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Old 01-17-2017, 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Tajohns34
I grabbed a set of LEDs off of Amazon for like $40. It does help a lot.
Yeh I love mine at night. They really do help. If you want more you can grab a set that look like mine for around $15. They give me a lot more close range when I have my high beams on
 
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Old 01-17-2017, 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by 95teal4x4
Yeh I love mine at night. They really do help. If you want more you can grab a set that look like mine for around $15. They give me a lot more close range when I have my high beams on
wherw did you find good leds for 15?
all i did for power was to tap in to the factory wires for the factory fog lights so the same button powers both.
 
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Old 01-17-2017, 03:35 PM
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31's are doable on shackles and t-bar adjustment, you'll still end up with a little rub at full lock in parking lots though

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Old 01-17-2017, 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by blazen_red_4x4
31's are doable on shackles and t-bar adjustment, you'll still end up with a little rub at full lock in parking lots though

your truck looks to have all the upgrades i want lol roof rack, brush guard, light bars. i also would really like to do the spare swing away mod.


also I ordered these on geek.com so long ago that I forgot about them two bucks per bulb the came in the mail from china today let's see how they do
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driver side is the new led. i dont see much difference while driving, but the leds are definitely white not yellow.
 
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Old 01-18-2017, 07:31 AM
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I have HID low beams and LED high beams and it does help. It isn't so much the distance but the fact that the light is actually white.
 
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Old 01-18-2017, 07:55 PM
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im thinking about removing the front bumper cover to make the front end look higher but i cant seem to find any posts about it in the fourms after searching a bit. im wondering if i can take it off and trim the bottom half off and pit it back on since its the same color as the rest of the body. any info would be much appreciated
 
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Old 01-19-2017, 12:29 AM
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Originally Posted by 98gmcjames
wherw did you find good leds for 15?
all i did for power was to tap in to the factory wires for the factory fog lights so the same button powers both.
There is a ton of cheap sets like mine on ebay.
 
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Old 01-22-2017, 06:30 AM
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my buddy stopped by with his stock blazer
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i also have the idler and pitman arms arriving today and a thrush welded muffler tomorrow
 

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Old 01-22-2017, 12:10 PM
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Now i know i have much beefier tires than your buddy's blazer but wow does your jimmy sit high. It also kind of looks like it might be a 2wd? Lift shackles are on my to do list. i think mine still has the original ones on it and they look like i could put my finger through the side of them. I'm just not looking forward to the hours of WD-40 and torching to get them off haha Your jimmy is looking pretty good though, keep it up!
 
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Old 01-22-2017, 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by 95teal4x4
Now i know i have much beefier tires than your buddy's blazer but wow does your jimmy sit high. It also kind of looks like it might be a 2wd? Lift shackles are on my to do list. i think mine still has the original ones on it and they look like i could put my finger through the side of them. I'm just not looking forward to the hours of WD-40 and torching to get them off haha Your jimmy is looking pretty good though, keep it up!
both are 4x4 both have 235 75 r15 tires mine is 2 inch shackles and the shop ctanked the t bars so that the wheel wells were even 34 inches from ground to top of the wheel wells. im planning a 2 inch body lift wheel spacers for the rear just need to save the money. and dreaming about the 6 inch suspension lift.
 

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