I guess my recommendations worked pretty good for him.
Texas-KR said:
Here's the pics. 2.5" leveling kit with 38x15.5x18. I ran up on a 3' tall stack of logs to get it to flex a bit. Didn't hit at all. There was about 1" between the tire and fender, but the fender needs to be pulled back more. I didn't screw in the inside Bushwacker screws yet.
You get much more usable off road performance by keeping things lower and filling the wheel wells by trimming the fenders to fit the larger tires. Most people I think scared to go cutting sheet metal. Mine will end up look very close to this but with a 4.5 hanger 5" Deavers or Icon out back go over to the Bushwacker cutout to fit the SS M16 40x14.50x20s
On the second to last picture is that rear fully compressed onto the bump stops?
Wanted to see how close to the top of the cutouts they get when they are fully stuffed. It looks like it was really close on the rear edge on the front wheels. There is almost no lift but it did clear them. I can see where he can still pull back that inner fender plastic more before he screws in the rear edges.
There was about 1" between the tire and the front's rear fender. However, since I'm going to Line-X them and pull them off, I didn't install the inner screws that pull them back a little more.
Cutting the fenders was a breeze. I bought a $60 air shear from Northern Tool, and a reciprocating saw which I've always wanted to buy anyways. Took all day to do it, but it was easy. Like in Tank's thread, there's plenty room for error.
The rear wasn't really hitting the bump stop. It was just the towing helper spring hitting it. The main springs were a long way from the bump stop.
How do you bend the steering shock? By literally hitting a rock against it? I've been researching the kits, but I'd like to find one that places it up the highest. Any suggestions for that?
I did all this 2 weeks ago and went playing the same weekend. There's always more mods to come.
You could weld your own tabs/brackets on and place them on top exactly where you want and not have to worry about it any more. You could also drill and tap a couple holes etc and for the cost of a basic dual stabilizer kit have a hydro assist steering ram.
TARM, I looked up that hydro assist from West Texas Offroad. Looks real easy to install. Would I no longer need any steering dampners if I have that?
Only problem I would see with it would be that it could cause some damage trying to turn the wheel against a stuck situation since you lose the "feel". Looks like it could break some joints.
Yes it completely replaces the steering dampener. As far that loosing feel it does become easier but you do not loose all feel. Its only assist not full hydro. Now that said if you want to force it yes its possible but you will know it when you are doing it. It also is not very likely if you use some common sense.
You can actually do it yourself for about half that but it is nice if you do not want to mess with drilling and tapping the holes etc. Of all the ones WTOR is by far the most reasonable. They do very good work and are helpful.
When you mount it you can weld the tabs so it will place the ram up over or behind and protected for off road'n
I can show you. Its not hard. If you took a gear apart it would be apparent. The thing is to make sure you have the clearace inside but there is plenty. You only need 1/4 hose and fittings. 1.5" dual action ram 8 1/2" throw.
I planned to do a DIY write up for people to use as I have gotten a number of PM emails requesting it. I wanted to get good pics of everything so I was going to do it when I convert my current Xcursion. If you need is sooner ( a few week is what I had planned) I can see if I can draw it up for you. You should also do at least a flow mod to the pump. Again not hard. The only other thing you will need to do is increase the res size to account for the fluid of the ram. The easiest way is to take radiator hose and clamp it to the fill port and then use the original cap for the top. Obviously if you are looking for better looks etc you can get more elaborate for this.
The big tools you need are a drill press. A full size is preferable with a vise mounted to the table. Good drill bits. A NPT tap. Then some hand tools.
Please be on the lookout! Went shopping for 40 minutes, stolen exactly 10 minutes after I got out of the truck. San Antonio, Texas near 1604 and Culebra. Thanks!
Still no word. I'm sure it's in Mexico with the druglords, so it doesn't matter how much it sticks out, no one will stop it.
I'm already shopping for the next one.
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