just wondering if i do balljoint spacers can i use my stock shocks or will they be too short. and do i need to crank my tbars to fit 33" bfg mt's. thanks kevin

 

they will be too short. talk to strap22 and get some OME. i believe 33s will fit without too much rubbing, and if you trim some of the fender lineing it will be fine

 

Stock shocks will be too short. I used stock length Suzuki Samurai front shocks and they work perfectly.

33x10.50s should fit without any problems. I have 32x10.50 Super Swampers which measure only a hair shorter than a BFG 33x10.50.

33x12.50s will fit if you have rims with little backspacing. The problem won't be rubbing the tires on the body/fender/etc., but the inner sidewall might rub the upper control arm if you have wide tires and/or wheels with a lot of backspacing.

 

You will need to change your shocks. What are you doing in the rear? In the Vendor section I have several 2nd gen kits and can custom fit and kit together for you. Let me know..........

 

There are some guys here who haven't replaced their shocks with the BJ spacers yet. I am one of them. The ride is still good but I haven't wheeled it yet to find out what it does when fully extended. I wanted the increased ride height, I wasn't too concerned with articulation.

 

I thought you didnt have to run longer shocks if you had stock bumpstops (non low profile)

 

Wrong.....Sure you could keep your shocks but you would limit their travel. Bad idea......change the shocks and do the setup right from the start.

 

The one thing that I have noticed in the last few days - since I have only had the lift in for a week. When I go to full drop, it is more harsh. before when the truck went to full drop it wasn't too hash because the shock was able to slow the drop before it bottomed out. Now I am riding on the top part of the shock and there isn't time for it to slow before it bottoms out, leaving me with a fairly good thud. If you are only driving on road you wouldn't notice much of a difference until you roll off a curb or something, but if you are in the bush I think it would be a more common experiance.

 

You can add some spacers to give your existing shocks a bit more travel:
- http://www.4x4wire.com/toyota/minutemods/ifs/