My68ur8's Build

mine were plug and play so 4 hours maybe and that included painting

Justin

 

Orderd my tires today

33 x 12.50 R 17 Grabber AT2

This is going to be my trial set to see how I like 33s and If I think they are too small I will swap to a 35" grabber maybe down the road when I can save up to regear it to 4:56

The 35 vs 33 debate was a hard one, but i figure these wont rub and will have good road manners for the winter months. Then I can re-evaluate next spring/summer

They should be here Monday and the lift installs goes down over labor day weeked

Justin

 

you need to get your stuff on your truck haha and i thought i was bad about teaser pics

 

Amazing build, when does the Fabtech go in?

 

Laborday Weekend

Justin

 

Nice! I am excited for you. I can't wait to see the pics!

 

Do you run OR a lot? Any comparing spots to hit before and after the lift?

 

I have only taken the truck on the beach since I have had it.

the tires are bald ( and where when I bought it) so I havent really played around with it too much.

the bald tires worked well on the beach

I will find somewhere to go play around when I get it done and snap some pics

I should have plenty of travel in the rear and If I pull the sway up front I can stuff the 33s pretty easily I am sure.

35s will come down the road, but I will regear when I do that

I also want to work on some trail armor before I wheel it too much

Justin

 

Closer .... emmmm!

 

getting there

I have kind of been kicking myself for not ordering the 35s, but I am sure I will be happy when It all goes together and I dont have to trim anything

Justin

 

Teaser phone pic 33x12.50 17 General AT2s

 

Hey Justin, out here in Korea STILL following this thread waiting for it to come together. Pics will make my day. Good luck with it all!

 

UPDATE 9/6/2010

So we installed the suspension yesterday. Took 13 hours, but all went smoothly.

Fabtech 6"
Alcan Rear 6" Springs
Bilstein 5125s
Stainless Brakelines
Icon Coilovers
17x9 XD Addicts
33 1250 17 General Grabber AT2

Sorry for the blurry pics, the lightening sucked when I took them

So the eye candy first and I will go through some the the issues I ran into. Oh yeah, I had the lower bumper wrapped in matte vinyl too




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OK some details. I bought this kit from another TW member used ( the Fabtech parts) and pieced together the rest.

I had a set of Alcans made in place of the rear blocks and AAL. I also put in the Alpro upbolt flip. I have a feeling that these shocks are too long. They are great in droop, but I think I will bottom them out flexed, but they are ok for now



I didnt like the idea of bending the hardlines and all those brackets that Fabtech sends to move the brake lines. So I replaced them from longer stainless lines from the GB. The rear were the perfect length. The fronts are a tad long, but should work out fine






I put in Icons up front instead on the spacer/standard shock

The next thing that I need to tackle is modding the exhaust.

Its a little tight




I had it up the rack, and there is a massive amount of droop in the back.

Also, I answered my 33 vs 35 questions, I think these look perfect. I am glad that I went with 33s. The truck gets aligned in the morning and will be on the road.

I have noticed a little power loss, but I havent really hammered on it yet.

I love how the truck looks now, It is a tad bigger than I thought it would be, but all is well.

Justin

 

Beautiful!! You did a great job! Superwhite FTW!!

 

Finally Justin...Looks very good! I'm interested in finding out how the rear suspension works out. I still need to do my rear suspension.

 

Very...VERY nice job! Jawdropping, and very special. Keep it up and keep up the posts!

I'm assuming you installed the S/C...so I have to ask, any problems with the dealer and the reflash?

 

So far the ride is suprisingly smooth. The springs are 300 lbs + for load capacity and I expected them to be really bouncy

I do have a little take off shutter, but a one piece DS should take care of that and is in my winter plan.

Justin

 

Wow!

 

no reflash. I have the APR X-1 so no reflash is needed. I installed it and Gadget from URD came down to load up a map and tune it for me.

Thanks for the compliments

Justin

 

man you have one sick truck. i love those wheels!