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before and after 3" body lift and 33's

Old Jan 18, 2010 | 10:41 AM
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just got the body lift and 33's on. didnt get to paint the wheels since it was raining when we did everything yesterday. i still want to get lift keys for the front since they are the factory keys


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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 10:48 AM
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that looks really good man!
 
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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 10:55 AM
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thanks, i cant wait to get the truck painted. but the 5 speed conversion is next.
 
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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 11:18 AM
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Sweet! What kind of tires did you get?
 
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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 11:19 AM
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are you doing it just because you feel 5 speed is better than a 4 speed, what is the reason that you are going to it, just wondering i have a 4 speed as well, and i kinda thought of doing that as well,,,
 
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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 11:46 AM
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Sweet! What kind of tires did you get?

picked up a near new set of 33x10.5-15 bfg mud terrains for $300

 
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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by bvanmcknight
are you doing it just because you feel 5 speed is better than a 4 speed, what is the reason that you are going to it, just wondering i have a 4 speed as well, and i kinda thought of doing that as well,,,

im doing the swap since im for some reason hard on automatic's. plus with the 33's and 3.55 gears the gas mpg went down considerably
 
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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 01:33 PM
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That looks awesome. Did you buy a kit or make your own? What was the total cost before the tires? Oh and what color are you going to paint?
 
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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 01:35 PM
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Good luck on the 5 speed swap! If you have any questions, I've already done it. I have a thread linked in FAQ2 covering everything you need to know about it!

Truck looks sick BTW!
 
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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by LO 619
That looks awesome. Did you buy a kit or make your own? What was the total cost before the tires? Oh and what color are you going to paint?


i picked up a new p/n 9340 trail master 3" body lift for $75 from another member that was local to me. i also added rough country add-a-leaf's in the back which were about $45 shipped off ebay and i cranked up the front torsion bars but will be getting another set of keys which will be about $80 off ebay to level it off some more.


i will be painting it the original red above the body line and a silver below




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