rear strut upgrades towing heavy loads

I had the same problem I just used a spring compressor while it was on the car. Once I lowered it down there is like 2 inches of clearance between the cv shaft and the subframe. I believe in time the spring will compress slightly from wear and all should be fine.

 

Anyone tried these?
Toyota Prius Air Ride for 04-09 - CTY490-ABA

 

whaa cut... show pics. you know there are sub frame spacers available right?

 

I did not take any pics of me applying the spring compressors and no I did not know there were spacers available. What I have works just fine as there is like 2 inches of clearance once the car is sitting back down on the wheel but by all means please post a link to said spacers if there is a better way I will certainly do it.

 

here you go, Subframe Spacers for Lifted Toyota Prius

 

I have the gen 2 Prius they seem to only be available for the gen 3.

 

Hello, I want to put these on my 05 gen 2. Will this be a option for me and do I need to purchase spacers too or I will be ok with just the complete struts assembly from eBay? Thank you for your help

 

I went with the cheaper spacers from E-Bay and the Pontiac Vibe springs on mine. The spacers are nice and I am up like 5" from where it was with the spring/spacer combo but the passenger side cv axle touches the A-arm when jacked up off the ground. It is fine when lowered and I just completed a 10k mile trip with my build in November 2022 with no issues. The guy from Prius Overlanding said he was working on a-arm spacers to negate this problem. Good luck and feel free to ask any additional questions.

 

I'm in like $600 or so on my build that 3,100 price tag for that air system seemed a bit much and where do you put the tank and compressor and all that?

 

that is awesome. thanks for info.