how hard was it to do your lift? how long did it take you?

[v7guy]

I'm with Donny, pickle fork. smack it good with the nut mostly backed off. no drama, takes seconds to do.

[Blazintrails03]

ok ok ok im gonna do it myself haha

[JorDaneeKey]

ok ok ok im gonna do it myself haha

Bout time! And bring the lady along. Never know, she might surprise you.

[Regulator1175]

I do the same thing, except I pound the shit out of mine. Also, pickle fork between the mount and the stud.

Works every time.

My two favorite tools!

[The Roadie]

My two favorite tools!

What.....shit and stud?

[firefox2501]

Not sure if you are still looking for a shop in NoVa, but I had mine lifted at a shop in South Riding.

I provided shocks, struts, tires, wheel spacers and lift.

They did the lift install, installed the shocks and struts, mounted/balanced the tires (5 tires including the spare), and an alignment - all for just shy of $600.

[Regulator1175]

My two favorite tools!

What.....shit and stud?

OF course I was talking about my 10lb modified sledge (9 " handle) and pickle fork.

[Blazintrails03]

Not sure if you are still looking for a shop in NoVa, but I had mine lifted at a shop in South Riding.

I provided shocks, struts, tires, wheel spacers and lift.

They did the lift install, installed the shocks and struts, mounted/balanced the tires (5 tires including the spare), and an alignment - all for just shy of $600.

Thanks for the heads up. Wouldnt happen to be Bridgestone would it. A buddy of mine runs service over there and i thought about hitting him up

On another note I am really mad the you joined the ORTB team and brought to light that I actually wont be the only lifted TB in NOVA

[navigator]

am I remembering right, that bolt in the lower control arm you have to take all the way out?
If I remember right, I loosened it up good and beat the heck out of it using a pickle fork as a spreader only to realize that the strut has a groove in it that the bolt fits in that holds it in place.

[mikekey]

I didn't remove any bolts from the lower control arms when we did ours. I did remove the panhard bar. Well removed the lower bolt.

[firefox2501]

Thanks for the heads up. Wouldnt happen to be Bridgestone would it. A buddy of mine runs service over there and i thought about hitting him up

If by Bridgestone you mean VA Tire and Auto, then yes, that is the place. Ryan is the guy I was working with. Is that your buddy?

On another note I am really mad the you joined the ORTB team and brought to light that I actually wont be the only lifted TB in NOVA

Hehe! To be fair - I was thinking the same thing.

I have gotten quite a few dumb founded looks from some of the Jeepers that I have been riding with. Most of them have been cool, but I did get one guy who was too Jeep elitist to even talk to me. That is, until he needed air in his tires and I was the only one with a compressor!

Is what it is...

[Blazintrails03]

Thanks for the heads up. Wouldnt happen to be Bridgestone would it. A buddy of mine runs service over there and i thought about hitting him up

If by Bridgestone you mean VA Tire and Auto, then yes, that is the place. Ryan is the guy I was working with. Is that your buddy?

On another note I am really mad the you joined the ORTB team and brought to light that I actually wont be the only lifted TB in NOVA

Hehe! To be fair - I was thinking the same thing.

I have gotten quite a few dumb founded looks from some of the Jeepers that I have been riding with. Most of them have been cool, but I did get one guy who was too Jeep elitist to even talk to me. That is, until he needed air in his tires and I was the only one with a compressor!

Is what it is...

Yeah I know Ryan. I used to work with him at the VA tire in Centreville. I have another buddy that works there. Might even be his boss. He used to have a jeep islander but from what I've been told his driving an STI now. Dude goes through cars like its nothing haha

[firefox2501]

There is another guy who works there - don't remember his name - who is building a rock crawler from a mid-80's full size chevy truck frame. That guy is fascinating to talk to!