7 inches of "out of the box" lift

[Ldub]

Bravo, very astute. I was wondering if anyone would notice that .

I purchased the ebay special ball joint kit when I was doing my diff drop work earlier this year and found that they sent me the wrong kit because the lower BJs were shorter than the ones needed for a VX. I then ordered a higher quality set of lower BJs & kept the ebay uppers. When installing the uppers I noticed the cotter pin was too low to lock the castle nut, so being anxious to get the VX on the road I used some thread lock to secure the nut & decided to replace the uppers at another time.

I recently notice I have too much positive camber which must be from the upper balljoints as I didn't have any problems with camber prior to their install. I'll actually be installing new uppers this week & then taking the VX for an alignment since I just adjusted the torsion bar lift.

OK, that makes sense...

Just didn't want no bad ju-ju happening to you or your VX because of a possible oversight.

[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!!!

[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.

[samneil2000]

Oh... I know about Weiner-gate, but didn't know the blue pill was involved.

[VXorado]

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

Please don't PM me pics for the walkthrough, I'll take your word for it

...and on a more serious note, I should have the body lift walkthrough posted in the "How-To" section this weekend.

[CrnCnn]

I am very interested in your write up. I am in need of new tires soon and if I can do this lift and get bigger tires, that would be awesome.

[VXorado]

I submitted the body lift How-To today. Its not posted yet becuase it needs to be reviewed for approval by admin.

I have driven about 500 miles & 2 offroad trips since the lift with no problems. The drivetrain felt very smooth offroad & I imagine my CVs will last much longer with their new 0 degree angle.

Feel free to PM me with any questions.

[JoFotoz]

Dang it man...now ya got me thinking B/Lift too....
...drop the diff, and wind her down a bit!

Just love the straight CV's.

What did the B/L cost?

Thanks..I love the look!

jo

[BigSwede]

Could do that...then you lose some ground clearance of course.

[JoFotoz]

Yup, for sure...

Could do that...then you lose some ground clearance of course.

I'm doing the diff drop anyway....and ( touch wood ) I have rarely dinged the pumkin,
and I'm thinking the trade off relative to CV's may be worth it.

Certainly food for thought..dreams!

jo

[VXorado]

True but with 35s I still have plenty of clearance. Last weekend I went out on the trails twice & didn't even come close to bumping anything. I have 11.5" ground clearance at the front dropped crossmember (lowest point) & have about the same from the rear pumpkin which can only be increased with tire size.

Jo the kit costs about $230-240 after tax/shipping or you could just buy the spacers & bolts seperately from Indy. I didn't use anything in the kit except the spacers & bolts. There are some things you may need & I include those in the how-to.