Photos Lifted Sport Tracs Picture Thread!

[LONO100]

hey luke, is that a rearview cam on your plate? if so, do you have a picture of where you placed the monitor?

 

[theluke19]

hey luke, is that a rearview cam on your plate? if so, do you have a picture of where you placed the monitor?

Yes - I actually have an in-dash Kenwood dnx5180 - It has a port on the back for reverse camera, so I picked that one up on Amazon for cheap.

 

[LONO100]

sweet, i was gonna guess that you had a headunit that displayed picture. thats pretty sweet. how much did you payfor your head unit if you dont mind me asking?

 

[theluke19]

An outting to run errands with my girlfriend turned into a 3 hour drive up in the mountains, which resulted in some nice pictures

 

[MidnightRebel07]

Nice pictures Luke.

 

[OffTrac]

Those are great pictures!

 

[ChallengerDave]

Update!!!! Brush guard back on. Also some more pics for you guys!

The magic you can do with a plasma cutter and a decent mig welder.

It will work for now. May plan on beefing the bracket up soon!

For those wondering how I mounted my tow hooks afterwards.

Running boards off for now untill I go wheeling next sunday. was going to go today but found out when installing a locker into my buddies chevy that he had two busted leafs. So now I have to wait for him. Damn Chevys.

 

[theluke19]

Wow- final product looks great, Dave! I really like how you have those tow-hooks, and will now be looking into doing something similar!

 

[buckoll]

Pretty new to site and my 2001 sportrac 4 by 4, in the process of getting the PA 3 inch body lift. Just don't know what rim and tire combo and what will work. Leaning towards getting 18" Fuel Off Road Hostage Black rims and Toyo Open Country MT Tires 33x12.50R18 33" tires. For people that know would this work? Tried other threads but know replies. Thanks, Don't want to order them and run into problems. I see most people go with 33's with iether 15 or 16 inch rim, some have 20 inch rims but it seems to not look right. Thanks!

 

[LONO100]

you can find 18"s and put 33" tires on them but it will cost you a whole lot more money in the long run. tires that fit 18" rims will cost almost double that of the same tire that will fit on a 15 or 16" rim. thats why most people go with 15 or 16" rims on their rigs. also, with 33" tires on a 15" rim, you get more meat on than you do with 33" inch tires on an 18" rim. this is important if you plan on taking your rig off road. we just got a jeep jk with 18 wheels. i wanted to get some new tires for it, and for the price of a set of 33" x 15" rim i can get new wheels and tires in 15". i plan on going this route since it will save me in the long run everytime i need a new set of treads, not to mention it will be more effective offroad.

 

[essendon22]

Looks like they come in two options for our lug pattern. A 5" BS with a +1 OS. I don't think that will work at all. The other is 4.5" BS with a -12 OS. The offset on that would be fine but I think anything over a 4" backspace pushes it. If I remember correctly though, somebody on here has 4.5" though. Maybe they will respond. Might have to add a spacer with it. I agree with Lono though, the tire cost on that is going to be outrageous.

 

[buckoll]

Thanks guys great stuff, so with a -12 offset the tire would stick out just a bit maybe a .5 of an inch, but with the 4.5 backset there will be too much rubbing, is this what you mean. Probably will have to go to a 17 inch rim, just can't find a toyo open country mt 33 * 12.5 tire for a 17 inch rim. Maybe i'll have to look at nitto's. Wow all this research, exciting though.

 

[LONO100]

the research is half the fun, the worst part is waiting for parts to come in, but once you get them slapped on, you'll feel like a million bucks

 

[buckoll]

Sound like most of the people on here installed the PA 3 inch body lift themselves. Not really having a facility, time, and a killer set of tools, might not be something i could take on. However, might have to think about doing it as the shops i called around my town want 900$ for the install. Does this seem about right, they said 9 hours. Here in Canada in my province we have HST, 12% on top of that. So just over a 1000 bucks. Maybe thats okay, i don't know. Someone on here said you can get the 4 inch suspension super lift for around 1500$ and probably easier to install. So if i'm at almost 1300$, 250 for pa body lift and install, maybe i should buy the super lift. Just wondering Does 9 hours seem about right for the people that installed the pa body lift. Is the supspesion lift easier, hope these arn't dumb questions, maybe others are wondering the same things. Thanks...

 

[LONO100]

if you absolutely cant do the install yourself, i would go with the superlift for a few hundred more.

 

[MidnightRebel07]

I did my BL with all hand tools in my driveway that was at a 35 degree downhill angle. I did it with the help of my buddy (only for the bed). This was the first time for me ever found a BL and it was really pretty easy to do (minus all the rusted/seized bolts). It was really straight forward. I just recently found the installation instructions booklet with all my notes in it if you need help doing it.

 

[theluke19]

Also, so you know, I paid $350 for an install. You might check your local craigslist to see if there are any enthusiasts out there who would be willing to work on a project like this. The person who did mine was suggested to me through the 'local' section of this forum ( IN your case, the Canada forums) - and he did it all in his garage at home. Took him all of one day, and morning of the next.

I think you can find labor for cheaper, if you steer clear of big name 4x4 shops.

 

[buckoll]

350 Nice!, will be checking craigslist for some at home mechanics for sure. And yes so far i've just contacted big name 4x4 shops. If all else fails, the paper work with your notes rebel would be very handy, will pm you if that day shall come, Thanks.

 

[essendon22]

Whoever said they could get a Superlift and have it installed for $1500 is crazy. I've never seen the kit alone less than $2K, then you have to buy another part for the front differential so the driveshaft doesn't sit at a weird angle that will wear it out, then there is still the install. The install is a bit cheaper for it since it's less time consuming, prob about $500. I was in the same boat you are and had to have a shop do mine. Most of the shops that would even attempt it quoted me over a grand as well. I finally found one that had never done it before, therefore didn't know how time consuming it was for our trucks, and did it for $675 haha. It took them 2 full days, and I guarantee you they made a note in their computer about ST's! That craigslist thing sounds like a smart idea. Wish Luke had been around a few months ago to mention that (or that I could have been smart enough to think of it myself)

 

[buckoll]

Yes, I saw on a post suggesting the superlift was around 1500$, but when I looked them up your right 2000 and up. So expensive?? It seems a few people are advising to replace the body bushings during the 3 inch lift install, (as your right there so to speak). Sounds like a great idea. If I go the route of the Daystar KF04009BK Body Mount cushions or bushings, is that still working out for everybody that used these. I know some members said there perfectly fine to use, but the site that is selling them says not to use on sportracs. The price is sure right though, 123$ from mudflaps.com. Thankyou.