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[Exmantaa]

After fitting a decent splitter to my track car, I now have to take the big speedbumps near my house sideways...

Have to see how that goes, but set me thinking about a ride height lift system. A 1 inch lift should already help a lot in our cars to take speedbumps, ramps etc. safely.

Such ride height systems are not uncommon on expensive supercars and you can now buy such hydraulic lift system from KW suspensions. (the KW HLS kit, still a bit expensive...)

 

But these KW things seem nothing more than hydraulic preload adjusters that you can buy for most car/motorbike monoshocks. Now how about fitting 2 of these adjusters on the front shocks? Should work for our minimal front weight.

Then drive these with a small hydraulic pump (ABS pump?) and you're set.

Most hydraulic spring perch adjusters are still not cheap, but then saw these for 125 a piece (Hagon):

 

More people interested in researching this?

 

[ultimate]

I am interested in this, too. How much is it possible to lift those?

[tibby]

Can not find it @ the moment, but this system exists for a Elise/exige. It's from a well known brand.... One push on a button and the car raises.....

[Tareim]

KW do a proper lift kit not just these pre-load adjusters, but be warned they are expensive

 

http://www.demon-twe...or-kw-coilovers

[Exmantaa]

KW is the system I mentioned as example in the 1st post. I know Nitron has hydraulic preload adjusters in their program, but sadly for Nitron prices...

Never saw anything like the KW system for an Elise.

 

I found an "All Star ALL64220" hydraulic adjuster for 2,5" springs that has a 7/8" piston travel. So with the ~1.5 ratio for front wheel height vs shock length, this should work to raise the front of a VX some 1.3 inch/3.3cm. (and the front lip even a bit more due to the car angle.) But still 300$ a piece...

Those Hagon adjusters for 125GBP would be perfect if they had some travel, only difficult to get specs.

 

Or simply have a small batch of custom adjusters made up for our cars??

[Tareim]

KW is the system I mentioned as example in the 1st post. I know Nitron has hydraulic preload adjusters in their program, but sadly for Nitron prices...

 

 

Or simply have a small batch of custom adjusters made up for our cars??

 

I missed that bit in your 1st post however price dependent I'd be interested in some kind of kit for our cars

[Stig_1911]

I'm thinking of using their kit

http://www.stance-solutions.co.uk/

[Exmantaa]

The Stance solition works with air cylinders i think. And only suitable if you fit these over the shock piston.

I need something that fits over the shock body and I can move with the screw perches to set the static ride height.

 

These; 33mm extension gives 50mm ride height change on a VX front:

https://youtu.be/E4uEvuGhIdc

Edited by Exmantaa, 04 August 2017 - 01:55 PM.

[tibby]

After 10 Dark Grimbergers and 2 dark leffes i found this.... https://youtu.be/PG93ULKj5oQ http://www.jubu-perf...10/fahrwerk-109 But yop flop flop

[Exmantaa]

After 10 Dark Grimbergers and 2 dark leffes i found this.... https://youtu.be/PG93ULKj5oQ http://www.jubu-perf...10/fahrwerk-109 But yop flop flop

 

   But 2500€... For sure that can be bodged cheaper.

(Amazed that you were able to post working links after those beers.   )

[ultimate]

Hm... i think they're made for motorbikes... I can imagine that much force is needed to turn those adjustment wheels when installed in a car (heavier than a motorbike)

[hairy]

TBH, there's got to be better things to spend your hard-earned on?

[Exmantaa]

Weight / load is one of my concers, but these type of hydraulic preload adjusters are also used on track/race cars to easily change corner weights. The force on a single front VX/Speedster shock is not more than the rear monoshock of a bike. So yes, I mainly look at motorbike options for this. I found that you f.i, can use the electro/hydraulic preload adjuster set-up of a Honda Goldwing. Small, light and OEM engineered.

 

(Enough cash is spend on a front splitters that are crashing into speedbumps and ramps, but my main reason for this is that these obstacles take the fun out of driving my VX on the street...)

[tibby]

 

After 10 Dark Grimbergers and 2 dark leffes i found this.... https://youtu.be/PG93ULKj5oQ http://www.jubu-perf...10/fahrwerk-109 But yop flop flop

     But 2500€... For sure that can be bodged cheaper. (Amazed that you were able to post working links after those beers.   )

 

beers + riding bycicle = day after + gym =

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[tibby]

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