tell me about it, my basic lift is gonna be about 600 bucks and thats just for the basic parts, not the stuff i end up breaking lol...

i need a lot more then a lift lol...

 

Lift, recovery gear, spare parts, tires and wheels. I calculated the lift and tires/wheels once, its about 2500 or so when its all said and done and thats not counting if you mess up.

I aint worried much about the rearend,t hats easy, frontend yea b/c we gotta cut for those bj spacers..rear is all bolt off for the trucks. Maybe you and I can work on it together Joe, I know I promised Avy I would try and help him too.

Figure: body lift is about 200, my rear leaf pack is about 200 with all the parts, then longer shackles for like 100, then I need the front BJ spacers for 100, then better torsion bars thats 100, then you need the logner shocks,t hats about 300-400.. Ok thats about a grand right there for the lift, then I need bigger meats and different wheels, thats a grand right there, then all the other little stuff like extended brake lines, armor..etc..

Yea its $$$

I figure to fully outfit a truck it costs about 3-5k depending on what you do.

 

marc...from what im looking at the cutting should be pretty easy...my grinder should take care of that no problem

im looking to go
new rear leafs
shackles
u bolt flip
ball joint spacers
downey torsions with mild crank
new shocks all around
extended brake lines
etc...im gonna try and make it happen for under 1k

 

Its possible, I have no choice but to use the rancho adjustable shocks b/c thats all I could find that will A fit and B work, least I hope so. I mean procomp, and superlift make some, but I want something a bit better.

Then there are idler arm braces or whole new idler arms from total chaos we will probably need, and other junk.. Actually doing the lift aint hard, its getting the cash to do it.

 

unless i can find a used TC idler arm, im gonna rebuild a stock on with brass fittings and the downey brace, then rebuild the one i have also and always have a backup...glad my tires will give me another 10k

 

Reminder, the weekend of the 30th of june is near the 4th of July..it will be insane.. week after the 4th or week before the 30th sounds better? I may not be able to get off, I dunno..

Yes/No??

 

you guys are so lucky. You have places that arent inhabited by houses.

 

the 30th is better for me , its a pay weekend, and not in between.

 

I still gotta see, I dunno Avy and I thought it would be better if went after July 4th..

 

you really think its gonna be that busy?

 

Well I dunno, I could take the weekend off, then another weekend off for Avy and I (and anyone else wanting) to go camping.

Hows that sound? We go for 2 days on a camp out at rausch and such.. June 30th to july 1st or something?

 

well the 4 of July is in the middle of the week. so I kinda don't think it will be to bad.it would be differnt if it were closer to the weekend. Thats just my thought.

 

Yea I hear ya Dave.

My thing was I wanted to take a week, but truth be told I doubt its gonna happen in my line of work. I'll take that weekend off and thats that.. Maybe take another one later.

 

so are we still talking june 30 , and july 1 ? that would be a good two day trip.

 

YEa, I think thats the dates, any objections?

 

i had the same question, two people i know with jeeps might wanna make the trip also

 

Yup Yup , thats good for me, there is a guy on t4r.org that is intereste in going too. where will we go is the next question???

 

Gotta have snorkels for wharton imho, rausch or bust I think.

I dont wanna hydrolock, but I sure aint got the time to add a snorkel done right either.

 

yah I don't got the time or cash for a snorkel by then either. so I guess Rausch Creek is the spot then?? i'll post it to my thread on t4r.org. and maybe one in a few weeks on the rausch creek forums.

 

Well a little update, I got that weekend of the 30th off from my job-if I still have it. Unfortunetly I crashed the work truck (I rather not discuss). but for now I am employed, dunno for how long..heh.

I may have another guy coming with us, he has an 06 rubicon and wanted to come.