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well finally she is done! the bumpers need some adjusting but thats it. it was wayyy more work then i thought it would ever be, thanks to everyone for their imput!
 
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Looks great man. Did it seriously take you a week to complete it?
 
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trent still holds the record of two weeks! haha
 
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looks good man
 
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Originally Posted by --weezl--
of you guys who have done them with minimal tools... how many people does it take, and what tools do i need? i'm lookin at a 3" and a 2-3" on my buddy's sport track

where is the best (read cheapest) place to go for parts, for both the sport trac and ranger?
Basic hand tools from what I remember, it not too hard. It took me a full day to do mine, just take your time.

Buy the BL from like Summit or 4 wheel parts, usually the cheapest.
 
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Looks great man. Did it seriously take you a week to complete it?
at least he wasn't driving around or showing up at meets, looking like this...


lol :D
 
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actually i was driving around like that for 3 days lol and it was only like 4 hours a night by myself with the jacks adjusting evrything and making sure the body didnt fall
 
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Originally Posted by Toreador4x4
trent still holds the record of two weeks! haha
Good God. Thats kinda sad.


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at least he wasn't driving around or showing up at meets, looking like this...


lol :D
Hahahaha I lol'ed really loud.
 
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see the stave lake 2010 meet, 3.5 upgraded trucks, thread
 
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thanks guys...all of your imput was very helpful. i think i might need some 33's and deffinitely tint...

is there any way to lower the back an inch?
 
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ya, take part of the body lift back off

LMFAO!

nah, you could always get a smaller shackle, something that's 2 inches shorter, will lower you about an inch... why not just crank your bars to bring the front up? i assume you want to level it right?
 
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considering he doesnt have t-bars to crank that will be kind of difficult...dont lower the rear...lift the front!
 
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but the front is the perfect height for not needing bigger tires...i saw these things at advance auto parts that went inbetween the front coils, and your turned two nuts and it spread the coils apart...good idea or bad?
 
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those are not a good idea..either go with a lift coil in the front or a lift spindle or lower the rear by taking a leaf out of either side
 
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how hard is it to take out a leaf? and where do i get lift coild from?
 
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