Recent content by New2TJ

  1. New2TJ

    Finally the lift

    Mostly yes, I didn’t disconnect the sway bar but as far as I could flex it until a tire came off the ground. No rubbing. The lift kit advertised that it should work perfect with 33 inch tires as long as the rim has an offset to the outside. It has full turn radius without rubbing too!
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    Finally the lift

    Haha! The drain plug dropped in the funnel and made a mess!
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    Finally the lift

    So the lift kit, tires and wheels and SYE finally all got to my house and I had a free weekend to install it. Overall I’d say it was pretty straightforward. With the help of my two brothers and a car lift it took about 17 hours to install. I did a Rough Country 4 inch lift and 33x12.5 Pro Comp...
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    Bumper Decisions

    That bestop one sounds pretty similar to the one I looked at. It just bulks up the hinges to help with the weight.
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    Bumper Decisions

    That’s the stuff I need to know. So the tire carrier bumper is out. Since I’m not doing huge tires, does the stock tire mount hold up to a lot of bouncing?
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    Bumper Decisions

    So I’m trying to figure out this whole bumper thing. I want to make sure I get the right ones. I plan on wheeling a little, enough to get a winch so the mount is important and I’ve heard a couple things about the rear bumpers with the swing out tire mount having problems supporting the weight of...