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pics of lift / does it look right?

here are some pics of my lift that i just had done.
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(i dont know to put pictures on here so thats why their on my cardomain site)

what do ya guys think?

Does it look right? Im not really sure I like the place i had it done.

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some 32s or 33s would look ince..i thinnk you need bigger tires
 
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it looks really small for some reason...
 
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Damn Nice Truck...
 
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Sweet, go jump it.
 
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i dont see any glaring mistakes that might have been made. What makes you think they did a bad job?
 
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1) no money for bigger tires
-stock is all i can afford

2) theirs something about them that i didnt trust
 
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Probably becuase the tires look so small now, just need to upgrade the wheel and tire package or just the tires and you will be set.
 
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thanks for the comments

i appreciate it
 
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It kinda looks like it's got too much of a rake.....wait til the tires are on.
 
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tires aren't gonna fix a rake. Crank up them coil-overs!
 
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yes crank the coils...
 
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yeah it looks like your coils are not cranked at all ...

mine are cranked and i have a 2.5 inch diff from the front vs the rear... before i had 3.75 to 4 inch diff when they were not cranked...
 
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Originally Posted by zabeard
yes crank the coils...

Yessir!
 
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ok...um...how do you crank the coils?
 
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That looks great!
 
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On the very top of the coilover there is a silver plate, you can screw and un-screw that to adjust your spring rate/ride height. You might need a special tool to do it but that's how.
 
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in the lift kit it should have came with rather large looking hook typ thing ... that is what is used to crank them .... where the threads are there are 2 rings .... the one NOT touching the coil spring is the locking ring ..... the ony touching the coil is the one you will actually 'crank on' to crank the coils up.

also when doing this make sure to get aligned same problem as torsion bars messes with the alighment specs
 
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thanks guys
 
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You bet, post pics when get tires on that bad boy.
 
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Looks great some 33's will make it look much better. Nice clean truck though
 
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Do you think i could fit 35s
Or 34s (do they make those?)
 
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Looks pretty dang good, 35"ers might be a tight fit, torsion bars cranked to the max?

Doesnt look terrible with stock tires! I dig!

Looks good again--where did you get it done? Just a little mom & pop shop?
 
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think the torsion bars were taken off

it was a small shop, but no mom & pop
 
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Ditch those shabby anti-sway bars. They really hinder articulation and put a damper on ride-quality.
 


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