There is one other thing you should consider with this lift. By cranking the torsion bars and getting 2 to 3 inches of lift, you'll have a steeper angle on the CV joints. This results in added strain on them, even with just everyday driving. They WILL wear out much faster.
To help with this, you can have a bracket made by your favorite welder (whoever he OR she is) that will drop the front differential 1 to 1.5". That reduces the angle on the CV's so they last longer.
If you really want to protect them, install a cut-off switch to the TOD and put in some manual hubs. This cuts the power to the front end and CV's don't rotate at all. You'll have true 2WD at that point, with the option to go back to 4WD/TOD.
I knew about these things when I first lifted my VX for 33's, but didn't make the modifications... it didn't take long before I was regretting that. Since then I've done all of these mods. It doesn't mean I won't pop CV's on the trail, but at least I know they won't wear out just driving on the highway. (like last time!)
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