Lift on the way

[CrnCnn]

Don't cut them yet! Get lifted, put on your bigger tires, then see how close they come to touching your wheel wells when you are flexed out. If it looks like you are going to have a little more room to flex without rubbing the wheel wells then maybe you can cut them... if you eat your pees and carrots! After you lift your VX, you won't be riding on the bump stops anyway. Have fun tomorrow!

Yeah I read on another post that it can hurt more than help sometimes. I think you posted it. I will wait to cut them, I was really suprised at how close they are I guess.

[ZEUS]

I think they are that close to help fight body roll and they seem to do a good job. I will post a pic tonight of what I did to mine so you can laugh at me. I get a bit of jounce here and there but I have fun with it when I ask a busty girl to ride along! Who am I kidding... my dog is the only one who rides along... I'm no Rob Harvey...

[JHarris1385]

I swear I cracked up at that post Zeus.......God I wish I was Rob Harvey.

Anyways.....I never cut mine either. And Zeus you have me looking for 4.77 or the 4.56

C' I personally found it easier to lift the VX with a block of wood on the jack and lift from the gas tank. I have a large jack too. Just this way is easier. I read thats how Spazz did it. Also remember unbolt your shocks before hand. SOmething I forgot. So I had to unjack the VX and then unbolt. This process only took me about 30 minutes and you will love the way it looks after.

Remember to post pics.

[CrnCnn]

I swear I cracked up at that post Zeus.......God I wish I was Rob Harvey.

Anyways.....I never cut mine either. And Zeus you have me looking for 4.77 or the 4.56

C' I personally found it easier to lift the VX with a block of wood on the jack and lift from the gas tank. I have a large jack too. Just this way is easier. I read thats how Spazz did it. Also remember unbolt your shocks before hand. SOmething I forgot. So I had to unjack the VX and then unbolt. This process only took me about 30 minutes and you will love the way it looks after.

Remember to post pics.

Ahhh, Mr. Harvey, I wonder if he has images of men getting laid and a computer in the background pouting from lack of use?

ANYWAY...

I have an appointment to get my alignment done Monday afternoon. I was wondering about re-adjusting the T-bars. I read from Billy i think that things will settle after driving. How much driving you think? I don’t want to get my alignment done then have to do it again due to this. About 10-12 turns is what Billy wrote in the procedure, sound about right?

I got the batteries charging for my camera, dont worry Pics will be here.

[JHarris1385]

Your set and you got the right info. Just when cranking the t-bars. I cranked for a bit dropped the vx to ground and measured height untill both sides were near exact as I could get them. If I remember correctly I think Im pulling 38'' from groun to top of fender well.

[ZEUS]

Lift it and go have some fun and when you get back home remeasure and see where you are at. Do what you gotta do until you are satisfied. The place I hired to do my alignment knew I just did the lift and told me to bring it back a month later to make sure things were still in tolerance. See if they will work with you in this fashion and if they do you will possibly have a good shop in the future.

[ZEUS]

Alright, here is what I did for my VX after lifting it and wanting to keep some anti body roll in the equation. My rear bumpstops desinegrated (sp?) sometime after I bought it and the rubber had disappeared so I came up with this to keep 33's from rubbing away my wheel wells... much less my 32's!

They are a bit stiff, but should help control 33's when I get them. I confess I am drunk again; but it is Friday and 12:15 am and the party is continuing while people are making fun of me for posting right now... but what the hell! I am proud to belong to this forum. Eat your heart out Mr. Harvey!

[CrnCnn]

Your set and you got the right info. Just when cranking the t-bars. I cranked for a bit dropped the vx to ground and measured height untill both sides were near exact as I could get them. If I remember correctly I think Im pulling 38'' from groun to top of fender well.

38"? maybe I should go another turn?

[ZEUS]

NICE! Glad you got it done. It looks like you had to make room in the garage to complete the lift. What is your other project?


Sidenote: I wrote to Spike TV's Xtreme 4x4 and asked them if they would want to do a couple episodes on an SAS on an IFS rig... namely, a VX... specifically, mine. Unfortunately, Jessie Camp got hurt recently so they probably won't be starting any new projects any time soon. Doesn't hurt to ask though... and how cool would that be if they agreed to it!

[Ldub]

38"? maybe I should go another turn?

I think JH has taller tires than you have = 38" ?

Let it settle, then back the t-bars down a bit...according to your previous post, you have 2.5" of lift in the rear & 3.25" in the front.

IMO, I would trade a little hammer work & some trimming for decreased CV angle, if that's the purpose of lifting the front 3/4" more than the rear...

If I missed something, please enlighten me.