Boomin's getting a sex change

Boomin's getting a sex change *PICS*

Haha guy well here we go. This weekend I will take the last pics of the truck lowered. I have decided that it is the best for me to lift my truck for 2 reasons. 1 is that it will slow me down some hopefully and 2 is that noone really has done what I am doing to a mountaineer. What my plans are:

Suspention:
-3'' lift spindles
-3'' TT by flipping and rotating the adjuster w/stock bolts
-SOA in rear possibly with shackles

Body:
-3'' body
-3'' Fiberglass fenders

Tires:
-15x10 wheels
-35x12.50 Mt's

I will be posting pics of the progress. This monday/tuesday I am doing the TT and SOA with monoleafs.

 

[410Fortune]

Hua? that grey truck has fiberglass front fenders and rear fiberglass as well.
two different trucks, one owner

 

[FROADER]

what did you do just chop your front bumper in half.. was that a rage bcause something rubbed??

I trimmed it first to match the fenders on the side wrap around. My tires never rubbed on the bumper.
One day I was bored so I cut it even more and it ended up looking good and helping out with the aproach angle like 410 said.

 

[boominXplorer]

Got My Tires!!!!

 

[ExplorerDMB]

good deal. 35x12.50s will look good with the 6" of lift. Can't wait to see it up close and next to mine.

-Drew

 

[r37ribution]

Dude i envy you, I want 4" - 5" of lift so bad. I really want to get rid of the tortion bars tho, the only decent kit I see that does that is the ranger RCD and thats like really expensive not to mention no one has verified it will bolt right on, if it can't 6gs is a LOT to spend for a headache.

 

[n3m3s1s]

hope im not hijackin,

retribution, if you are looking for a better bang for your lift dollar....clicky here

pros - 3"-5" in the front, ~6" in the back depending on your leaves, soa improves rear ground clearance, money saved, easier installation, should fit 33's with a lil trimming, and you are one step closer to sas or rcd coilovers with 35's :smoke: .

cons - retaining high mileage parts and noises(sigh), including tortion bars, skid plates would probably be a good investment, and i ran out of cons...anyone?

if you or a friend can weld the rear perches and fab up some bumper brackets, you can do this for around $150.

ok, who thinks i sound convincing? oh yeah, im not comparing this "lift" to the rcd or dixon brothers coilover conversion kits. the sales tax on the c/o kits would be more than this homemade lift.

 

[boominXplorer]

I want the Camburg 2wd kit but its $$$$. I thought about swapping in ranger uppers and lowers to get coil springs but I dont think it will line up right. ALOT of pics will be up tomorrow.

BTW: dominicanX had the sloped BL and SOA. He is one of my good friends and he is the one that helped me on my SOA.

 

[davidmmm69]

hope im not hijackin,

retribution, if you are looking for a better bang for your lift dollar....clicky here

pros - 3"-5" in the front, ~6" in the back depending on your leaves, soa improves rear ground clearance, money saved, easier installation, should fit 33's with a lil trimming, and you are one step closer to sas or rcd coilovers with 35's :smoke: .

cons - retaining high mileage parts and noises(sigh), including tortion bars, skid plates would probably be a good investment, and i ran out of cons...anyone?

if you or a friend can weld the rear perches and fab up some bumper brackets, you can do this for around $150.

ok, who thinks i sound convincing? oh yeah, im not comparing this "lift" to the rcd or dixon brothers coilover conversion kits. the sales tax on the c/o kits would be more than this homemade lift.

.


wow i post in a post in a post in an even bigger post....

Going crazy am I

 

[Okrazie1]

Anyone in Va beach have access to a welder?

There's a guy named RJ that goes by the screen name HJV11 over at the Tidewater Racing Forum that does welding. He's in Norfolk, and quite a few people on the board there seem happy with the work he does, and say that his prices are reasonable.

 

[j602]

I'm pretty sure boomin can weld, he just needs a welder to do it.

 

[boominXplorer]

I'm a booger welder haha.

Thanks for the link, I'll get in touch with him.

 

[j602]

Booger welds are the best welds. Only the most talented welders can do them.

 

[ExplorerDMB]

You should weld aluminium! haha - I heard that's easier

Good luck on all this stuff, Chris! Is ATI sponsoring this?

-Drew

 

[boominXplorer]

ATI sponsoring this?

-Drew

HAHA no!


I do have an eye on a 9'' and a D44 they have sitting out in the parking lot collecting rust

 

[ExplorerDMB]

I do have an eye on a 9'' and a D44 they have sitting out in the parking lot collecting rust

haha - that would be sweet!

 

[r37ribution]

hope im not hijackin,

retribution, if you are looking for a better bang for your lift dollar....clicky here

pros - 3"-5" in the front, ~6" in the back depending on your leaves, soa improves rear ground clearance, money saved, easier installation, should fit 33's with a lil trimming, and you are one step closer to sas or rcd coilovers with 35's :smoke: .

cons - retaining high mileage parts and noises(sigh), including tortion bars, skid plates would probably be a good investment, and i ran out of cons...anyone?

if you or a friend can weld the rear perches and fab up some bumper brackets, you can do this for around $150.

ok, who thinks i sound convincing? oh yeah, im not comparing this "lift" to the rcd or dixon brothers coilover conversion kits. the sales tax on the c/o kits would be more than this homemade lift.

Thanks for the info bro! I just read thru the entire thread, sounds excellent. I'll be buying new springs for this tho, when I go over significant bump on the freeway on the way to my cousins house....yeah the rear end jumps all over! its almost dangerous.

I wasn't really lookin for 6" of lift in the rear, was thinkin more of a total of 4" all around. not sure if there is any way to lower the SOA any without compromising the stiffness of the rear axle

:edit:

boomin: where did you get yer 3" spindles and how much? i think id rather go the route your taking until i can afford to rid myself of the tortion bars

 

[boominXplorer]

pro comp and fabtech carry spindles for us. about 600$ for the kit.

 

[boominXplorer]

 

[leetz]

hehe we're going to have to race once you get the rest of your lift on

 

[j602]

Nice! How far along are you on the front?