finally lifted :-D

[SwaintaN]

finally lifted in the front 2" coil spacers and Rough Country Nitrogen Shocks going to do the rear in a week or so; not a huge fan of front higher then rear, got my 31s on yesterday

 

[corkey]

it's coming around,, looks like a great beginning,,

 

[SwaintaN]

thanks, we all gotta start somewhere, lol especially with a budget build

 

[91exploreron37]

Sweet and were you able to get it aligned?

 

[Sams01XplrSprt]

looks good keep up the good work

 

[jumpn4jesus]

Is that just a 2" spacer? Looks like more than that! What brand?

 

[SwaintaN]

yeah just 2 inch spacer from Bobs Garage, i know it looks like A LOT more, a lot of us seen that when we lowered it, all the alignments shops are closed by time i got done, taking it tomorrow to get it done, but its already sitting close as stock as possible when we let it down,

 

[jumpn4jesus]

Ah, this one?

I think I might get THIS one.

 

[SwaintaN]

as long as its for your year, its just a cheaper leveling kit, but it lifted it WAY more then i thought it was going to. with the spacer i didnt need any drop brackets etc..

 

[jumpn4jesus]

Yeah, you only need drop brackets for more than 3 or 4".
P.S. What size tires are those? Stock(28-29's)? I have 30x9.5 on mine now and wonder what to look for/expect.

 

[SwaintaN]

those are 30x10.50x15 the install would have went A LOT quicker if the stud of the bottom of the shock, wouldnt have busted in half, took two hours to grind down and redrill holes for the studs, but the spacers went on quickly, ill get better pics in the daylight

 

[fischerry]

Yeha that actully look's real good, a little higher than the 2 inch skyjacker coils.Maybe it the stiffness in the poly spacer that gives it the true 2 inch's.Instead of soft coils which settle in real fast.Just hit the frame and rist spot with a little spray bomb.

 

[jumpn4jesus]

Post pics of your 31's. Also what kind of tires are they? Do you have any before pictures? Ie: were your coils sagging at all before?

 

[Blacksheep Josh]

Yeah, give it a little time to settle in. If it doesn't, you could always do an AAL or a block in the back. All depends on what you want to do.

 

[SwaintaN]

yeah im doing aal next weekend, already did the warrior shackles, i was saggin bad in the front, here is a pic of the X with 31s and no lift http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2054412&postcount=106 i posted it under the no lift on 31s thread

 

[Four0Sport]

Yeah, give it a little time to settle in. If it doesn't, you could always do an AAL or a block in the back. All depends on what you want to do.

cant block the back with spring under axle, it will only lower it. AAL and/or shackles in the back should level it

 

[jumpn4jesus]

cant block the back with spring under axle, it will only lower it. AAL and/or shackles in the back should level it

Darn, you beat me to it. Josh, you should know that by now! haha

Wow, you've still got some room in the wheel wells even with 31's.

 

[SwaintaN]

if i can talk to wifey into it, at tax time, do a 3" BL and run 33x1.5 on 15 x 8 and have the speedo fixed to read right with that big of tires give it a nice aggressive look while still pushing a lot of stock parts

 

[jumpn4jesus]

Haha, yep. Then look forward to seeing you on 33's. The BL isn't that expensive, only like $189. So should be easy for ya. You might want to regear with that size though. I wouldn't but that's just me. My bro has a 98 wrangler that only has a 2.25" bb and 33's. Drives fine. I know you can't really compare the two but still.

 

[SwaintaN]

talking about it, isnt there a thread that shows/talks about what gear teeth needs to be replaced etc when uping the tires?!