Trust me I completely understand the young children and no time thing! If I didn't have a job that allowed me free time to work on my truck it would still be stock lol!

 

Just an update on the lift shackles... I found a college student (He's gong for automotive repair) who wants experience and said he would install my shackles for $50 and a 6-pack of beer lol (Yes he is 21, i checked his ID ) I'm so happy i dont have to install them..I dont have the time but want them done badly.

 

I'm a John Deere and Outdoor power equipment salesman..Usually we have down time during the winter and the owners allow us more payed time off and more use of the shop. But, with the winter weather we are expecting again this year we have been so busy selling snow blowers and snow plows there hasn't been any down time. Although, they did give me a $5k bonus since we have been so busy so i guess i shouldn't complain.

 

If you are just trying to get a little base and not be "annoying". I would go sealed on the box.

 

Sealed boxes also require less space.

 

Update on the shackles: The kid i had doing it finished it today, he had to burn out the bushings and cut the old shackles in half.. He still only wanted $50 including new bolts and bushings.... I gave him an extra six-pack tho to cover the added difficulty.. Tonight i'll crank up the torsion bars about an inch or so and shes done.

 

He had 6 hours of time into swapping out the shackles.

 

After the 2in shackles and cranked up the T-Bars about 1.5in. I like how this looks but may want to add a couple more inches next summer.

 

Got my jack mounted... Not 100% sure if i like the location but that was the only place my mounts would work. May build some other mount next summer when it warms up.

 

Well, I will be picking up in the next couple of days a set of BF Goodrich AT in 31x10.5 R15 for $200! They have 75% tread left. I think that $200 is a great price.