Before and after pics of my new lift!!!

[slapthefunkyfou]

 

[lncdunlap]

hey i have q 91 ford explorer and i want to lift it but i dont wanna put that much money into the lift. do u have any good ideas on how i could lift it doing it myself and not costing that much :roll:

 

[slapthefunkyfou]

hey i have q 91 ford explorer and i want to lift it but i dont wanna put that much money into the lift. do u have any good ideas on how i could lift it doing it myself and not costing that much :roll:

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=157506

This is the thread from when I did my lift. It ended up costing me about $1200.

 

[slapthefunkyfou]

Before.

 

[slapthefunkyfou]

After. I told you it looked funny.

Yeah, I know it needs bigger tires now.

 

[pete99ex]

sweeeeettt yeah throw some big meats under there and your good to go

 

[SkanlaxJMO]

what did you go with the 6inch skyjacker?

 

[slapthefunkyfou]

what did you go with the 6inch skyjacker?

I'm not exactly sure what your trying to say.
It's a BDS Suspension 6" kit for a Ranger.

 

[slapthefunkyfou]

In a couple days, after the alignment is done, I'll take it up to the mountains and get some action pics.

 

[410Fortune]

looks good. You sure you want to keep those shock boots on there? those things will rust out the body of your shock faster then anything, and shocks have dust seals built in that do just fine.

Those boots are good for desert trucks who dont want their shock shafts to get pitted from rocks/etc because their shocks cost $1500 each

 

[slapthefunkyfou]

looks good. You sure you want to keep those shock boots on there? those things will rust out the body of your shock faster then anything, and shocks have dust seals built in that do just fine.

Those boots are good for desert trucks who dont want their shock shafts to get pitted from rocks/etc because their shocks cost $1500 each

I figured the boots would be a good idea, to keep out all of the salt and crap that gets everywhere in the winter here, and to keep mud, sand, rocks, dirt and dust out. I know they have good seals, I thought it wouldn't hurt to put them on. I'm not sure how they would make the body of the shock rust out faster?

 

[Creager]

The boots will trap mud and dirt underneith, causing a spoung like action, which holds moisture and causes corrosion.

Its cool, i use them, its more a potential harm then anything. I've had them on for over a year and the shocks still look nice and painted underneith.

 

[MAXIMIS1]

bootless bootless bootless its all true whats been said so its more a personal pref. it does give a cleaner higher apperance when the boots are gone "i think". and i have had many shock rust from boot wear. and this is really bad in areas of salting the roads more so then anywere. so chances are you will have a rusty shock while a boot is installed then anyone.