BlackDiamondBound said:
so if i were to put 3.5" coils and my 2" bb i have now all on stock control arms, would that be stupid?
Generally speaking, 4.5" is the maximum you'll want to lift your short arm rig if you want to maintain a "close to stock" amount of ride quality. Every inch you add, above say 2.5", exponentially hurts the overall ride quality and the highway tracking due to the angularity of the control arms. You can still get away with over 4.5" and not have it be UNSAFE, but honestly, when I had 6" of lift on my short (adjustable) arm setup, I really didn't like to drive the thing. Now, after going to long arms, the fun is back again, and I drive it a lot more. At around 5" you begin to "skateboard" a little when you get a side wind or the road is poorly paved, particularly if you're not running a rear sway bar. Add an inch to that, and you're REALLY "skateboarding" quite a bit.
So, to answer your question: Stupid?...no, but I'd recommend strongly against it because of the ride quality and the poor highway tracking that you'll notice.
Kevin
