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Old Aug 4, 2011 | 06:48 PM
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BIG UPDATE (sort of lol)
Just ordered new shocks!!! Rancho RS5000's all the way 'round. Later tonight I think I'm finally ordering a 2" BL which will eventually be accompanied by a set of 31" Firestone Destination At's. Also, might have a lead on a hood, fenders, grille, front bumper, and rear bumper end caps for $150. The best part is, THEY ARE ALREADY THE SAME COLOR!!!! So I'm a bit excited to say the least

EDIT: Just ordered the body lift from Amazon, should be here on Wednesday!
 

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Old Aug 6, 2011 | 02:56 PM
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Went to pick up all the body parts today. Unfortunately, almost all of them were damaged worse than my current ones. But I did pick up a few things: grille, skid plate, sway bar bushings, 2 body mounts, and a vapor canister mount. Not exactly what I was hoping for, but at least it wasn't all bad.
 
Old Aug 7, 2011 | 06:56 PM
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Good to hear it wasn't a total fail. BL will look great and give it a nice aggressive look!
 
Old Aug 7, 2011 | 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by zedartwo
Good to hear it wasn't a total fail. BL will look great and give it a nice aggressive look!
Yeah, I just hope my body mounts don't give me too much trouble. I think I'm gonna get a set of 31" Firestone Wilderness AT's

Got around to replacing my front sway bar bushings, front brake pads, charcoal canister bracket, and the skid plate. Here's why...



 
Old Aug 7, 2011 | 08:18 PM
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you did a decent amount of stuff to your truck today =P
 
Old Aug 7, 2011 | 08:21 PM
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Sure did haha! Luckily none of it gave me any real problems.
 
Old Aug 11, 2011 | 09:15 PM
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So, today was day 3 of trying to install the PA body lift. It's taking a bit longer than I had hoped. Seeing as I have only been able to work on the lift after I get home from work, it's understandable. At this point, all the pucks are in and the bolts are tight. Tomorrow I plan on torquing them all down, and then start putting things back together.
 
Old Aug 16, 2011 | 08:17 PM
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Ok, so I finally have a "real" update lol.
After 4 days working on the Jimmy 5 hours a day (after work), the body lift was complete...

Here's what we started out with
1.5" T-bar Crank, 2" Shackles, 235/75/R15 Goodyear Wrangler Radials



Now, sitting in the garage after the BL was on (minus the bumpers).


Then I got my set of Rancho RS5000's for all four corners (no pics ) After that, it was time for the new rubber.

Here she sits as of today...
1.5" T-bar Crank, 2" Shackles, 2" BL, Rancho RS5000, 31x10.50x15 Firestone Destination AT

 
Old Aug 16, 2011 | 08:26 PM
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looks good =)
 
Old Aug 16, 2011 | 08:31 PM
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sick ride man!
 



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