Not sure about their testing, but Ironman (generally not held in the same esteem as ARB but a big brand) has had bumpers on sliding mounts that at least protect the frame (not to mention the bumper itself) in certain types of collisions. And they've had models for past Lexuses. I expect we'll...
I've been a bit of a Debbie Downer in this forum, but I'd like to know how these bumpers are designed to handle accidents and what safety testing is being done (My guess is not much.)
On my 200, I had an ARB bumper that was designed to slide back on its mounts a tiny bit in a low-impact...
The leverage ratio should be the same going up and down though, unless there's something else going on besides preload. If I'm wrong on this, which is possible, I'd be open to more details, though.
Thanks for sharing your discussion with Westcott! But I'd like to see their explanation of how 2.5" of lift results in only 1" loss of droop. I don't see how that would be possible. This would only make sense to me if the lift were divided between a precollar and a top spacer pushing the whole...
Agreed there are use cases and needs. Also with you on the tires. But what people need to understand here is that a preload collar lift does not make room for bigger tires, unless it restricts the compression of the shock. What goes up will come down. There is only more room for tires if you...
Sorry, but you are generalizing my argument, when it was actually very specific. I was not talking in general about pre-load collar lifts. Rather, I was specifically discussing the use of a preload collar lift to raise the front end of the Lexus GX550 by 2.5" when this vehicle has 4" of...
By all means, I'm open to debate and reconsideration if I'm missing something. I've certainly been wrong about things in the past. But that would, of course, require you to make a reasoned argument, not just a summary judgement.
This kind of lift pushes up the front end by adding tension to the spring, thereby extending the shock. This means that for every inch of lift, you are taking away one inch of downtravel. Let's say you get 2.5 inches of lift. Well, then you've extended the shock 2.5 inches and removed 2.5 inches...
I just got back from a 10-day road trip with mostly highway driving and some light offroad exploration. I used the steering assistance with the adaptive cruise control for almost the entire highway component. The steering and cruise control made a huge difference.
However, the steering...
I'm concerned some people might be reading ads and forum posts and not understanding how Toyota IFS works and what the tradeoffs of certain types of lifts are.
When you add lift simply by increasing spring tension, you are pushing the suspended part of the vehicle up, yes. But the other side of...