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Finally got my truck lifted!!

Old 05-21-2005, 12:46 PM
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Finally got my truck lifted!!

So after months of wanting and waiting, I finally have my truck lifted. After 7hrs of install last Saturday and tires on Thursday it's all done.
Here's some before pics



Can you say Donahoe?


After (one dirty and one clean)



That's Donahoe coils up front, Downey AAl in rear, Bilstein 5100's, American Racing 23's, 32x11.5 BFG M/T
I love the way it looks and rides. I can't thank my brother enough for everything he did with helping install and with the tires. It wouldn't have happened without him. Comments are welcome, as long as they're not bad
Austin
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Looks ten times better
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looks better.....
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Looks good
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nice! you must be looking back at your truck as you walk away again, huh?
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nice! you must be looking back at your truck as you walk away again, huh?
Dont we all do that? =D
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oh wow!...i love it...how much did everything run you?...I was thinking about a lift when I'm ready for tires, give me time to save....
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those old rims made the truck looked like...well...old...
Old 05-21-2005, 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by lee
nice! you must be looking back at your truck as you walk away again, huh?
Oh yeah, when I'm at work I just stare at the parking lot and think "That looks awesome."
Old 05-21-2005, 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by CynicX
oh wow!...i love it...how much did everything run you?...I was thinking about a lift when I'm ready for tires, give me time to save....
I got my coils and the bilsteins from Wheelers Offroad, it was like 1069 shipped. Downey's were 97, rims I bought used for 210, and the tires were 600 (I got a sweet deal through my brother). So all together around 2000 , which is a lot looking back at it now. But I'm very happy with the result and there didn't seem to be really any power drop either.
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way better
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Lookin good!! I would love to be able to afford some bling bling coilovers!! I am probably getting the AR-23 rims though. They look great!
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Huge difference! Looks hawt
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Originally Posted by tacopie
I got my coils and the bilsteins from Wheelers Offroad, it was like 1069 shipped. Downey's were 97, rims I bought used for 210, and the tires were 600 (I got a sweet deal through my brother). So all together around 2000 , which is a lot looking back at it now. But I'm very happy with the result and there didn't seem to be really any power drop either.
well it looks really good....

did you mean 500 for the tires? typo...I got 33x12.5 BFG M/T's for Mr Tire (tire place) for about 600 mounted and balance...but that was for buying, mounting and balancing 5 tires since I had a spare on the back (it was a Wrangler)...no discounts...
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its cute
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Looks awesome! Huge improvement.
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how do you like your Donahoe's ?
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Originally Posted by CynicX
well it looks really good....

did you mean 500 for the tires? typo...I got 33x12.5 BFG M/T's for Mr Tire (tire place) for about 600 mounted and balance...but that was for buying, mounting and balancing 5 tires since I had a spare on the back (it was a Wrangler)...no discounts...
No, they were 600 mounted, balanced, and replacement package. They retail at about 152 each without any replacement. I got these through Discount tire and the guy said that for everything that I was getting should cost around 800. So I'm pretty happy.
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Originally Posted by 3.4v6
how do you like your Donahoe's ?
I love them so far. When I got them I was expecting a stiffer ride than what I got. I have yet to take them off road, but should be fixing that this coming weekend. But from what I hear, people have been very impressed with how they handle off road.
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Nothing uglier than a stock heighth Taco.

Nice new look.


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