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Post by lostkj on Apr 16, 2008 18:26:55 GMT -5
Proof that I am getting kit soon: So far I have: Front tow hooks, and rear tow hook Next week: all skid plates Still waiting for Rogs to get back to me on a shipping estimate for the OME springs ... he eyeballed 30 days   |
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Post by lostkj on Apr 18, 2008 8:13:51 GMT -5
Skid plates are in ... I just need to pick them up ...
Rogs trying to get a better date for the springs, otherwise its 30 days until I install kit
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Post by charles on Apr 23, 2008 10:03:47 GMT -5
BDS would have been a lot faster lmaol
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Post by onecooldude on Apr 23, 2008 11:33:54 GMT -5
i bet ya randy's ibby will be lifted before your...lol
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Post by lostkj on Apr 24, 2008 17:36:31 GMT -5
Meh ... I want a ARB bumper in 2 years or less ... I need OME springs to support it ...
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Post by LibertyFever on Apr 24, 2008 21:08:44 GMT -5
Meh ... I want a ARB bumper in 2 years or less ... I need OME springs to support it ... I can't imagine the bumper c/w a winch would weigh that much more than the stock one but then again the stock bumper is mostly plastic. |
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Post by lostkj on May 7, 2008 6:13:03 GMT -5
Ok so I got tired of waiting and I installed the front and rear tow hooks (plus gas tank skid plate) ... wow thats a lot of torque'in ... where I thought it would be a 15-30min job took nearly 2 hours ... Engine and transfer skids are lying on my floor Lift kit is somewhere in the mail ... Progress on it shortly ... waiting for Rogs to get back to me.  |
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Post by LibertyFever on May 8, 2008 6:12:04 GMT -5
You've got the gas tank skidplate on already?! Great news!
When I get mine I'll have to get you to help me put it on ;D
Can I ask where did you get it from and for how much?
The front tow hooks were tricky to get on weren't they?
This week I hop that Paul & I will be able to install my Rusty's Offroad lift. I don't expect that the ride will be the same as your lift Johny. My lift is a spacer lift, your's will be a proper coil replacement. By the way, does your lift include new longer shocks?
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Post by LibertyFever on May 8, 2008 6:16:49 GMT -5
Meh ... I want a ARB bumper in 2 years or less ... I need OME springs to support it ... So true Johnny. I guess the front stock coil springs sag under the weight of a solid bumper c/w winch. It might also be neccessary to add clevis spacers to fine tune the ride height too. Y'know its going to be sweet to see ,ore than one lifted Libby on a trail. They're rare. I've only seen one other lifted Libby on a run, a Skyjacker lifted Libby at the last Saint John Run. |
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Post by lostkj on May 8, 2008 6:27:03 GMT -5
well if you installed the front tow hooks on the libby ... the gas skid plate is easy!
I got all that installed at a friends place on my street ... hes got lots of tools ... we did it in the driveway (almost 2 hours to all).
The gas tank skid plate just fits right into the frame ... no lifting jeep up ... just need 2 people, one to to hold it up while the other get scews into it to hold it up... I got all screws in it except for one behind the frigging exhaust ... no way in hell is that going to be torqued properly ...
front tow hooks - only got 1 screw per hook torqued properly ... the other set of 2 - no frigging way to torque them without taking the whole bumper off... those were bastards to get in ...
The rear hook was easy - it just mounts over the gas skid pate (thats why I installed gas skid too -- less rework down the road)
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Post by lostkj on May 8, 2008 6:28:43 GMT -5
my lift --- I am buying new shocks with it -- Rancho rear shocks and Rancho front struts (same number thats on the LOST forums ... 17004 and 17505 i think)
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Post by LibertyFever on May 8, 2008 21:09:11 GMT -5
I spotted a lifted Renegade today and had to take a pic.  This is what our Libby's will look like once we put the lifts on them Johnny . Those tires are 245/75/16 (30" tires). |
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Post by lostkj on May 9, 2008 15:26:29 GMT -5
makes me want it more and more!
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Post by LibertyFever on May 9, 2008 16:06:23 GMT -5
Are you planning new tires under your lift kit Johnny? The lift alone won't increase your clearance and the damn engine skidplate will actually reduce your clearance by as much as an inch & a half.
I'm putting Paul's 30" tires from his TJ under my lift. Depending how they fit maybe I'll go as high as 31".
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Post by lostkj on May 10, 2008 9:08:50 GMT -5
not right away ... I want to go with 31" if they fit ... otherwise 30"s ... but I need more cash first ... Im borderline now ... so I need atleast 2-3 months to get me in a cushioned cash zone again
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