Up Up And Away!

[nfpgasmask]

So with the help of CrnCnn and Ascinder, I got lifted this week (thanks guys). OME 912s in the rear and about 9 or so cranks on my torsion bars to level out the front end. So far, I notice a big difference in rear end cushyness, which is nice.

Now, is this really all I need to do? Or is this type of "poor man's lift" not very good for longevity? I mean, would it be a good idea to replace my shocks all around? Will my torsion bars eventually sag out? I didn't do the ball joint flip. I'm getting new meat on Saturday and I will see if they have trouble with the alignment. If they can't get things straight, then I guess I will flip them.

Anyway, just looking for some commentary from everyone. What are the real world consequences I should be concerned about? I only want the best for my VX, and I would like to do all I can over the next week.

Bart

[nfpgasmask]

Just my opinion, but I would flip the b.j.s before trekking halfway across the country and realizing your expensive new tires are wearing poorly because the alignment didn't take. And consider lengthening the rear bumpstops before those expensive new tires wreak havoc on your cladding from flexing too far.

Where can I get some bumpstops fast?

Bart

[ZEUS]

#9.9104 from Energy Suspension, they come in black or red. Most local 4x4 shops should be able to get them in pretty quickly for ya. I could even pick some up for you here at 4 Wheel Parts and we can install them in Moab if you want. You might have 4 Wheel Parts in Reno too. http://www.4wheelparts.com/stores/store-locator.aspx
http://www.energysuspensionparts.com...sp?prod=9.9104

[CrnCnn]

there is a totally off road here that may have them Bart. maybe even Summit

[nfpgasmask]

there is a totally off road here that may have them Bart. maybe even Summit

We will check this weekend.

Bart

[etlsport]

i ordered mine from summit (shipped from ohio), black ones they had in stock, red were back ordered by a few weeks

[nfpgasmask]

So I am now lifted and the new meat is on. The VX looks TOTALLY SICK now and Linda is ready to KILL me.

While the new meats were getting mounted, I had the tire shop remove my R1 pads and put on my stock pads (keeping the R1 drilled/slotted rotors). WOW. What a difference. No more mushy braking. I am going to update the R1 thread I posted a while back with this new info.

Bart