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front end articulation question
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 6:31 am
by ozhemi
i have a 98 grand vitara with a 2" lift
and ifs front suspension
is there anyway to get more articulation
also is there any ecu upgrades for the vitaras
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 6:46 am
by crazynic
There is not a lot of travel in the Grand vitara front end...
What sort of lift do you have? Have you got longer struts or strut spacers to suit the 2" lift?
The front sway bar actually limits the front ends ability to articulate in a cross axle situation like if the right front wheel is pushed up to full compression the sway bar will not let the left front wheel drop away to full droop...
Removing it helps noticeably but its illegal to run without it and will effect the vehicles handling allowing to body roll more.
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 6:58 am
by ozhemi
ive got bigger springs and shocks
i also dint khow that about the sway bar
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 10:18 am
by grimbo
ahh bigger right.
What sort of lift have you got? Have you got longer struts or strut spacers to suit the lift?
More info you give the more info you'll get back, bigger isn't more info.
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 1:52 pm
by atari4x4
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:16 pm
by ozhemi
i got longer king springs 40-50mm
i cant rember what the shocks where and struts
but got them at the same
nothin else has been done on the suspension side of things
was looking at some coil spacers and diff drop brackets but not sure yet
hope that info is enough foryou guys
cheers wozza
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 6:22 pm
by 31zook
Go atari
you have more flex then my sierra
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 8:07 pm
by atari4x4
31zook wrote:Go atari
you have more flex then my sierra
time to upgrade to a Vitara!!
Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 9:10 pm
by 31zook
*coughwillneverhappencough*
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 6:50 pm
by mtb4x4mad
atari4x4 wrote:It's not a Grand Vitara but the same principles apply, OME struts, Calmini Super Articulator Suspension, Commodore rear shocks, Bumpstop extensions & no swaybars.
As it stands it scored a RTI of 545 on a 30 degree ramp, IFS can be made to work quite well.
Care to share which commodore shocks you're using to get rear travel like that?
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 8:53 am
by atari4x4
mtb4x4mad wrote:atari4x4 wrote:It's not a Grand Vitara but the same principles apply, OME struts, Calmini Super Articulator Suspension, Commodore rear shocks, Bumpstop extensions & no swaybars.
As it stands it scored a RTI of 545 on a 30 degree ramp, IFS can be made to work quite well.
Care to share which commodore shocks you're using to get rear travel like that?
from memory they are VT sedan rear shocks, I had to change the sleeve in the bottom bush. the rear get's that much flex the coils bind, hence the bumpstop extensions.
