Slammed Jeep Patriot

[willis6057]

finally got around to washing it and taking some decent photos

[willis6057]

Shit photo to show the difference between standard height and how mine sits.

Still want to get the back 5-7mm lower to sit the same as the front. Have hit up BC coilover manufacturer to see if i can swap out the shock to one that will suit my setup better.
Fabricator/welder mate said he could do a better job welding the control arm than i did (no surprise) so i will be getting another batch laser cut and he may even tig them up for us.

[willis6057]

got them installed yesterday

[4VENGR]

Looking good, cannot wait to see the final drop

4VENGR

[Fruttolo]

Cool

[willis6057]

cheers













few progress photos- both now fully welded and painted gloss blue (no finished photos)

[Quillhill36]

Lmao, awesome stuff going on here.

[willis6057]

I managed to get one control arm built last night.

[Fruttolo]

If that's aired out I wouldn't change a thing, I figured you wanted that fitment

I second this, you could also probably steer a little so leave it as is and don't worry

[Quillhill36]

If that's aired out I wouldn't change a thing, I figured you wanted that fitment

[willis6057]

parked up at work today- threw one of my business cards in to show the massive amount of clearance i have in the front guards, ill probably change the camber to get a bit more as im not 100% comfortable with that

[4VENGR]

Cool I look forward to seeing how they go when completed.

I think (From memory) Patriot / Caliber / Compass / Chrysler 200 / Avenger all ran the same suspension,

4VENGR

[willis6057]

i have sent them off to be laser cut today, just sent them to a local laser cutter (one of my mates works there so that helps) have put them as urgent so should hopefully receive them this afternoon and then yeah, ill weld them in and probably get another mate to fully weld them as hes a structural welder.
Them rear bags were actually designed for the Avenger

[4VENGR]

Looking Good,

Question : Who did you get to laser cut the lower shock mount? also did you weld it onto the control arm?

Got a Dodge Avenger and same problem with the rear Coil Overs fully maxed out and still sitting to high for my liking.

4VENGR

[willis6057]

reset the front mounts and managed to get the front sitting a lot nicer, 1-2mm clearance from hitting the guards/fenders.



also managed to install the rears, not happy with how low it got tho (aired out was a touch higher than coilovers)