Lol yeah he said the other day you two gave the tbars a bit of a twist. He noticed that my cv's are a little straighter. I may have to twist the bars a bit for clearence on the 32 x 11.5's. Damn things are fat on 10" wide rims so I may give them 1/2" twist, nothing crazy. I like them being straighter than stock.

 

Ive had it aligned and when they did that i asked them to double check the front, It makes a clunking/knocking noise-ish every little bump i hit.

Sorry Im not trying to threadjack!

 

It may not be related, just a coinkey-dink... have you folded a small rag & stuffed it under the hood by the hinge on either side?
Opened a front door & lifted it to look for play?
The rag trick will tell you if you have worn conical washer on the hood hinge & the door lift will point out worn door bushings. Both make odd sounds that don't seem like they could come from their respective areas.

 

No it isnt the hood and i just did both door hinges in may. Had to weld the driver side bar for the latch. The sound is coming from the wheel wells

 

I was able to test out the flex a bit. The front is stiffer than before for sure, but it still stuffs the tire.

 

looks good! great write up. alot more work involved than what i first thought.... so back to the drawing board about a lift kit.

 

It was a lot of work, but well worth the trouble. I did a 2" body lift and that took 10 hours also. If you take your time and don't plan on getting it done in a day (take a long week end with some friends). Then again you could pay some one to install it. The 5" or 6" lifts will be more work I would think.

 

I did this lift and a body lift as well. I "took my time" and put in a few hours here and there...took me 3 weeks haha. I was quoted $500 for both jobs, great deal but you wont have the satisfaction of saying, yeah I lifted MY truck. Well worth the time and effort when it is done

 

great write up man!

 

im lookin at the 2.5" lift for my 93blazer. u think all the cuttin and eveerything u guys went thru will apply to that too? if so i'm in over my head here