Stock Ke1x Ride Height

[rob83ke70]

anyone out there running a complete stock ke1x? how much clearance do you have between the guard and the wheels? I have 185/70r13 tyres (to be replaced with 186/60r13 before registration) and no engine/gearbox/bonnet in the vehicle, there is at least 200mm between the guard and the wheel, if myself and kylie were to stand in the engine bay it would come down 50mm maybe. The back seems a lot lower, it has 6 leaves per pack.... As far as I know all the suspension is stock, seems unusually stiff though, front and rear. Is this normal ride height? seems a little high in the front and low in the rear to me...

 

Robert.

[camerondownunder88]

Hi,

Your 6 leafs where are they? Front or rear?

 

As in my KE15 it is stock suspension and it runs 4 leafs in the rear packs. My spare diff with leafs still attached stock again runs 4 leafs. Old KE11 I owned was stock and ran 4 leafs.

 

So pretty confident it has had leafs added.

 

Cheers

Cameron

[rob83ke70]

I have six leaves per pack in the rear, and a single leaf in the front. the front seems high and the rear seems low. The rear's i'm guessing have been reset? the leaves are not all the same thickness either and the rear suspension seems very firm.

 

 

Robert.

[Felix]

Put a motor and gearbox in it before worrying about the front ride height.

 

Yes the ke1x's sit quite high in the front (tyre to guard).

[rob83ke70]

on closer inspection, and further playing with, I think that the ride height is ok stock, but would probably be better an inch lower. I will be putting ke20 spring hats in as per the faq, and leaving the leaf and coils as they are, and fitting front swaybar. Rears should be heaps stiff with 6 leaves per pack as they are. ke70 girlock calipers, slotted discs, bendix ultimate db1086 pads, and 185/60r13 sticky tyres, and I should be set :hmm:

 

Robert.