Spring Spacers?

[Jeremy'sSVX]

So i just got new murano wheels on my SVX but the rears slightly rub on the outside fender when i hit a bump or corner hard. I still have the stock struts and springs so they're not adjustable at all, and i dont have the money to buy anything major. But I was lookin around the internet and found these:

http://www.autoanything.com/suspensi...A2933A0A0.aspx

http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/I...=group_listing

http://www.jegs.com/i/Mr.+Gasket/720/1285/10002/-1


Has anyone had any experience with any of these? Or any other suggestions that i could do to raise my car about an inch?

Thanks,
Jeremy

[Crazy_pilot]

Should work, but I wouldn't count on those as a permanent solution. The ideal thing would be to go to a stiffer spring with the same ride height and limit suspension travel over bumps.

If I ever do get around to fitting STi suspension into my car, I may look into also fitting Forester suspension for winter, to lift it up and give me some extra ground clearance

[Jeremy'sSVX]

Originally Posted by Crazy_pilot

Should work, but I wouldn't count on those as a permanent solution. The ideal thing would be to go to a stiffer spring with the same ride height and limit suspension travel over bumps.

If I ever do get around to fitting STi suspension into my car, I may look into also fitting Forester suspension for winter, to lift it up and give me some extra ground clearance

Do you know off hand what the diameter of our stock springs are? I can't get in behind the wheel to measure it.

[Crazy_pilot]

No, sorry. I'm sure there's someone who can tell you, or at least someone who has a spring out of the car that they can measure.

[benebob]

They'll raise it but will also take a link out of action for the suspension which will make your springs weaker and then you'll be more likely to rub over bumps. You're better off making a spacer which goes atop or at the bottom of the spring between the collar or top mount and the spring.

[Crazy_pilot]

Originally Posted by benebob

They'll raise it but will also take a link out of action for the suspension which will make your springs weaker and then you'll be more likely to rub over bumps. You're better off making a spacer which goes atop or at the bottom of the spring between the collar or top mount and the spring.

I think that's what the first one is, you can see there's a notch for the end of the spring. Putting it back together will be a pain though, you're going to have to heavily compress the spring just to get that nut on.