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Offline CopperCrawler

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Re: need help with fabrication-ish stuff
« Reply #12 on: October 27, 2010, 11:00:28 AM »
Okay so soa =bad idea for beginner.

Does the 4"rough country lift provide EVERYTHING needed or would I still need to buy parts for the steering and such?

It's enough stuff to make it work, but you're probably not going to be too happy with the ground clearance of a transfercase drop.

But it will be better than what you have now.

BTW my transfer case is still dropped and I don't have a SYE.  Just haven't gotten to it yet  ;D.
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Re: need help with fabrication-ish stuff
« Reply #13 on: October 27, 2010, 11:25:14 AM »
Okay so soa =bad idea for beginner.

Does the 4"rough country lift provide EVERYTHING needed or would I still need to buy parts for the steering and such?

It's enough stuff to make it work, but you're probably not going to be too happy with the ground clearance of a transfercase drop.

But it will be better than what you have now.

BTW my transfer case is still dropped and I don't have a SYE.  Just haven't gotten to it yet  ;D.

It's mostly a personal opinion thing with that. As an LCG guy I'll go to great lengths to to have as little hanging down as possible, because I'm so low. Speaking of that, I believe it's time for a gas tank relocate and crossmember shave, both have self clearanced themselves quite a bit at this point.
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Re: need help with fabrication-ish stuff
« Reply #14 on: October 27, 2010, 01:38:51 PM »
okay so i have a posilock for my jeep, if i get a 4" lift, will i have to get a new one? the cable is ranked at 3"inch lift max but if i relocate the actual button, can it reach??

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Re: need help with fabrication-ish stuff
« Reply #15 on: October 27, 2010, 02:22:35 PM »
okay so i have a posilock for my jeep, if i get a 4" lift, will i have to get a new one? the cable is ranked at 3"inch lift max but if i relocate the actual button, can it reach??
If it's "Posilock" and not a spinoff brand I know there is no issue. I had a hard time routing mine in my YJ because the cable was so dang long, but yes you can always reroute it if you have it mounted where the cable is tight. Where is yours mounted, and how do you have the cable ran in the engine bay?

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Re: need help with fabrication-ish stuff
« Reply #16 on: October 27, 2010, 02:51:29 PM »
ill post a picture later on but i have it mounted right next to my ash tray( no ac so basically right over my transfer case) and it has one loop in the cable by the engine.

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Re: need help with fabrication-ish stuff
« Reply #17 on: October 27, 2010, 02:53:26 PM »
ill post a picture later on but i have it mounted right next to my ash tray( no ac so basically right over my transfer case) and it has one loop in the cable by the engine.
Sounds like the same place I mounted mine. You will be fine.

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Re: need help with fabrication-ish stuff
« Reply #18 on: October 27, 2010, 03:06:20 PM »
okay thanks :)

hopefully getting my paycheck today, might order a 4" Rough Country ;D

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Re: need help with fabrication-ish stuff
« Reply #19 on: October 27, 2010, 06:22:50 PM »
okay thanks :)

hopefully getting my paycheck today, might order a 4" Rough Country ;D

Allsouth?  They will beat any deal you find usually.


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Re: need help with fabrication-ish stuff
« Reply #20 on: October 28, 2010, 09:12:50 AM »
I had a 3'' body lift on my old K-10 and it was a pain in the arse. the gap between the bed looked bad as well. I had an el cheapo kit and has to do some floor cutting to clear the shifter for the np205 t case and the sm465 tranny. Since I was into the whole mud thing back then, the body lift only did one good thing. Made it easier to wash mud from the bottom of the bed. I've got to agree with the other guys when they say 1'' max.  Btw, you'll find out pretty quick what mud does to all the seals in your rig. Mine constantly marked its territory wherever it was parked.

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Re: need help with fabrication-ish stuff
« Reply #21 on: October 28, 2010, 01:17:32 PM »
yeah i was thinking allsouth, but i wont be able to afford to have them instal it so i may still need some help if anyone would be willing when the time comes.

I am trying to get away from the mud, and have been for some time now. the last time i didt wat to go into it in the first place, my friend was leading ad had no idea where he was going which is the only reason i even went.  8==D

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Re: need help with fabrication-ish stuff
« Reply #22 on: October 29, 2010, 12:19:06 PM »
You may want to check out iron rock offroad for some goodies. I've got the 8" long arm kit for my XJ and it's pretty beefy. They sell all sorts of lifts in whole kits or just simple upgrades.

www.ironrockoffroad.com

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Re: need help with fabrication-ish stuff
« Reply #23 on: October 29, 2010, 02:47:58 PM »
yeah i was thinking allsouth, but i wont be able to afford to have them instal it

They give some pretty serious discounts to GATR members on labor.  Run it by them and see what they are asking before you write it off as too expensive.

They beat all comers on price for my BDS lift.  After installing it myself (with the help of some friends) it would have been worth it to let them do it for their price.
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