offset of weight on the drivers side, from what I can remeber this gave us about 2.5" maybe a little more over stock. You can squeez about 3.5" of lift w/ a uniball upper arm, but just remeber the more you preload the spring the stiffer your ride becomes. I hope this also helps, as alwyas please feel free to email [email protected] for any questions or comments about the product we offer.themariachi said:
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The 2.0 and 2.5 you're thinking of is the shock body diameter, and has nothing to do with how much lift the coilovers can give.04RedLobster said:
2.5" of lift is generally the most lift any coilover manufacturer will recommend. 3" or more is possible with most coilovers, but again, not recommended (harsher ride, greater CV boot angles, etc.), especially for trucks with ADD (as opposed to manual hubs).
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