Digging the white lettering and the color of those wheels!
Once my stock tires wear out I'm looking at those FP methods. I personally prefer hub centric wheels. In my youth I learned the difference with incorrect lugnuts (came with the wheels and installed by a reputable 4wd shop), and sheared...
There is no exact external measurement, other than measuring two consistent points at stock ride height, and trying to get those two points back to the same measurement after adding all your accessories.
For example, let's say I'm tight with R&D at Fox, and they whipped up some threaded shock...
For the Baja race truck, which I've seen up close, and am going to get suspension photos of if it's at any of the rest of the AORC events I'm racing in this year (It was at the Mint, but I left the phone charging and didn't have it with me), Fox threaded the shock body, so they could adjust...
Wow! I'm real interested to see how that holds up, and if you do any significant wheeling in it, if you end up needing to clearance further. Thanks for being a pioneer in the area ;)
The springs / perch collar make sense if you're carrying more weight and want to restore ride height, which is critical if you want your live-valve shocks to do their jobs. You can recalibrate the live valve, but it doesn't move the physical bypass circuits. The piston needs to be at rest in the...