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05-16-2003, 08:55 PM

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Re: L I F T E D ! w/pics *dial-up beware*

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I have no rubbing whatsoever. Not on the A-arm and I can turn full lock from side to side and it does not rub.

I'm not trying to bust your bubble but you should wait until you flex the whole thing offroad to say that. I guarantee you'll have some rubbing while articulated fully or hitting bumps offroad. But still it looks awesome dude. looks like you added a rack from the 1st to the 2nd pic.

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05-16-2003, 09:58 PM

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Nolan,

Looks like you did your homework---and it shows. Great job, man.

Bob

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05-16-2003, 11:56 PM

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Hey guys, sorry to revive this old thread , but I am interested in doing a lift similar to Nolans. 2.5" CF in the front and Downey in the back.

I read in another thread about switching the 2WD springs with the 4WD ones, but I didn't really get it. What does that accomplish? I see that Nolan has the 2.5 spacer in the front and 2" in the back, so does the swap even that out?

Both the front and rear 4wd springs were 1" longer than my 2wd ones. I compared it when i got my old springs off. Why this i am not sure. I can guess a few things. One of them being that my truck came stock with 28" tires and 4wd ones come with i think 31." Also the reason why you might want to add 4wd springs is for more lift. A 2.5" spacer on a 2wd will effectively be the same as a 1.5" spacer ona 4wd due to springs differences.

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05-17-2003, 07:36 AM

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I get it now Nolan, thanks for the info. It's an interesting proposition swapping for the 4wd springs, but I think I'll get new parts and go with Downey.

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05-17-2003, 11:57 AM

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I get it now Nolan, thanks for the info. It's an interesting proposition swapping for the 4wd springs, but I think I'll get new parts and go with Downey.

If you are going to go with spacers and downey 3.5" springs you really need 4wd front springs. The Downey rear 3.5" springs will put your truck 1" higher in the rear with just front 2.5" spacers. So 4wd front springs are a must if you do that.

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