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Lifted over the weekend!

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by snipe » Fri Feb 24, 2012 8:42 pm

Well here she is all lifted. I used the ready lift kit for the front 2.5 inch and 2.5 inch rear spacers. Im pretty happy with the results! Ill be getting tires with the tax return and spacers are on the way. Sorry about no before pics... I always forget to take those! This is my first off roading truck ive ever build/ owned so I'm pretty excited to do it, but feel free to please throw any pointers or critiques my way! I'm used to SCCA with a slammed VW GTI so Im trying my best to learn this lift stuff.

Hopefully this will motivate Jansey to get that locker rear end out quicker so i can get off road when it warms up!

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by Mudwheelin » Fri Feb 24, 2012 9:14 pm

Looks good man. Now you need tires and spacers, light bar, skid plates, bumper and your set!
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by TSAdventurez » Fri Feb 24, 2012 11:36 pm

:Iagree: lift looks real good man
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by HARDTRAILZ » Sat Feb 25, 2012 12:36 am

Welcome to the high side
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by DirtyBacon04 » Sat Feb 25, 2012 1:08 am

Welcome up!! Just after the first lift... thats when the real passion is realized. At least it was for me.
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by snipe » Sun Feb 26, 2012 12:38 am

thanks guys! i have spacers on the way, then ill be getting 265/75/16s shortly after! Ill get a build thread together when it is further on in the works, so ill update here with new mods i do. Skid plates are also in the works. Then ill put my spare on a hitch on the back.

I love it lifted it looks so much better! now with the tires ill be more than happy
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by Mooseknuckle » Sun Feb 26, 2012 12:46 am

Looks real good. Cant wait to see the tires.
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by The Roadie » Sun Feb 26, 2012 1:23 pm

DirtyBacon04 wrote:...Just after the first lift... thats when the real passion is realized. ...
I thought it was when you met me and realized an old fart had been a couple more challenging places. :friday: :poke:
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by DirtyBacon04 » Sun Feb 26, 2012 1:28 pm

*shakes fist* never again!!
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by janesy86 » Sun Feb 26, 2012 5:59 pm

Looks good man! Once you get them tires on you'll love it that much more. After lowering mine back down this weekend, it makes me already miss it lifted. Looks like a completely different truck.

snipe wrote:Hopefully this will motivate Jansey to get that locker rear end out quicker so i can get off road when it warms up!


And I'll be planning the axle swap soon hopefully. Just hope the weather holds out.
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by snipe » Mon Feb 27, 2012 9:58 pm

Hopefully it holds out then! Just put on a bull bar, and spacers should be in this week so when they come I'll update with a pic!

Yes I know bull bars kill ground clearance but I only plan to have it on when I DD because I like the look. When I hit the trail the bar and bumpers come off
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by NC_IslandRunner » Mon Feb 27, 2012 10:43 pm

Glad to see another member getting high....er...I mean lifted! :friday:
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by snipe » Fri Mar 09, 2012 9:38 pm

Spacers, tail light guards, and bull bar are installed, waiting on pics until I get the tires... now the question is do I run 285/75 or 265/75?
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by navigator » Sat Mar 10, 2012 12:52 am

if you have the 3.42 gears you might want to stick with the 265's
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by djthumper » Sat Mar 10, 2012 1:28 am

navigator wrote:if you have the 3.42 gears you might want to stick with the 265's

:Iagree: or should that be :iinsist:
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