Vehicle lift spacer apparatus

A vehicle lift spacer apparatus for a vehicle shock of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:

• a spacer body comprising:
• a lift portion defining a substantially centrally positioned lift cavity therewithin;
• a top surface of the lift portion configured for being in substantially abutting contact with a vehicle chassis of the vehicle, the top surface providing a lift aperture in fluid communication with the lift cavity and configured for receiving a shaft of a strut of the vehicle shock therethrough;
• a preload portion positioned below the lift portion, the preload portion defining a substantially centrally positioned preload cavity therewithin;
• a bottom surface of the preload portion configured for being in substantially abutting contact with an upper surface of a coil spring of the vehicle shock, the bottom surface providing a preload aperture in fluid communication with the preload cavity and configured for receiving the shaft of the strut of the vehicle shock therethrough;
• a body divider positioned within the spacer body so as to separate the lift cavity and the preload cavity, such that the lift cavity extends between the lift aperture and an upper surface of the body divider, while the preload cavity extends between the preload aperture and an opposing lower surface of the body divider;
• the lift cavity sized and configured for supporting therewithin an upper bushing of the vehicle shock in abutting contact with the upper surface of the body divider, along with an upper washer of the vehicle shock positioned in abutting contact with an upper surface of the upper bushing, each of the upper washer and upper bushing in substantial coaxial alignment with the lift aperture;
• the preload cavity sized and configured for supporting therewithin a lower bushing of the vehicle shock in abutting contact with the lower surface of the body divider, along with a lower washer of the vehicle shock positioned in abutting contact with a lower surface of the lower bushing, each of the lower washer and lower bushing in substantial coaxial alignment with the preload aperture;
• the body divider providing a divider aperture extending through the body divider so as to create a fluid communication between the lift cavity and the preload cavity, the divider aperture configured for receiving the shaft of the strut of the vehicle shock therethrough, the divider aperture further in substantial coaxial alignment with each of the lift aperture and preload aperture;
• the lift portion having a lift height as measured from the top surface of the lift portion to the upper surface of the body divider;
• and
• the preload portion having a preload height as measured from the lower surface of the body divider to the bottom surface of the preload portion, such that the body divider is positioned above the upper surface of the coil spring by a distance equal to the preload height;
• whereby, with the top surface of the lift portion positioned in substantially abutting contact with the vehicle chassis of the vehicle and the bottom surface of the preload portion positioned in substantially abutting contact with the upper surface of the coil spring of the vehicle shock, the coil spring is preloaded relative to the shaft of the strut of the vehicle shock and compressed by a distance equal to the preload height of the preload portion, while an overall height of the vehicle shock is increased by an amount equal to the lift height of the lift portion and the preload height of the preload portion.

A combination vehicle shock and vehicle lift spacer apparatus comprising:

• a vehicle shock;
• and
• a spacer body comprising:
• a lift portion defining a substantially centrally positioned lift cavity therewithin;
• a top surface of the lift portion configured for being in substantially abutting contact with a vehicle chassis of the vehicle, the top surface providing a lift aperture in fluid communication with the lift cavity and configured for receiving a shaft of a strut of the vehicle shock therethrough;
• a preload portion positioned below the lift portion, the preload portion defining a substantially centrally positioned preload cavity therewithin;
• a bottom surface of the preload portion configured for being in substantially abutting contact with an upper surface of a coil spring of the vehicle shock, the bottom surface providing a preload aperture in fluid communication with the preload cavity and configured for receiving the shaft of the strut of the vehicle shock therethrough;
• a body divider positioned within the spacer body so as to separate the lift cavity and the preload cavity, such that the lift cavity extends between the lift aperture and an upper surface of the body divider, while the preload cavity extends between the preload aperture and an opposing lower surface of the body divider;
• the lift cavity sized and configured for supporting therewithin an upper bushing of the vehicle shock in abutting contact with the upper surface of the body divider, along with an upper washer of the vehicle shock positioned in abutting contact with an upper surface of the upper bushing, each of the upper washer and upper bushing in substantial coaxial alignment with the lift aperture;
• the preload cavity sized and configured for supporting therewithin a lower bushing of the vehicle shock in abutting contact with the lower surface of the body divider, along with a lower washer of the vehicle shock positioned in abutting contact with a lower surface of the lower bushing, each of the lower washer and lower bushing in substantial coaxial alignment with the preload aperture;
• the body divider providing a divider aperture extending through the body divider so as to create a fluid communication between the lift cavity and the preload cavity, the divider aperture configured for receiving the shaft of the strut of the vehicle shock therethrough;
• the lift portion having a lift height as measured from the top surface of the lift portion to the upper surface of the body divider;
• and
• the preload portion having a preload height as measured from the lower surface of the body divider to the bottom surface of the preload portion, such that the body divider is positioned above the upper surface of the coil spring by a distance equal to the preload height;
• whereby, with the top surface of the lift portion positioned in substantially abutting contact with the vehicle chassis of the vehicle and the bottom surface of the preload portion positioned in substantially abutting contact with the upper surface of the coil spring of the vehicle shock, the coil spring is preloaded relative to the shaft of the strut of the vehicle shock and compressed by a distance equal to the preload height of the preload portion, while an overall height of the vehicle shock is increased by an amount equal to the lift height of the lift portion and the preload height of the preload portion.