Which lift would be the best?

[Iwanna4x4]

Just put some 235/75r15 mudd terrains on my new toy, my 95 tracker, and as u can see in the picture the rear rubs in full articulation. I have been considering a few lifts, 1.) 2" coil spacers. 2.) old man EMU springs, or 3.) calmini 2 inch lift. I plan on using this out on trails more, so i dont want to limit the articulation. What do you guys think is going to be the best lift for me that will give it the clearance so it doesn't rub, and still an acceptable articulation. Thanks in advance.

[sidekickguy]

I would say do them all and add a body lift lol.

[Iwanna4x4]

Originally Posted by sidekickguy

I would say do them all and add a body lift lol.

I dont want to go any bigger with the tires or anything, just get the clearance so it does not rub anymore. I dont want it to get to unstable.

[sidekickguy]

Ok, well if you don't want to limit the articulation, then I would recommend the 2" suspension lift. Not the coil spacer. The coil spacer will you give you more lift and may be cheaper , but you will need longer shocks and the articulation will remain the same (I think). With the Calmini lift you mentioned, it is more expensive, but as far as i know it comes with everything you need and allows more articulation due to all the components it comes with, but don't take my word for it, that's just what I think. I've heard good things about that kit and i've heard bad things about it, so it's up to you. That's just my two cents

[sidekickguy]

I don't know about your budget, but there are other suspension kits that will actually give you more articulation

Zuki Nation - Sidekick products, Samurai products, suspension lift kits, plate bumpers, tube bumpers, body armour, custom engine parts.

There likely is more, but that's all I could find for now

[MarkB.NV]

I had the 2" spring spacers and with the 30x9.5 -15 MTRs the rear tires would rub on full compression (inside of the fenderwell).

So I added the 2" body lift and it worked great - no more rubbing and I didn't have to cut out my fender wells ...

Got the body lift from lowrangeoffroad.com ... you can do it yourself with 2" square box tubing and then source the nuts and bolts. So if you have a shop handy, its prolly about $50 to get that hooked up.

If you search some of the other Tracker / Sidekick sites you should be able to find a pictorial how-to for a DIY body lift.

[Iwanna4x4]

In your opinion do you think it will still rub inside the fenderwells (mine too) if I have the 2 inch spacers and the 235/75-15MTRs? I would like to just make it east with one lift

[MarkB.NV]

It really depends on your needs.

If you just want the tire clearance, a 2-3 inch body lift should be fine.

If you prefer better trail performance, then the spring spacers would be better - raising everything except the axles higher off the ground - so you can clear rocks and obstacles easier. The tire calculator I checked for conversion say that 235/75/15 = 28.9x9.3/15. My MTRs were 30 inches tall (actual was about 30.4") and they rubbed by about 3/4 inch. So if you just do the spring spacer lift -you might get lucky and have all the clearance you need.

If you can build or fabricate some quick release pins for the torsion bars, then you can gain much better articulation, I'd recommend doing this up front but not the rear (front has better clearance and will not run into the tire rub issues).

If you want to get crazy in the offroad - you'll need to swap to toyota axles, including a three link up front and four link suspension on the rear, regear these for 5.86 ratios, add ARB lockers front and rear, 6.5 inch of lift, and 33x10.5 - 15 swampers (need to cut the fender wells for these babies). You'll be able trash any stock 4x4 and most modded jeeps. But thats prolly about $6,000 in parts and another $2,500 in labor. Wicked capable in the offroad, but not very practical.

[Iwanna4x4]

Sweet That answers my question. I was just considering the quick release for the sway bars today I'm a machinest by trade so I'm sure I can make it happen. Mine just rubs on the side wall tread, and could probably be solved by trimming a little off the inside of the fender where the edge is bent under , but since I want to get it a little higher off the ground I figured to just lift it.

Now for the rock crawler I'm sure piece by piece she will get there, but for now just the lift.

I got my spacers ordered today so some time in the next week or so I'll be getting her put on then starting on building my rock sliders and bumpers and all that cool stuff

Thanks for all the help guys

[Iwanna4x4]

Oh and for the trashing any stock 4x4, I already outclimbed a jeep YJ. He had to park and jump in the tracker for the end of the trail =)