minimal lift with SFA

Sport · **Posted:** Mon Aug 03, 2009 2:52 pm

If you severely limited the flex in the front so the SA would not hit the body how much lift could you get away with to run the axle with components? 5 to 6 inches maybe? Would that even be enough clearance to allow for normal suspension flex on and off the highway? I imagine setting the bumpstops correctly would be fine. Low lift and bumpstops you could run that safely.

JJsTJ · **Posted:** Mon Aug 03, 2009 4:29 pm

I'll say 8" minimum just to fit the axle, steering, trac-bar, etc. Under the engine, "frame", etc.

RL is trying to get Troys as low as possible and IIRC they said they are at about 8" and that was as low as they could go. in order to have normal road driving up travel, you are going to need at least a couple inches of up travel and since it is a solid axle that is moving upward toward the frame, NOt a control arm hinged at the side of the "frame"/unibody area, you can see that it is going to take some space to get that couple of inches below the frame area.

ohv_kj · **Posted:** Mon Aug 03, 2009 6:16 pm

maybe 7" depending how it's done...but why even do it if your scared of height?? just get a xj and cut the crap out of it...

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Mon Aug 03, 2009 10:08 pm

There could be one possibility of keeping it at about 6".............................

By using the above Ford radius arms you could eliminate most of the "high" items that require more lift for clearance.

JeepBumm68 · **Posted:** Mon Aug 03, 2009 11:04 pm

ford radius arms?

tommudd · **Posted:** Mon Aug 03, 2009 11:36 pm

could or would work :wink:

Guest · **Posted:** Tue Aug 04, 2009 12:56 am

Yeah, but with Ford radius arms you get those craptastic bushings, and then you have to weld crappy brackets to your framerails.

tommudd · **Posted:** Tue Aug 04, 2009 8:13 am

have to have some kind of brackets anyways,
plus they have some great bushings out there any more, even some that you can set the degree you want in the front axle with. I have had 3 EBs and 4 full size F150s set up that way, thousands of miles and not one problem :wink:

Just a different take on the SFA

Sport · **Posted:** Tue Aug 04, 2009 9:06 am

Would the Ford arms replace the lower arms and eliminate the upper arms? Am I seeing that wrong, I am going to go find a picture of a ford front end.

Sport · **Posted:** Tue Aug 04, 2009 9:08 am

ohv_kj wrote:

maybe 7" depending how it's done...but why even do it if your scared of height?? just get a xj and cut the crap out of it...

That is an option but I really like my liberty.

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Tue Aug 04, 2009 5:11 pm

Sport wrote:

Would the Ford arms replace the lower arms and eliminate the upper arms? Am I seeing that wrong, I am going to go find a picture of a ford front end.

Yes they do.

KJNick · **Joined:** Mon Jul 11, 2005 12:00 pm **Posts:** 56

I you don't want Ford radius arms, you could try some Land Rover ones.

The Toyota FJ80's used some up front, too.

Or last, but not least, Mitsubishi Monteros used some on the rear axle that are a similar design. If you consider these, look for some off of the 2nd generation ('92-'99?).

Just tossing out some ideas.

Lee

tommudd · **Posted:** Wed Aug 05, 2009 4:31 pm

Those ( Yotas/LRs) would require a lot of work while the Fords would not, use a full width Ford with the stock Ford Radius arms, sure some fabrication but......

something to think about :wink:

Sport · **Posted:** Wed Aug 05, 2009 4:47 pm

Ok, so you would need to go full width.

tommudd · **Posted:** Wed Aug 05, 2009 5:15 pm

Well....could start looking at EBs,( early Broncos) forget the exact width right now on them, they had about the same setup
but to be honest full width is the only way I would do one :wink:

only costs a nickel more to go first class :lol:

fdezone · **Posted:** Sat Aug 08, 2009 2:21 pm

I often wondered if CAGE axle brackets and radius arms would facilitate a Libby SAS.

KJNick · **Joined:** Mon Jul 11, 2005 12:00 pm **Posts:** 56

How about Calmini Nissan SFA arms & brackets? They look like they are set up perfectly for our application.

Lee

USAFCOP · **Posted:** Mon Aug 10, 2009 9:25 pm

never know until someone takes measurements and or tries it. Same goes with our builds.

KJNick · **Joined:** Mon Jul 11, 2005 12:00 pm **Posts:** 56

E-mailed Calmini and I guess they don't sell the arms & brackets separately. Too bad, they looked like a good solution.

Lee

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