jacal
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I have recently modded with the daystar lift 2.5" F&R.
I had the job done for me, it just isn't the right timing for me to do this at home.
I have only been driving a few days with it, so this may be premature because I have so few kms, and have NOT done the alignment yet.
Overall, I am extremely pleased. I love the look, and it gives me very good ground clearance (on par with my previous ride). I have not tested the vehicle off road.
The ride is definately stiffer, but this is only marginal. It is completely liveable.
Handling is a different story. At "normal" speeds handling is slightly different, but overall just fine. In fact, turn in and the front end both feel slightly "tighter", which is great.
Unfortunately, at the other end of the performance envelope, handling has decreased. Intuitively, this makes sense (raise the center of gravity in a heavy suv = decrease performance). In a tight, high speed turn the truck becomes unstable and, as I decribe it, "floaty". You get the same sensation (at a lower speed) in many full size pickups and older domestic cars. Before the lift, I had not felt this floaty sensation, so either I hadn't pushed hard enough, or the vsc kicked in before "floaty" could occur. Before the lift I had cornered hard enough to cause oversteer, which the vsc promptly took care of.
The worst thing (for now) is that the front passenger tire (265/70r17 nokian vatiivas) is rubbing and gouging itself on a small protrusion on one of the steel arms. The driver side is fine, so I will take it back to the shop and ask them if this is their issue, or something that an alignment will fix.
J
I had the job done for me, it just isn't the right timing for me to do this at home.
I have only been driving a few days with it, so this may be premature because I have so few kms, and have NOT done the alignment yet.
Overall, I am extremely pleased. I love the look, and it gives me very good ground clearance (on par with my previous ride). I have not tested the vehicle off road.
The ride is definately stiffer, but this is only marginal. It is completely liveable.
Handling is a different story. At "normal" speeds handling is slightly different, but overall just fine. In fact, turn in and the front end both feel slightly "tighter", which is great.
Unfortunately, at the other end of the performance envelope, handling has decreased. Intuitively, this makes sense (raise the center of gravity in a heavy suv = decrease performance). In a tight, high speed turn the truck becomes unstable and, as I decribe it, "floaty". You get the same sensation (at a lower speed) in many full size pickups and older domestic cars. Before the lift, I had not felt this floaty sensation, so either I hadn't pushed hard enough, or the vsc kicked in before "floaty" could occur. Before the lift I had cornered hard enough to cause oversteer, which the vsc promptly took care of.
The worst thing (for now) is that the front passenger tire (265/70r17 nokian vatiivas) is rubbing and gouging itself on a small protrusion on one of the steel arms. The driver side is fine, so I will take it back to the shop and ask them if this is their issue, or something that an alignment will fix.
J
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