kmgar99

I'm no professional mechanic but i'll help...i'm in SoCal (Temecula)

Aparently your mechanic doesn't know headers very well...Thorley's make a good header with a real nice thick mounting plate...so warping and leaking is minimal at most. Make sure you get a second opinion at a muffler/exhaust place.... Sometimes you have to re-tighten the mounting bolts after you've driven a few hundred miles or so.... I say keep em and install them.....

Take a look at Dean's site....it'll show you how it mounts up.....Dean's Site

Yes....that is the clearance with my 32's.....With a 2" lift you DO NOT increase space between the strut spring perch and the top of the tire because all the lift does is increase the spring length that goes on top of the strut.....thus streching out the strut..... The distance between the spindle and the spring perch of the strut always remain the same. No-one makes a strut for the R50's with any different measurement between the spindle and the perch.... Man I hope that made sense!??!? Take a look at my install of the AC 2" lift. Lift install

and one more of the space between strut and tire

And another shot

I don't know backspacing, but i have American racing Outlaw II's with "0" offset and 32x11.5 with a small amount of rubbing (trimming necessary) But the main concern is the tires height due to the strut spring perch being so low the tire will hit it.

No kidding, i actually cancelled my cable package that included Speed(vision) because of all that crap....if you guys ever see any real racing come back to Speed(vision) let me know

Any of those Struts will work as long as its listed for your year Pathy. Also replace the strut bearings which i believe you called the strut towers....And also take a look at the K-MAC Camber adjusting kit it works wonders.... K-MAC If you need some help with the install check my site Install Help

I have the Bilstein 6100's that come with the AC 2" lift for my 97 and i think they're fine.....

So what does that "Auto/Lock" switch do? Lock up the Hubs? Or does it have a Locker?!?!?! Do you have to move the switch before the Lever?

That's F^%$ing Hilarious! Nice wrie up, that was great.....Oh ya...good luck....(the twisted me hopes there's a few more so the story continues)

Welcome OR99....I'm not sure how rare your Pathy is, but I would love to take a closer look at that spare tire carrier (p.s. don't mind the set of removal tools in my other hand!) My 97 has a LSD, but no rear spare, and by no means a matching spare. Also my 97 is an automatic, so since they are almost nothing alike...i'll shut up now...."walks away quietly"

My point exactly......Not trying to defend AC, but come on man, business' don't survive by giving away info or product for free. Find a place that sells industrial supplies like Grainger or McMaster-Carr or even a local bolt supplier like I have here, Ababa-QA. Bring one of the bolts to a machine shop or even Lowe's or Home Depot to find the thread count/pitch and the size. I completely agree with the fact that AC has poor Cust/Serv. Trying to call them and find info on a product you want to buy is difficult at best....and IF someone gets back to you then you have to ask all the same questions again, because the lady who answers the phone asks you for all this info but the guy who calls you back never seems to have any of this info....Seems like my Doctors office...Hey wait a minute...No can't be! Never mind!

Well said Pezzy!

Most of the areas in Fallbrook are fire access roads, so they are real easy. Some of the offshoots are what can be tough. Do you have a trailer hitch?

No offense but noone even knew about it.....besides Al SHartpton and Jesse Jackson are two people who should not lead anyone anywhere except off a cliff. GW might be an idiot to some people, but those two are complete Butt holes.....They care nothing for people except to get $$$ for the suffering the blacks withstood while under slavery.....only so they can take 15%.... No TV or possible $$$$ involved, they won't show up! Just my $.02

OK Bunny...first Congrats on the license, it's an awesome experience......But the Avatar! Man i'm not sure that's any better than the other one you had! Now we can go wheelin.....Call me when you're ready! I promise i'll go easy!

My god! I forgot how white east coaster are.....Borna nd raised in Boston, moved to SoCal in 88.....been tan ever since! Changed my hair color too at one point in time while here in cali

No kidding!!! You could use the second intake to only allow air under the hood to help cool it down??! Sry... just talking out my waste disposal hole!?

Hey 88 are those rubber or Poly bushings? And what type of grease are you using?

HEY!!! Whats with all this R50 Bashing......it seems the only Pathy here thats conquered the Rubicon was and R50! Who wants a 6" lift on a daily driver? I believe the majority of us drive our Pathy's on a daily basis. The only thing i would like to change on my 97 is the front struts. I'd love to change them to coil-overs. If i get off my lazy A** and stop enjoying driving my wifes Volvo s40, i might do some serious measuring and try and match a set of already available coil-overs.....One more thing added to my list. Stop Bashing the R50's....."Can't we all just get along?"........ :oops:

LOL!!!! (BTW my lol is in caps because i am laughing very loudly right now!)

I pulled my Bose streo out of my 97 SE and....No way it can be hooked directly. The Sirius reciever I use comes with a small 8" antenea that brodcasts the signal, so all you do is tune your radio to 88.1 and your golden....No static so far for the past 8 months.

How's $67 a piece American Racing Outlaw II with 0 offset to clear 32" BFG's