@CPTCUFFS That is awesome. How much spacing did you need with the washers to clear the front strut? 5mm? 10mm? Are you on stock wheels and offset?

 

Yes stock 16 inch wheels. The washers are only about 1-2mm think but it was enough to stop the rub.

 

Today I fiinished installing the lift kit for the front end. I very much like the way it sits now and the ride is much smoother with the larger tires. Ground clearance to the oil pan is much increased. I will probably take it to a tire shop for an alignment as it is pulling to the right more now. I am not sure if this is a magnification of an existing problem or if I bent something when installing the sway bar link.

 

@CPTCUFFS Would you mind posting some pictures? Would love to see how it looks.

 

All terrains in front. About 3 inch lift up front. Off road lights will come eventually. Just installed roof rails and roof rack.

Stock is so little now

About 6 inch lift in back with mud tires. Cut fenders up. Going to source some fender flares eventually

 

Wow! What are you doing for all that lift?

 

The fronts have 30mm strut spacers and I have a couple rubber spring spacer(not really worth it, prolly pull em), and the 27 inch tires providing 1.5 inches lift.
The rears have 40mm spring spacer at the top along with the Honda Insight spring(typically adds 1.5 inches or so) and 29.3 inch tires providing over 2.5 inches of lift on their own.

All approximate, I haven't taken precise measurements. Somewhere around 2.5-3 inches up front and 5.5-6 inches in the rear.

 

Thanks for the wonderful post! How is the car driving so with the 6” lift so far?

 

@3rdGenOwner Ride has been good. However, I either need to do more fender trimming on the rear or downsize tires as I am getting some slight fender hits on larger bumps. The front has been good, but the amount of trimming I had to do was a pain.

Honestly, If someone came to me asking how to lift their fit, I'd suggest the insight springs in the rear, the 30mm strut spacers up front, and run a tire under 26 inches tall. Once you start going past that, it gets difficult to say the least. LOL

 

I installed 40mm shock extenders to the rear shocks and that is giving a bit more travel distance for springs now(less compressed at rest). I'm not getting the fender taps anymore.

 

Looks sick Rez can I ask what tire and wheel setup you have in the front and back? Are you using wheel spacers?

 

215/65/16 Geolander up front with 25mm wheel spacer and 225/75/16 Wrangler Duratrac with 38mm wheel spacer. Stock EX wheels.

 

Looks great!

 

Fromt Tema spacers

do the front Tema spacers require the strut to be disassembled ? Pics would be great

considering insight rear springs plus the Tema spacers, rear sway bar, larger tires, and front Tema spacers

if I have to disassemble the struts I’ll probably buy new struts

 

Last winter I lifted the front and rear of my 2012 Fit, and I've been meaning to post about it here.

In the rear, I did the progress rear sway bar and 2010 Insight springs. I wasn't sure if the stock Honda dampers had enough travel, so I modified some truck shock extenders from Amazon that were called "1-3" Front Shock/Suspension Extension Leveling Lift Kit Compatible with Chevy Chevrolet Avalanche/Silverado 1500 Tahoe Fit GMC Sierra 1500 Yukon ＆ Cadillac Escalade". That has worked fine, but maybe it wasn't necessary.

In the front, I used the 30mm Tema 4x4 spacers above the struts. I did not have to disassemble the strut, but, when tightening everything back up, when I installed the stock rubber-covered top plate, I wasn't able to get it to clamp tightly (as I learned later). The top nut tightned onto the included strut-top-thread-extenders clamped the top plate to the strut-top-thread-extender only, because it ran out of threads and bottomed out before drawing the strut with the Tema 4x4 tight and upwards into its mounting position. Thus, everything felt tight, but when hitting bumps, there was some side-to-side movement of the strut top spacer (and strut), making a sound I wasn't able to reproduce when stationary, even with a pry bar. This only was a problem on the front right (passenger) side. About six months later, the top threads of the strut snapped, maybe when I went over a speed bump or made a tight turn in the driveway.

I replaced both struts, but to solve the clamping problem, I removed the rubber from the rubber-covered top plate, flipped the plate over, and put the rubber back on it. Then, I was able to install the strut with the spacer, with the top plate clamping the strut, strut top spacer, and car strut mount as one big sandwich, before the threads bottomed out on the top nut. I did this on both the left and right sides, and then got an alignment. I've been driving fine since then with no problems.
I've attached some pictures and a diagram showing what I did. Hope it helps!

 

So for best case scenario, using your information, would this be a lasting build?
- 25in Tires 205/60R16
- 30mm strut spacers in the front and 40mm insight spring spacer in the back
I don't mind fender trimming if I have to for the look and ground clearance I want.
I want my Tires to stick out on the side like yours does as well, will they do that with this build?

 

The tires will most likely not need any trimming to fit.
You can get wheel spacers to poke them out a bit. 25mm in the rear gets them more flush with the front. The more you bring them out the harder it will be to keep the car in proper alignment. I currently have 25mm wheel spacers up front(needed to clear suspension) and 38mm in the rear to keep the tires somewhat flush from front to rear. I also downsized the rear tires some for day to day use. Running 27 inch tires all around for now.(That requires pinch weld folding and some trimming though.)

For the rear lift, getting the Insight spring is the best mod. It will give you 1.5-2 inches of lift and won't droop as bad when you are hauling some weight in the back. If you can't source any, a spring spacer will do. This won't help with heavier loads though, and will keep the spring more compressed, which will affect your ride quality.

Good luck on your build.

 

I DID IT!! Thanks for your help!!


Lifted Honda Fit



Lifted Honda Fit next to stock Honda Fit


Lifted Honda Fit next to stock Honda CR-V


- 1st I went the expensive route and got Yellow Speed Racing Rally Coilovers, I do not recommend for daily driving. I thought it would be the better choice, for longevity with a bonus of adjustability but the daily ride was too stiff. But I still use the springs from the set for my lift.
- So back to normal suspension with the suggested spacers

TIRES
- All Terrian 205/60R16
WHEELS
- 16" Diameter | 7" Width | 40 Offset
The larger tires and wheels gave the front wheels some negative offset so to keep them more even I added 25mm wheel spacers to the back wheels



FRONT
- Front Strut Spacers 1.2" 30mm



REAR
- Tema4x4 40mm Rear Shock Extenders



- Yellow Speed Racing Adjustable Spring