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[PICS INSIDE] Thanks SANTA! Red Rancho 4" lift for Christmas!

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Old 12-26-2007, 06:33 PM
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man i really like the way that kit looks. i have 33's right now but they are starting to get a little worn. think ineed to start looking into that kit and tires.
 
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Old 12-26-2007, 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Copenhagen848
I still can't believe what an awesome deal you got on that kit



I'm pretty sure those are used to make adjustments during alignment. I lined mine up the same but the alignment shop adjusted them....now they are both at different positions. It shouldn't be a big deal as long as you get an alignment done if you haven't already.
Ahhh, I didn't think that the shop may have positioned it that way to get it aligned. I was thinking more about looks instead of functionality.
 
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Old 12-26-2007, 07:45 PM
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Looks great, Nice job!!
 
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Old 12-26-2007, 07:50 PM
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Very nice looking truck. Love the lift
 
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Old 12-26-2007, 11:15 PM
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Looks good
Did you have to do any major cutting
Did it make the frount tires stick out father than the back?
 
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Old 12-26-2007, 11:22 PM
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I really like the Rancho stuff. One thing I like about their kit for these trucks (as well as my '02) is the front and rear subframes (or what ever you want to call them) are connected as one solid frame assembly with the Rancho. Everyone elses are two separate pieces. May not make a damn bit of performance/stability difference, but it sure looks reassuring.

Did you measure it up though....I mean is it a true 4" lift??? I ask because my '02 lift was not! You get the last 3/4-1" from cranking in the torsion bars. BS in my opinion, but oh well.
 
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Old 12-26-2007, 11:56 PM
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Congrats.

The red and black's a nice look.

What other colors are available?
 
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Old 12-27-2007, 12:44 AM
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Love the truck!
 
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Old 12-27-2007, 06:48 AM
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Don't they make the kit in Black as well? I am looking at getting this lift, too. 4" seems about perfect for me and my wife and kids won't yell at me for making my truck too tall!!!
 
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Old 12-27-2007, 10:00 AM
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Thank so much for all the nice things everyone has said!

Here are a few answers to some of the questions you asked:

BLACK and RED are the ONLY two colors you can get the lift in from Rancho.

The CAM bolts were lined up perfectly, then the alignment shop adjusted them (funny looking) to bring it into alignment.

Yes, I have 33's on now. But will be changing them out to 35's soon.

The HEIGHT is at 79"-80"

Yes, it is a TRUE 4" lift.

Please let me know if I missed anyones question or if I need to post more pics of something.
 
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Old 12-27-2007, 01:09 PM
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Was any cutting involved with the install of the crossmember or was it 100% bolt on?
 
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Old 12-27-2007, 01:27 PM
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Cutting is required. The same piece that's cut on the other lifts. It has to be cut in order to drop the front differential.
 
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Old 12-27-2007, 01:49 PM
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Looks Great!!
 
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Old 12-27-2007, 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by HotBlue05SCREW
Did it make the frount tires stick out father than the back?
Here's a side picture of my truck - the front wheels stick out less than an inch more than the rear:

 
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Old 12-27-2007, 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by dbhost
Looks good...

What are those two long rods for?
they are braces, its a two piece subframe so the support it by putting those on there, if it were a 1 piece it wouldnt need it.

nice looking truck man!
 


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