7 inches of "out of the box" lift

[Grif]

That looks fantastic. Almost "too high" tho. Perhaps more offset would balance the look.

Awesome job, look forward to your "How I did it"

[Triathlete]

7 inches out of a box...I have read about those pills but never thought they really worked!

[VXorado]

Yeah the 5" lift looks great! What mods did you have to do to fit the body pucks? Radiator and fan working alright together? Steering shaft? Shifters? Gas filler? Could you also lift the fuel tank or would it hit the frame?

Surprisingly the VX is much easier to body lift than a Trooper as I was able to skip most of the steps & have a lot of left over parts. The gas filler hose is long enough but the shifters & radiator need some adjustment. I'm writing up the how-to this weekend so you'll get the full install soon. The fuel tank is mounted on the frame so it cannot move up

HAHAHA!!! its done sir... good job.



we still on schedule to go test it out?

Sounds good, I want to see how it does on a trail.

7 inches out of a box...I have read about those pills but never thought they really worked!

Beware of side effects...

[Ldub]

7 inches out of a box...I have read about those pills but never thought they really worked!

Did'ja hear they're introducing the blue pills in liquid form?

It'll be possible for a man to literally pour himself a stiff one...

A-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-aaaaaa...

Ldub,

The funny farm

[RickOKC]

7 inches out of a box...I have read about those pills but never thought they really worked!

Did'ja hear they're introducing the blue pills in liquid form?

It'll be possible for a man to literally pour himself a stiff one...

A-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-aaaaaa...

Ldub,

The funny farm

But, remember.... BE SAFE! If it lasts more than four hours, consult a doctor. Immediately afterwards, open a Twitter account so you can tell the world and then make t-shirts and pass them out.

[samneil2000]

But, remember.... BE SAFE! If it lasts more than four hours, consult a doctor. Immediately afterwards, open a Twitter account so you can tell the world and then make t-shirts and pass them out.

ok you guys took this way o/t but i gotta ask... Did that happen?

[tom4bren]

First one to say "pix or it didn't happen" is gonna get a visit from Achmed.

[Cobrajet]

But, remember.... BE SAFE! If it lasts more than four hours, consult a doctor. Immediately afterwards, open a Twitter account so you can tell the world and then make t-shirts and pass them out.

ok you guys took this way o/t but i gotta ask... Did that happen?

What? You never heard of Anthony Weiner - The Peter Tweeter? Guess you don't watch enough late night TV talk shows.

[espidus]

The lift looks great. Some questions for ya: What offset and rim width are you running? Also, was getting the linkage extended for the auto-tranny hard with the 3" BL? Planning on upgrading gears or already have?

[VXorado]

The lift looks great. Some questions for ya: What offset and rim width are you running? Also, was getting the linkage extended for the auto-tranny hard with the 3" BL? Planning on upgrading gears or already have?

I thought the wheels were 0mm but I bought a 5th wheel/rim with 0mm and it doesn't match the rest of the wheels. I'm pretty sure the rims are 15x8 with -12mm offset. Having more offset has helped with getting the front wheels to fit while turning.

You dont need to extend the auto linkage, just adjust & its very easy. The transfer case shifter needs to be extended and there are a couple ways to do this.

I haven't re-geared yet & can still get up to 75mph on the highway pretty easily. I have a 12 bolt 3rd sitting in my garage with an ARB locker and 4.56 gearing that I'll install next spring along with a matching front 10 bolt.

[nfpgasmask]

I have a 12 bolt 3rd sitting in my garage with an ARB locker and 4.56 gearing that I'll install next spring along with a matching front 10 bolt.

So you're going with an ARB Airlocker and a set of 4.54s out of an old Trooper?

Bart

[espidus]

By my calculation your tires should stick out about 3.4" more than stock. Would you say that is right? You dont happen to have a front pic showing how much the tires stick out of the cladding do ya?

[VXorado]

So you're going with an ARB Airlocker and a set of 4.54s out of an old Trooper?

Bart

You got it, I found a great deal about a month ago on craiglist. I think i'll buy a 10 bolt with an ARB from Indy4x rather than having an open diff front.

By my calculation your tires should stick out about 3.4" more than stock. Would you say that is right? You dont happen to have a front pic showing how much the tires stick out of the cladding do ya?

Thats probably about right on the difference from stock. I can take a picture a post it after work tonight.

[espidus]

Thanks, I want to make sure that my ride looks good after the planned upgrade. It will help me decide on rims. I do not want to have the mentioned "offset from hell" look talked about here on the forums ( Tom4Bren, no offense ).

[tom4bren]

Thanks, I want to make sure that my ride looks good after the planned upgrade. It will help me decide on rims. I do not want to have the mentioned "offset from hell" look talked about here on the forums ( Tom4Bren, no offense ).

None taken. I don't mind being the only one with proper offset!!!