Thread #2375

how to get real low

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shawnthemonsterNovember 18, 2006
#33695

how to get real low

ok guys so im wondering how i can get slammed (so low) with my setup of coilovers and the universal air setup (that i will eventually get). i aslo want to somehow get a little camber on my solid rear axel (with out bending it)
DXJP wrote:
Previa only needs a 225 and some plates welded in the rear and any air strut up front.  You can tuck a solid if you 4 link it and fab the axle cups.


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ok guys so im wondering how i can get slammed (so low) with my setup of coilovers and the universal air setup (that i will eventually get). i aslo want to somehow get a little camber on my solid rear axel (with out bending it)
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Previa only needs a 225 and some plates welded in the rear and any air strut up front.  You can tuck a solid if you 4 link it and fab the axle cups.
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One Ton VIPNovember 19, 2006
#33707

Re: how to get real low

the front isn't really going to present you with many problems... in the back, to get super sliggity slammed more than the avg previa (which isn't saying much considering that there's prob only maybe 2 or 3 previas in the western hemisphere anywhere near as low as we're talking about), you can notch the frame rails right above the axle, and get new upper links and bend them. This is assuming you'd be using a rear bag setup like air runner's where you already need to cut the sping cup stub out of the top mount on the chassis. But if you going custom, and not afraid of some fabbing, you might as well notch more than just the part of the rail right above the axle, but remove the upper spring cup completely so that you can weld the new air bag top mount even higher up for more slammage potential.
As the car is, the first thing that'll limit how low you can go in the back is the bump stop, which bolts to the frame rail right above the axle, and it's like over 3" long. Trim it down to like between 1/2" to 3/4" and that'll now only allow you to go to a lower static ride height, but give you a better slammed ride, too... since you're no longer literally "riding on bumpstops." If you removed the bump stop completely, the axle can only go as far as the frame rail, but right about the same time the axle housing hits the rails, the upper links are angled up enough to make contact with the chassis also. So once you decided you want to (and can) go past this point, you'll have to address the notching of the rails, and the bending of the top links. Of course, this isn't really worth all the extra work if you have a "bolt-on" rear air bag setup, cuz like just barely 1/2" past the frame rails, most bags would already be fully compressed, so basically, once you've decided you're gonna do all this extra work, you better be looking into an alternative method of mounting the rear bag... which, like DX said, is to fab new cups/mounts for the rear bags. You can either go up into the chassis, or down into the rear lower link arm. And if you're already nothcing your frame rails, you can extend the notch a little further fwd and incorporate a new top mount for the bag that way... or you can make a new lower link with a new bottom bag mount... or do both and sliggity slam!
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the front isn't really going to present you with many problems... in the back, to get super sliggity slammed more than the avg previa (which isn't saying much considering that there's prob only maybe 2 or 3 previas in the western hemisphere anywhere near as low as we're talking about), you can notch the frame rails right above the axle, and get new upper links and bend them. This is assuming you'd be using a rear bag setup like air runner's where you already need to cut the sping cup stub out of the top mount on the chassis. But if you going custom, and not afraid of some fabbing, you might as well notch more than just the part of the rail right above the axle, but remove the upper spring cup completely so that you can weld the new air bag top mount even higher up for more slammage potential. 
As the car is, the first thing that'll limit how low you can go in the back is the bump stop, which bolts to the frame rail right above the axle, and it's like over 3" long. Trim it down to like between 1/2" to 3/4" and that'll now only allow you to go to a lower static ride height, but give you a better slammed ride, too... since you're no longer literally "riding on bumpstops." If you removed the bump stop completely, the axle can only go as far as the frame rail, but right about the same time the axle housing hits the rails, the upper links are angled up enough to make contact with the chassis also. So once you decided you want to (and can) go past this point, you'll have to address the notching of the rails, and the bending of the top links. Of course, this isn't really worth all the extra work if you have a "bolt-on" rear air bag setup, cuz like just barely 1/2" past the frame rails, most bags would already be fully compressed, so basically, once you've decided you're gonna do all this extra work, you better be looking into an alternative method of mounting the rear bag... which, like DX said, is to fab new cups/mounts for the rear bags. You can either go up into the chassis, or down into the rear lower link arm. And if you're already nothcing your frame rails, you can extend the notch a little further fwd and incorporate a new top mount for the bag that way... or you can make a new lower link with a new bottom bag mount... or do both and sliggity slam!
hondaboiNovember 19, 2006
#33764

Re: how to get real low

hey shawn, how low have you gone with your previa with your coilover setup?

sorry for the offtopic question... :o
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hey shawn, how low have you gone with your previa with your coilover setup?

sorry for the offtopic question... :o
callaghan.November 20, 2006
#33876

Re: how to get real low

notch it!!! thatd be sickkk
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notch it!!! thatd be sickkk
mrkenjiNovember 20, 2006
#33902

Re: how to get real low

last time i saw it his previa was pretty low. couldnt even fit my foot under his bumper..
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last time i saw it his previa was pretty low. couldnt even fit my foot under his bumper..