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sharkskinman
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 Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 2:45 pm Post subject: On the Way UP!...started raising my car up... |
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next is probably a body lift
Just enough room in the back
need a little fine tuning in the front to clear body
i think 7-8mm spacers will take care of that
took some pictures of subframe for dropping purposes
but Body lift will be cheaper and less work
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Towel Rail
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Bodylift, eh? You going offroad?
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Pierre G
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What's the specs of these tires/wheels ? 16" ?
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sharkskinman
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235/65/17
porsche ceyenne 17x7.5
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74 Mexi Swamp Thing. 70 square volksrod (Swamp Rat)..65 C10
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j5josher
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nice... how you get the rear spring plate to go up?
i have a problem doing that even on my baja...
i was thinking putting some 1x1 arms or 2x2's ... you do that and you wont need a body lift..
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RennyRB
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You're gonna add spacers to adapters...?
Also, I don't recommend driving that - hit a bump and your rear fenders and tires are gonna become very close friends as they hug each other real tight.
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scatbug
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j5josher
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because we lived low and now we realize our kidneys dont like that..
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sharkskinman
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installed rear bumper and tow hitch
changed mounting of reverse lights--due to hitch
(prob change to the inner side of the Overiders vertically)
I just installed lift plates
and air shocks in the rear
swapped lower sleeves and trimmed top ones
YES they DO and CAN Lift the rear of a type 3
??splines in front (almost 5 o'clock)
Probably air shocks in the front soon also
NEED about 1" higher for Full turn
tomorrow i should have the spacers
Im going with 6mm spacers Because i WONT have to get longer studs
Im NOT going to hotrod it
when i am decide to
im going for 5x130 redrilled brakes
and 1 1/2" porsche spacers
hopefully in a little while ill switch to type 4 or 930 CVs
and thing flanges
Link
will have pics up tomorrow
I can get under it without a jack!! 
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74 Mexi Swamp Thing. 70 square volksrod (Swamp Rat)..65 C10
| Me of Course wrote: |
| Extremity is relative to how far your willing to jump |
| Ward Cleaver wrote: |
| You ever try a pink golf ball, Wally? Why, the wind shear alone on a pink golf ball can take the head off a 90-pound midget at over 300 yards |
PS4 "NKOGNEATO" |
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j5josher
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installed rear bumper and tow hitch
changed mounting of reverse lights--due to hitch
(prob change to the inner side of the Overiders vertically)
I just installed lift plates
and air shocks in the rear
swapped lower sleeves and trimmed top ones
YES they DO and CAN Lift the rear of a type 3
??splines in front (almost 5 o'clock)
Probably air shocks in the front soon also
NEED about 1" higher for Full turn
tomorrow i should have the spacers
Im going with 6mm spacers Because i WONT have to get longer studs
Im NOT going to hotrod it
when i am decide to
im going for 5x130 redrilled brakes
and 1 1/2" porsche spacers
hopefully in a little while ill switch to type 4 or 930 CVs
and thing flanges
Link
will have pics up tomorrow
I can get under it without a jack!! |
now i need to get my fasty back on the road...
but to be honest you look like the black guys who raise up a old cop car to throw huge rims on it...
those rims just dont work...
you need some low profile mudding tires..
im planing on a pair of these... one set of 14's for the thing and a set of 15's for the fasty...
jc whintey has them for 100 bucks..
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dirtsandwich
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but to be honest you look like the black guys who raise up a old cop car to throw huge rims on it...
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 because only black guys do that. 
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sharkskinman
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| Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 9:30 pm Post subject: |
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i can assure you i am not DONK'n my car
altho that would be a sight...  
but once the body lift gets on there it will look tons better
Im not going for the Hot Wheel look
But Damn that is Hot
Its NOT going to be Ghetto...
~in the ghetto-george benson~
its going to be PIMP!
lucky i dont put Vogue gold lines on it
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74 Mexi Swamp Thing. 70 square volksrod (Swamp Rat)..65 C10
| Me of Course wrote: |
| Extremity is relative to how far your willing to jump |
| Ward Cleaver wrote: |
| You ever try a pink golf ball, Wally? Why, the wind shear alone on a pink golf ball can take the head off a 90-pound midget at over 300 yards |
PS4 "NKOGNEATO" |
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markinsd
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| It's bad enough to drive in the wind at the stock height.. I wouldn't want to drive on the highway any higher that stock that's for sure.. and the wheels + tires look too big.. IMO.. Have fun. |
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