New Lift Design (need some input)

[janesy86]

Nice! Looking forward to how it works out for you Kyle.

[Diacom]

Will this new design encourage the UCA flip or aleviate it as an issue? I'm guessing the former, but figured I'd ask.

If Hardtrailz still has his flipped atleast we'll have pics and info on them with the UCA flip.

[markmc]

Will this new design encourage the UCA flip or aleviate it as an issue? I'm guessing the former, but figured I'd ask.

If Hardtrailz still has his flipped atleast we'll have pics and info on them with the UCA flip.

You will still need to flip if you want more lift. One advantage for guys that have my original kit that do flip, they can use the 1/2" shim that came with the old style kit.

Mike also has some places to test the new design. That big honkin winch bumper will come in handy..

[HARDTRAILZ]

HMMM. I am flipped with the old kit...I can try with and without shim.

[Hpimichael02]

yea its gonna be a fun day cause i may be installing 88 series springs the same time, depends if i can find a place to buy longer shocks at ... but i will put these spacers to the test, and i cant wait im soo stoked...

[HARDTRAILZ]

yea its gonna be a fun day cause i may be installing 88 series springs the same time, depends if i can find a place to buy longer shocks at ... but i will put these spacers to the test, and i cant wait im soo stoked...

You know that there are no longer shocks for the front. They 88s are the same length just a different spring rate.

[themightysteveo]

Mark I'd be willing to be a Guinea pig will be home to Tampa in Jan '11...

[markmc]

Mark I'd be willing to be a Guinea pig will be home to Tampa in Jan '11...

Thanks for the offer Steve, but i hope to have the new design on the market by Jan 1st bro.

Looking foreward to your return for sure buddy!

[themightysteveo]

Mark I'd be willing to be a Guinea pig will be home to Tampa in Jan '11...

Thanks for the offer Steve, but i hope to have the new design on the market by Jan 1st bro.

Looking foreward to your return for sure buddy!

No worries Mark sorry for being such a noob

[Hpimichael02]

Guys it's official it one huge chink of steel with a great design,

Me and mark just installed it, and not hoping for any more lift my experience with it was it lift it another 1.5", now guys that is on my truck the final product may not yeild the same all depending on your setup, so don't yell at mark if you don't get the same, and by the way that's with stock springs and with out the top thin spacer(that will be going on with new springs)

Mine measures 22.5" from centre hub to fender ( keep in mind mine sags 2.5" cause of the 150lbs bumper and 100lbs winch), now this kit isn't supposed to provide more lift just a better design, but will yeild both

Ands WARNING: it adds pounds to the strut and may cause lower back stress and muscle pulls if not warmed up correctly

[HARDTRAILZ]

Interested to see if I get similar results. Any fitment issues to work out?

[Hpimichael02]

Yep one top mount bolt was about 1-2 thousands of an inch off not bad though just some minor drilling fixed it but the question is gonna be for you how does that 3rd hole line up, I think the set he's sending you will be aluminum so you will have the 3rd bolt

[markmc]

Yeah Buddy!!
Just a little tweeking of the upper mount bolts ,add the third hole and we are golden!!

Thanks Mike!
Ready to celibrate saturday for sure, mrsmark has a bad headache or we would go out tonight bro..
thanks for hooking us up with the hotel also!!!

[Hpimichael02]

Yea no problem, I may go out later tonight and attack a local trail maybe though, but yea thanks for sticking out the install with your family there , so far so good man,

I'm ready to celebrate a move forward to the strut design and for everything you did mark and to the family as well

[Hpimichael02]

If anything mark you can always hit me up

[Zero]

Sweet, I love progress

[Trail X]

( keep in mind mine sags 2.5" cause of the 150lbs bumper and 100lbs winch), now this kit isn't supposed to provide more lift just a better design, but will yeild both

Wait... so you're sagging 2.5"? That seems exorbitant.

The lift isn't supposed to give more lift... but it did? I'm confused.

[Hpimichael02]

Yep James it's pretty much took my lift of my truck when I added the bumper, maybe it's cause it over hangs so far from the body but yep 2.5"- ima take the bumper off in a few days to re-wire my winch and do some mods to it ill take some pics of the measurements

And the lift design shocked me and mark but he measured it went from 21" to 22.5"

[Zero]

This bad grammar hurts my head.

[Hpimichael02]

Ugh iPhones= garbage