My New Lift :D 56k warning... big truck, big images.

[black_radiation]

Hey guys just got my new lift put on the other day and i just picked my truck up tonight and here it is (got new rims too, just need more $$ for tires)

-6" fabtech perfomance suspension lift
-17" eagle alloys series 1372
-35" bfg all-terrain T/A soon to be 37" Toyo Open Country Mud Terrain
-LOCKING WHEEL NUTS! lol





Heres my truck next to my gf's little dodge... to think, they used to be the same height.

[PINOY-X]

not a big fan of trucks! but its looking good!

[QuasarCav]

My stock height car would likely get ran over in a head on collision.

[hussein]

That's sick.

Tires are fine, imo. What will another 2 inches really do for you? They are already huuuuge!

[bspot]

Originally posted by QuasarCav
My stock height car would likely get ran over in a head on collision.

Same here. I cringe every time I see a vehicle like this on public roads.

[tictactoe2004]

Looks great

If you don't mind me asking, since I know fuck all about trucks.. how much does something like that cost?

[Alak]

Originally posted by tictactoe2004
Looks great

If you don't mind me asking, since I know fuck all about trucks.. how much does something like that cost?

My buddies 05 - 2500 Silverado from a year or so ago was about $15,000. It was a 6 Inch lift, the best, including tires, labour and everything.

Most of the cost was the front end.

My KJ on the other hand, is $700 w/o Labour for a 2.5" (biggest). Sounds weak on paper, but for the vehicle is makes a big difference.


As for size on the road, I'd be more worried about a tractor-trailer. They are much taller, weigh about 100,000 pounds more and have the stopping distance of a freight train.

Makes a 10,000 pound dodge sound appealing.

[dj_rice]

Wow,


I cant believe I'm saying this but that looks HOT.....I can feel a mullet growing on me already...



I wanna do that with my Pathfinder

[Euro_Trash]

Good to see the girlfriend is driving a truck too nothing wrong with that

[arian_ma]

PLEASE readjust your headlights or something, I can move my rear view mirror around but your light is still in my eye balls through my side view!

[barbarian]

So, how much do the axles and the steering control arms move up when you do this?

[black_radiation]

Thanks Guys, Im going to reposition the headlights for drivers, but im also adding 5 8" soltek HID offroad lights onto a custom baha bar w/ skidplate on the front, but those wont be used for road use... much unless someone really pisses me off.

and for the record i dont have a mullet... Im rockin the faux hawk for the time being.

[black_radiation]

Originally posted by tictactoe2004
Looks great

If you don't mind me asking, since I know fuck all about trucks.. how much does something like that cost?

toooo much lol, the lift by itself was 2700, then rims, install, i did cold air intake, exhaust, chip, 6.1L camshaft headers all that fun stuff so u can prolly figure out how much i spent :P

[4runneron36s]

Add a leafs in the rear or blocks?

[black_radiation]

I did Add a Leaf in the rear, im upgrading to the procomp MX-6 Monotube shocks though, I hear they are prettty sweet, and im going to do a double shock system all the way around (total of 8 shocks)

Im in the midst of fabbing up a baja bar / skid plate that is on an actuator so i can adjust the angle of the lights on the fly, it look similar to something like this... it will just be a bit more advanced



also doing widened fiberglass front and rear fenders (basically a wide body kit for an offroad truck lol)

also I need a steering dampener as when i hit the calf rope bridge the other day I got the death wobble in my steering


www.desertracingconcepts.com is where im getting alot of shit from, they have some pretty bitchin products if i must say so myself, but unfortunately their race bar that they have, they havent gone into production with yet so thats why I decided to make my own

[Euro_Trash]

Originally posted by black_radiation
5 8" soltek HID offroad lights

That will be nice and bright!

Keep this thread updated as you go along

[bspot]

Originally posted by Alak


As for size on the road, I'd be more worried about a tractor-trailer. They are much taller, weigh about 100,000 pounds more and have the stopping distance of a freight train.

Makes a 10,000 pound dodge sound appealing.

The tractor trailer has it's bumpers at the proper height, thus not ramping it right up onto the cabin of my vehicle.

[BigBearWest]

I've seen the truck in person. It looks great. Good job man

[black_radiation]

haha thanks bigbear, where did you see it?

[MrSector9]

I find with the newer trucks 6" lift doesn't make them look half as wild as the older generations with the same, it is high compared to the other but you see pics and they still don't look big..

like even 35" tires are BIG tires.. but on your truck they look "normal" haha

killer looking truck though