I noticed many people on this forum lower their car. I was wondering if anyone actually raises their car? This seems like it would be useful, especially if you drive you car all year and you're in an area that gets snow.

Living in NJ, I've had two sets of wheels for the last couple cars I've owned, and all of them has narrower and taller tires on my snow set. I like the added height for more clearance.

Also, do most coil overs allow you to raise 1" from stock, or can you only lower?

 

I live in Philadelphia, and go through the same with snow. I run Ohlins on my car, and they can be adjust to stock height in the front, and even higher in the back. However, I throw on stock suspension for the winter. I went through one winter with the coilovers on, and vow never to do it again. The gunk that builds up on the thread doesn't do any good.

 

Going back to stock height would be high enough. Most people who lower their EVO's don't jack em up' for the winter. Higher than stock... I have never seen that on the streets. Also, I believe most coilovers don't allow for that increased height.

 

I guess there would be a very limited market for a higher suspension. You could alwayd run tires with a bigger sidewall too,

 

Most do what chu does if they run the car year-round. Nice coil-overs for race season. Factory type setup for winter. Or what I do - park the car altogether.

I have not seen/heard of a brand ($500-2500) that will take winter abuse and still be in good working order.

I've not needed more clearance. Car will blow a far amount of snow. When I lived in CT/NH/NJ/PA, I had front aero and was lowered. Only time I could not get around was packed snow or iced over snow. Car would not plow that.

 

+1

Ohlins warrants their suspension from corrosion for 2 years. And its full aluminum so it won't rust, but thats slightly less of a concern for me in Mtl. They don't go heavy on the salt. Even still I'm putting my stock struts back in for winter. Stock ride height is pretty high.

 

front air dam is not a major concern. the space between the tire and wheel well is the first thing to pack with snow and cause problems! my subaru went thru 2+ feet no problem. The only issue was snow prohibiting the tire from compressing in to the wheel well..

 

^ Teflon spray solves your problem.

 

+1 Never thought of that. Good advice

 

I use Ohlins for summer and stock KYB for winter. Ohlins are lowered and KYB are with stock springs so much higher. I don't lift EVO as it affects handling but I did lift my GT-R as there was no way to use it on JDM suspension and JDM body kit it came with from there Spacers under coilovers work fine except you need to understand you do change geometry of suspension quiite a lot (Car behaves like it's loaded with +100 +150 kg). Was fine with all-around-multi-link on BCNR33 but I'm not sure about MacPherson fronts on Evo

 

stock height will do the job trust me

 

im in nj too, above stock height would definitely not be necessary. the little bit you get out of it (what? like an inch, tops?) will not be the make it or break it inch you need for the snow.

 

When I do get my evo, I'll just get a set of 17's with bigger sidewalls and be done with it. I agree that it's not worth messing with the geometry of the suspension and probably needing an alignment twice per year.