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    Lowermain Land BC Truck Status?

    in Western Canada

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    headin out today 'round lunchtime fer a bit of wheelin.. nothing serious. Short notice, i know..but if anyone is interested in joining give me a call @604 562 7313.

     

    I would but I bent my tie rod yesterday. Going to pick-a-part tomorrow, I'm hoping to have it done by noon if you want to head out this way tomorrow afternoon. I'll call you tonight if I remember.

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    in New People Start Here!

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    If you have your rear bump stops in place and you're willing to do MAJOR fender trimming, I think you'd get away with it. If you're rig came with stock fender flares, trace along the upper edge of them, remove them and use a pair of tin snips or a sawsall to trim the fenders along the line you made.

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    Hi Dave, Yeah sadly I'm from Washington, although Western Australia sounds better! ...Also, anybody know what size tires will fit after the JGC lift? Thanks

     

    You in a far better place than Australia in that you have WATER!

     

    I have 33" tsl's on mine but even with the rear fenders trimmed RIGHT TO THE DOORS they rub like hell. Then again I have no rear bump stops either, but my 31" mudders barey rubbed. I'm doing a 2" body lift to alleviate the issue.

    New in the NW

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    "utilitarian" - one of my favorite words! No lift and 31's will get you more places than many stockers will go. a JGC coil lift, torsion bar re-indexing, fender trimming and a 2" body lift will get you farther! A lockright is a bonus too plus it's reasonable on the street.

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    Wecome Chip',

     

    Check out the thread "rear spring options for wd21" There's all the info you'll ever need on the JCG coil swap. It's easy and cheap. Pay attention to the posts... there are SEVERAL different JGC coils available that will offer anywhere from 1.5"-3" of lift. Beyond that you can re-index you torsion bars in the front to level it (there's a thread on that specifcally also), but don't go too crazy or you'll wind ud with a way stiff ride and bent UCA's (upper control arms). Do a body lift only when you are ready to buy the tires to fit into the space you create - this is a body lift's foremost advantage (the other being added clearance for getting at/modifying other stuff). Suspension should be done 1st. Hope this helps.

    Lowermain Land BC Truck Status?

    in Western Canada

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    Tell you what guys...

     

    We could do a Hope run in Setember or October if any of you are up for it. There's some pretty sweet trails up my way (I can post some pics if there's interest) that include wicked views, sweet wilderness campspots (that are usually unoccupied in the fall), varied challenges, obstacles and "hard routes" that are optional if your worried about damage as well as plenty of wildlfe. Also if anyone wants a place to crash for the night, I've got a couple of spare rooms, a fire pit in the yard and my yard ends at the Coquihalla river, so it makes for a good "base". The trails are within 20 minutes of my place for the most part. I did a similar deal with a bunch of the guys/girls from FIBC and it turned out great - everyone had a blast and if we put this one together we might have some tagalongs too if you guys are up for it. The last time we went up Garnet creek to Harrison, but this time I'd like to hit some of the more challenging stuff on Garnet, American and Nickelmine. Stokers are still fine for these trails - I took mie up them all the time with 31's and no lift at all, you just have to take the easier routes at times.

     

    Any interest?

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