5.5" lift in the mail (pics coming)
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they are the crappy ones that spingtech sells. ive heard nothing but bad things about them, thats why i got the daystars. im probably going to take it up to MercedesTech in santa rosa. his shop has a lift and air tools and the such, should make it at the most a weekend thing
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yeah i put my old 97s daystars in with my dad, floorjacks and hand tools and it took about a weekend but that was only about 5 hrs per day going real slow cause my dads real a**l with everything. im hoping two people who have done this before, lift and air tools will make this a breeze
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i did my daystar on my 2wd 96 Ranger in 3 hours in sand with high jacks and hand tools!
Did a leveling kit on my cousins 2wd (i think 01 or 04) Toyota Prerunner and it took use close to 8 hours... total POC!!!!
Did a leveling kit on my cousins 2wd (i think 01 or 04) Toyota Prerunner and it took use close to 8 hours... total POC!!!!
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haha what i love is that at stock 2wd height my truck is as high up as alot of 4x4s out there. guy who parked next to me at my appartment had a brand new gmc 4x4 and it sat 1 inch higher than my 2wd...
anyways so the plan is to paint the spindles with caliper paint red and the blocks/ubolt gloss black while i wait till i can get it all installed. thoughts?
anyways so the plan is to paint the spindles with caliper paint red and the blocks/ubolt gloss black while i wait till i can get it all installed. thoughts?
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It took yall 8 hours on that yota??? Did you have something set up to compress that strut setup??? I'm just askin
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Just had the same kit installed, Thought Id go ahead and post a pic. You can also check my gallery for more. Overall Im pretty happy with it. I did add a shim to the 2" rear blocks to level it. The spindles pushed the front wheels out at least 1.5" from original position. Wheel adapters for the rear are on the way to even out the wheels.
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its finally done. pics and thoughts to follow
thoughts- i had to hack saw the bottom bushing for the rear shocks, i had to drill out the hole in one block, the rear shocks are so harsh it makes the ride bad, i had to trim the lower valance. despite all that i love it. its so nice to be a little bit higher than any stock 4x4. on to the pics. i have alot more so just ask if you want more.
thoughts- i had to hack saw the bottom bushing for the rear shocks, i had to drill out the hole in one block, the rear shocks are so harsh it makes the ride bad, i had to trim the lower valance. despite all that i love it. its so nice to be a little bit higher than any stock 4x4. on to the pics. i have alot more so just ask if you want more.
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you know, someone else mentioned doing that. honestly from what ive read about what a pain it is to do and the fact that i still like a little flash on the front end to match the all clear headlights now i think i might leave it as it is. doesnt mean that thought wont change at some point though.
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awg- what size and type of tires are those? my 32's look small now so i might be upgrading soon[/QUOTE]
305/50/20 they are roughly 33"tall and 12" wide. They are cooper zeon LTZs
awg- what size and type of tires are those? my 32's look small now so i might be upgrading soon[/QUOTE]
305/50/20 they are roughly 33"tall and 12" wide. They are cooper zeon LTZs
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