This is the one with the stabilizer, HD rear coils, 2" rear spacers, Balljoint spacers, and OME shocks all around. 3-4" lift.

Rears were cake. Springs required major compressing via spring compressors, but once they slid in, BAM! And they are HD! I could load 200lbs+ in the back and it doesn't budge. Good stuff.

Fronts: The stock steering stabilizer upper bolt thing wouldn't come out. So I sawzall'd the damn thing off. Now I have to drill out the damn hole to install the new one. Cheap drill bits suck. Spending $60 on bits I hope will work sucks (I might change that if I find out they work this weekend).

Balljoint spacer install: Before starting this, MAKE SURE the instructions you have have CLEAR pictures. I had no idea what lip I had to cut off. After an hour I figured it out. Use a cut off tool (air tool). using the 4" grinder w/cut off wheel was a pain in the arse and painful (burns).

Also, I recommend a BIG breaker bar. I'm talking STRONG and about 4' long. This will allow you to get leverage to lift up the upper a-arm in order to put the spacer in and slide the ball joint into place. It takes strength (so some of you weenies may need to call reinforcements ).

Finally:

It rides great! Feels even better. Handles great off road. I'll be posting pics of flex later tonight. Good stuff! Only thing that would be better: SAS.

Also, you NEED the front diff drop spacers and longer brake lines. Both of those will be installed this weekend. (as long as Marlin gets 'em to me this week)

 

Before/After pics?

 

before? look at your rig.

After? coming tonight.

 

so did you happen to take some CLEAR pictures of the procedure?

 

It's really a better idea to either jack the frame up far enough to droop the lower a-arm, or unbolt the torsion bar adjusting bolts. No point in fighting a spring made to hold up a 4500lb. vehicle... When I installed my ball joint spacers, I actually removed both upper a-arms (took off the t-bars, etc.), to make grinding easier.

Definitely need to see those after pics

 

This is true, but my breaker bar is BEEFY and I was able to pull it up and hold it while my buddy positioned them. Leverage=good


I don't have good pictures of the area but I can explain it a lot better than those SDORI instructions could! "cut lip with angle grinder or cut off wheel" So we scratched our heads...... "ok, what friggin lip?"

 

were's the pics? i need a lift.

 

Please explain the BJ spacers..I'm doing this soon and will need to know as I cant make heads or tails of them crappy pics either.

 

The upper ball joint portion, let me see if I can snap a pic of it later today and upload it.

 

i just did the lift and i love it....my buddy took pics of the complete install and than his now ex jacked his digital camera and all the install pics...