7 inches of "out of the box" lift

[BigSwede]

I don't think the diff drop costs much ground clearance, seems like the oil pan hangs down lower than the diff anyway (in stock config). I actually feel the lowered diff protects the oil pan somewhat...

[VXorado]

Nicely done.

I posted a couple of comments in the How2 so that they'd stay with the writeup.

I read & replied . I like the idea of posting questions to the How-to rather than through PM.

I don't think the diff drop costs much ground clearance, seems like the oil pan hangs down lower than the diff anyway (in stock config). I actually feel the lowered diff protects the oil pan somewhat...

The kilbys crossmember killed my front ground clearance because I had to drop it the full 2"+ to get the front skid plate to clear the diff. A stock crossmember wouldn't need to be mounted so low & would eliminate the clearance issues.

[tom4bren]

The kilbys crossmember killed my front ground clearance because I had to drop it the full 2"+ to get the front skid plate to clear the diff. A stock crossmember wouldn't need to be mounted so low & would eliminate the clearance issues.

The Kilbys are stout enough that you could lose the crossmember entirely. Just hafta make some hangers for the Kilbys using the crossmember mounting points & maybe a piece to cover the seam between the plates.

[VXorado]

The Kilbys are stout enough that you could lose the crossmember entirely. Just hafta make some hangers for the Kilbys using the crossmember mounting points & maybe a piece to cover the seam between the plates.

The problem isn't actually the crossmember but the front skid plate clearance with the pumpkin. If I made the crossmember higher, the skid plate wouldn't be able to be mounted any higher because it would hit the pumpkin. Oh well... there is still plently of ground clearance.

[tom4bren]

sawsall????