homemade hpx lift kit.

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Re: homemade hpx lift kit.

Tommy:
It appears from your pics, that if you back out the shock from the bottom housing by 2" using a spacer, there isn't a lot of shock that is left in the housing -- do you think this might be a weak point for the shock??

If I wanted a smaller boost in lift, could I use a 1" long nipple instead of 2" ?
Thanks Jim
 
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Re: homemade hpx lift kit.

sure i you could raise it like you want and no there is still a large amount of shock still inside the mount for it to be safe and secure. i would go the whole 2'' if i was you . you will notice better and easier steering right away not to mention it looks better when the gator is level and not divin forward.. i'm still workin on a lift for the back that shouldn't take too long.if anyone is interested in the rearend lift when i
m finish building and testing let me know . they shouldn't cost that much to build and paint.that would be nicea gator raised 4'' with some 27'' mud tires..the front a arms wouldn't be a problem to build for some extra hieght in the front.
 
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Re: homemade hpx lift kit.

Tommy:
Made a visit to the local Ace hardware store. Found a few items that would probably work for spacers. One approach that I really liked is some nylon washers: they are 1.620" OD and 0.31" thick. So if the overall diameter is sufficient, I could stack up enough washers to the desired height (e.g. 6x0.31 = 1.86").
Whaddya think?
Is it important to get the OD = 1.75, or will 1.62" be okay? I did find some steel washers that are exactly 1.75, and I could use those as caps along with the nylon washers.

By the way, I don't have a HPX yet -- have a Trail Gator ordered. Getting pretty pumped up to get that baby !!!!
Any other thoughts on what to do to the HPX?
Jim
 
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Re: homemade hpx lift kit.

Tommy:
Made a visit to the local Ace hardware store. Found a few items that would probably work for spacers. One approach that I really liked is some nylon washers: they are 1.620" OD and 0.31" thick. So if the overall diameter is sufficient, I could stack up enough washers to the desired height (e.g. 6x0.31 = 1.86").
Whaddya think?
Is it important to get the OD = 1.75, or will 1.62" be okay? I did find some steel washers that are exactly 1.75, and I could use those as caps along with the nylon washers.

By the way, I don't have a HPX yet -- have a Trail Gator ordered. Getting pretty pumped up to get that baby !!!!
Any other thoughts on what to do to the HPX?
Jim
 
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sure the washers will work just as long as you put a 1 3/4 washer on top and one on the bottom like you said.here is some pics of my tires i just got them today. some 27'' 589's
 

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Re: homemade hpx lift kit.

sure the washers will work just as long as you put a 1 3/4 washer on top and one on the bottom like you said.here is some pics of my tires i just got them today. some 27'' 589's
 

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