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Alaska BS thread

Discussion in 'Alaska' started by benbacher, Nov 4, 2012.

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  1. Sep 18, 2013 at 9:08 AM
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    av8er2012

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    Lol gotta take stuff when its available!!! AAL can be bought whenever :p and personally, if it were my daily driver id go without the spacers and have a little less lift rather than spend the cash just raise the back and now u gotta worry about the brake lines and driveline angle and all that that starts happening when u keep her up above 3 inches. Gets annoying after a while. But thats just me.
     
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  2. Sep 18, 2013 at 9:22 AM
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    chipnoreo

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    I like the whit springs :D


    Like nick said, id just get rid of the spacer and get the bumper while its available! :)
     
    chipnoreo, Sep 18, 2013
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  3. Sep 18, 2013 at 9:49 AM
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    Russellstiltskin

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    Yea. Those are my thoughts too. The 2.5" lift I had has always been just the right height. If I leave the spacer, I gotta spends tons more money down the road, which honestly I would not be looking forward to doing when my truck is a daily driver/ part time off roader. That was going to be my question to you guys- lift the back more, costing more money? Or just remove the stupid Ready Lift Spacer up front. I still don't know wtf the guys at underground were talking about saying THIS 2"spacer fit, yet the ones I wanted for just an additional .5" wouldn't! They must have been trying to stack spacers, but that makes no sense, I don't think they'd be that dumb to try that. Sooooo, looks like this weekend ill get under there and remove the spacers and see how it sitswith just the coils. I don't think I need a spring compressor to remove a TOP spacer, right? Maybe u can tell me. Here's a close up photo. ydarare8_9d199fd2fefb4ed782ee6c3618df0245a27bbf06.jpg
     
    Russellstiltskin, Sep 18, 2013
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  4. Sep 18, 2013 at 9:59 AM
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    If u want to try to take it out withought undoing ur LCA and strut mount then it might be nice. But itll scratch those pretty coils. Id just drop the lca and undo the top screws of the coil and it should lean out towards you just by pulling on it. Enough to get a spacer out i would think. But i think your picking the smarter route. Your truck is more than capable with the 2.5 inches you have and will drive a lot nicer and cost less in the long run lol. And that bumpers gonna look real perty like on there ;p
     
    av8er2012, Sep 18, 2013
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  5. Sep 18, 2013 at 10:28 AM
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    Russellstiltskin

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    K. Ya as long as I don't need to rent a compressor, that's fine with me
     
    Russellstiltskin, Sep 18, 2013
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  6. Sep 18, 2013 at 10:30 AM
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    Russellstiltskin

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    It drives like shite, by the way. Probably because of the extra spacer on top. The front end has got to be pushing close to 4" over stock. WAY too high.
     
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  7. Sep 18, 2013 at 10:40 AM
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    Ya thats too much haha. Take em out itll be much better lol
     
    av8er2012, Sep 18, 2013
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  8. Sep 18, 2013 at 11:33 AM
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    benbacher

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    Knowing nick personally, I HIGHLY doubt he tried to stack spacers. I think there's probably more to the story. That is super weird though. Mine goes in in two weeks for my final alignment. :woot:
     
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  9. Sep 18, 2013 at 12:08 PM
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    Russellstiltskin

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    Yea. Totally agree. Nick is always super helpful. I wish I would've just done the springs first, then if not enough lift, add a little something to it later. I don't get how places can advertise the OME 885s as 1.75" when most everyone is getting a full inch to 1.5" more than that depending on their style truck ( 4x4 vs per-runner ). Lol. Well, maybe I'll try later this afternoon to partially loosen the LCA and see if I can get those spacers off.
     
    Russellstiltskin, Sep 18, 2013
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  10. Sep 19, 2013 at 11:56 PM
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    Anyone got a 17" stock rim they're willing to part with?
     
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  11. Sep 20, 2013 at 12:13 AM
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    If be willing to trade some cash plus my spare. Would just like to have a full set of five for when I get my spare.
     
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  12. Sep 20, 2013 at 10:17 AM
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    chipnoreo

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    chipnoreo Ready for snow!

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    If anyone ever has need of a FSM, let me know. I have one :)
     
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  13. Sep 20, 2013 at 11:36 AM
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    Ben, you said you can get a deal on shipping or could set up a cheaper way to get say..... A bruteforce bumper up here yeah? If so, I might be talking to you towards the the end of the year... :)
     
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  14. Sep 20, 2013 at 2:53 PM
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    There's another guy interested. Keep saving, maybe we can set up another pallet for December.
     
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  15. Sep 20, 2013 at 2:59 PM
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    :thumbsup: hopefully the money tree blooms early haha
     
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  16. Sep 20, 2013 at 3:25 PM
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    I might be able to jump on some sliders by December. Won't have monies for any bumpers though.
     
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  17. Sep 20, 2013 at 3:57 PM
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    Just cut off the kick up and use the ones you already have :)
     
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  18. Sep 20, 2013 at 9:29 PM
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    Underground owes me a refund. Now that I've got the ready lift spacer off, I can see they didn't even attempt to use the longer top bolts provided to put the 1/2" spacers in. yte5a5a8_18cc680083ca99312818669c6efda43f006e72c0.jpg
     
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  19. Sep 20, 2013 at 10:44 PM
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  20. Sep 21, 2013 at 12:22 AM
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    chipnoreo

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    chipnoreo Ready for snow!

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    ....and this is why i HATE having other people work on my truck. Too bad we don't have tons of free tome, tools, and shop space....
     
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