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    You know if your VX was lifted you may just have a scratch in the cladding. HMMM

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    hmmm but it's not, it doesn't NEED to be ...and it won't be.
    Sold the VX 11-21-07. It was fun while I had it!
    Thanks for all the help.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dino
    hmmm but it's not, it doesn't NEED to be ...and it won't be.

    Oh, but it doe's need to be...

























    ...you just don't realize it yet!
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    Ah that sucks. Im sure you can take of it and make it look good.

    Amen to the lift, though.

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    OK sidebar: Suspension Lifts......


    I've had my share of sky high driving. I once owned a 72 Ford Econoline E300 van with the Pathfinder conversion. No, not Nissan.... Pathfinder. It was a dealer sold conversion with custom built Dana axles. I had 33"x12.50"s and it was cranked up enough that it was a friggin climb in and out of the thing! Econoline my culo!! 9 MPG!!!! ...with a tail wind.

    I had it sort of offroading here on Maui, twice. Light rock crawlin.

    Lifting a vehicle here is pretty much for looks.
    There's not many places to do any real off roading unless you're a local boy with keys to the ranch gates.

    The latest trend here: Lift em up with springs AND a body lift, then put deep offset rims and 33"s stickin out a foot from the fenderwell. Nice. Dumb. Ruins the handling sucks and the freakkin thing is fully 2 feet wider on already too skinny roads.

    Recently here, a Ford Ranger lifted like that hydroplaned in hard rain, crossed over the center line, slammed a rental car, went 15' airborne, (eyewitness accounts) then hit nose first and literaly came apart!. The engine and trans broke away from the frame as did the cab and the bed!!!!!

    But it sure looked cool!!!!!!

    NO SIR!!! I will not be messin with the suspension or the tire size. I love it just fine as is.


    ...and now, back to the dent.

    I'm going to have to pull the cladding off to get behind the dent. I'll wait until the weekend to tackle it I think.
    Last edited by Dino : 07/11/2007 at 09:35 AM

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dino
    Lifting a vehicle here is pretty much for looks.
    And they look so good.

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    Sucks about the dent! I did this conversion to my 98 E-250 after i bought it...front and rear 4-link....Full Air Ride Suspension.....38" super swampers.....Thing rocked for offroading!
    Last edited by SBC : 07/11/2007 at 03:42 PM

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    bummer bud,
    but just keep thinking to yourself, it could have been worse, it could have been worse. dents easy to fix, well, not easy but, you know......gouge out of your cladding.....yikes!! good luck with the repairs, im sure you will do an excellent job

    david


    p.s. tell your friend to get a REAL harley.............


    just kiddin...........maybe you should take the scion next time
    Last edited by IndianaVX : 07/10/2007 at 09:12 PM

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