abomb1 Posted January 30, 2005 Share Posted January 30, 2005 (edited) Well, by the end of the week I got my lift all finished. Although AC calls it a 2 inch lift, I did see almost 4 inches even before I put the larger tires on. Here's a few pics... Stock: New coils and RS9000's Rear fender height stock: Rear fender after lift: Lifted, still the same tires: Rear height with the new tires: More pictures with the lift: Edited January 30, 2005 by abomb1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige Posted January 30, 2005 Share Posted January 30, 2005 lookin' good meing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96pfinderSE Posted January 30, 2005 Share Posted January 30, 2005 Lookin awesome mangitos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runnerman Posted January 30, 2005 Share Posted January 30, 2005 Those Rims look pretty darn good Nice job!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Pickles Posted January 30, 2005 Share Posted January 30, 2005 Dude, your truck is looking awesome! The inlaws have a green 03 like yours, but I can't seem to talk them into toys for it. Please post some specs all at once of what you installed, what height you ended up with, etc. If you did already, I'm sorry, just slap me across bandwidth. Those rims are cool, and ya gotta love the meatier rubber. Congrats and good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edta1 Posted January 30, 2005 Share Posted January 30, 2005 WOW, that looks really good. How much did it cost? Was it easy? What problems did you encounter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_johnson Posted January 30, 2005 Share Posted January 30, 2005 Definitely sweet looking What kind of rims are those? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 I swear, R50's need 4" lifts. Giving it 2" just doesn't do ya justice. Looks good, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 Looks awesome. How's it feel to drive now? Betcha it barely fits under that garage door, too. Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzy Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 nice!! *adds to 'want list'* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trialsin26 Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 Nice, Hey what are the specs on those tires and wheels. How does it feel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abomb1 Posted January 31, 2005 Author Share Posted January 31, 2005 Thanks for all the replies. I went from the stock height, which was almost 31" to the rear fender flare, up to almost 36 1/2" to the rear fender flare after the lift. The lift is the AC 2" lift, with KYB GR-2 struts, Rancho RS9000X shocks, and 2" lift coils. The tires are Goodyear MTR 265/75R16's, so they are almost 32" high and about 10 1/2" wide. Wheels are chrome Ion Alloys, style 165, and have 4.25" backspacing. I had to remove the front mudflaps, and do some trimming of the fender liner both in front and behind the front wheels to make it all fit. That should be all I have to do, even for flexing it, but I haven't had the chance to do that yet. I would say everything I did was pretty easy, but I didn't do any of the front lift. I brought it to Pep Boys to take care of the struts, mounts, and the alignment afterwards. The rear was as easy as removing the wheels, dropping the axle as far as possible to pull out the stock springs, replace shocks, and install new springs. I got the coil spring compressor from Autozone through their "lend a tool" program and it turned out to be too small to use with the new coils. You need one that can handle at least 6" diameter coils. I fit under the garage door alright, but I probably won't be able to put a bike rack on the roof like I was planning on doing. The ride feels pretty good, the adjustable Rancho's allow me to keep the ride as close to stock as possible with those stiffer springs. The tires actually aren't noisy at all like I expected them to be. I might notice it more in the summer with the windows down or sunroof open, but right now I don't think they are bad at all for noise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mookie Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 Looking good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runnerman Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 The ride feels pretty good, the adjustable Rancho's allow me to keep the ride as close to stock as possible with those stiffer springs. Did you get the adjustable Rancho's tha you can dial from inside? If so was the install hard or just plug and play if not was that even an option? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abomb1 Posted January 31, 2005 Author Share Posted January 31, 2005 You can buy the in-cabin remote for these shocks, I think the system is about $150. I don't need that since I don't won't be changing the settings that often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trialsin26 Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 Why didn't you do the front end yourself? I'm just wondering because I'm ordering my front OME spring and I was thinking of doing it my self. I figure its got to be easyer then working on a honda civic. How much did pep. charge for just installing the springs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
statikuz Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 (edited) Looks pretty sweet... Edited February 1, 2005 by statikuz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abomb1 Posted February 1, 2005 Author Share Posted February 1, 2005 Why didn't you do the front end yourself? I'm just wondering because I'm ordering my front OME spring and I was thinking of doing it my self. I figure its got to be easyer then working on a honda civic. How much did pep. charge for just installing the springs? I've heard bad things about working with struts, its supposed to be pretty dangerous. Pep Boys charged about $100 for both springs and upper strut mounts, they didn't break it down any more than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorilla Man Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 (edited) Hey, ABomb, what kind of power decrease did you notice? Gas mileage decrease? Thanks. oh, and dont forget to update your sig pic! its a little outa date now Edited February 1, 2005 by Gorilla Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abomb1 Posted February 1, 2005 Author Share Posted February 1, 2005 Hey, ABomb, what kind of power decrease did you notice? Gas mileage decrease? Thanks. oh, and dont forget to update your sig pic! its a little outa date now I'm still working on the mpg check, should know in a couple days. As far as power I have only noticed a difference in the speeds I shift at since I have a manual tranny. Taking off in first I don't notice anything at all. I do have to rev a little more than before to take-off in second though. We have one of those signs that tell you your speed on one of the roads at work, and according to that, my speedometer is spot on right now. I did notice with the old tires that I was going slower than what the speedometer indicated. I'll have to take care of the sig pic soon. I'd like to come up with something more than just a picture from my Cardomain pages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwrounds Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 Sweet ride! Im thinking of lifting my 98. Did you get the AC lift from 4x4parts.com? Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90seven Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 My tires are a bit warn, and I was told from my brother that he spotted a bulge on one of the rear tires. Refunds coming and I'm looking to get a new set of 5 to use. Any recommendations. Trucks not lifted and the stock rims are still in use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dank Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 Get the Bridgestone Dueler REVO's. I've got em. A few others have em. Everyone loves em! I've had them for a year now and they haven't let me down once. They're GREAT in the snow too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edta1 Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 You can buy the in-cabin remote for these shocks, I think the system is about $150. I don't need that since I don't won't be changing the settings that often. Nice shocks! Does the remote adjust the height? or stiffness? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90seven Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 Get the Bridgestone Dueler REVO's. I've got em. A few others have em. Everyone loves em! I've had them for a year now and they haven't let me down once. They're GREAT in the snow too. I'll try those out. Those will fit nicely on my stock rims? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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