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Old Dec 26, 2010 | 05:41 PM
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I want another 3 inch body lift, 33x12.5 tires maybe some cragar soft 8's (black) with 4.56 gears. and duals like you have. my durango is a 4.7l but its pretty loud. oh a nice westin grille guard would be nice

and yes sadly enough that is a dent on the rear door there's a matching dent on the other side as well. if it helps those dents aren't my fault? oh and the bumper cover is busted in the corner as well on the driver side which isn't my fault either!

yeah i know way to much body damage. it drives me crazy but i don't have the money or technology to fix it myself. i could replace the bumper cover but I'm broke most of the time. :?
 
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Old Dec 26, 2010 | 11:54 PM
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Look on the bright side, atleast you don't have hatch rot!

Only thing I hate about the dual exhaust is I had to get rid of my spare tire.. Not that it mattered much, it was a 31" and it was flat anyway so not like it would have helped me out in the least lol
 
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Old Dec 27, 2010 | 12:56 AM
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I know a shop where they can route the pipes so i can have both my spare and hitch in place. the guys great. he calls me "kiddo" haha

He says 200 dollars to rout the pipes and 40 bucks to buy a new stainless steel tip like the one i got. so 240 bucks to do it all. i'm just on the fence if i should do it or not. since i got a single out muffler its not like my exhaust will be any louder. it'll just look different.

I don't know if looks are worth 240 bucks? A new bumper cover costs like 150 bucks or so?
 
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Old Jan 1, 2011 | 02:52 PM
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Not really sure what brand the lift is. I just told my garage to get a 3 inch lift for it and put it on. I'm fairly good at doing my own stuff on it, but it took the garage 1 full day to install the lift. i watched and theirs alot more to it than i thought.
 
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Old Jan 1, 2011 | 04:08 PM
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Alright so its just a 3 inch lift? Than I'm guessing a body lift? yeah it looks good. i want to get a 3 inch body lift but the 4x4 shop around here charges damn near 1300 bucks for it. You're right there is a lot to it. Well more than i would want to attempt myself. I don't have the time knowledge or patience for it lol! I got the 1.5 inch t/s lift. Are you riding on 33's? or are those the stock 31's?
 
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Old Jan 1, 2011 | 06:20 PM
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I have a 3 in body lift and they cranked the torsion bars for another 1.5 or so. The lift was $340.00 and my garage charged me $300.00 in labor. The tires are 33's, the only two probs i have are turning (they rub the frame on a tight turn), and i pretty much lost overdrive with them so i just shut it off. I want to do my rims like yours, is that car paint or spray can?
 
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Old Jan 2, 2011 | 06:01 PM
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I see. so you almost got like a 5 inch lift? just not as much height in the back. How did 33's kill overdrive? does your durango not shift into overdrive it just stays in gear all the time? my durango does this after i installed my high flow cat.

I used rustoleum protective enamel paint. it was from a spray can. it holds up pretty well. as well as any actual wheel coating would. I've got a couple heavy layers on them as well.
 
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Old Jan 2, 2011 | 09:38 PM
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Overdrive shifts ok, it just has no power. A head wind will push you back. I noticed the difference as soon as put the 33's on. close to 5 probably on the lift. Because i raised the front, i put a set of overloads on the back to even it out. I'm going to try that paint, thanks.
 
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Old Jan 2, 2011 | 10:13 PM
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Yeah? i hear ya. might wanna try a a higher gear size. like 4.10's or 4.56's
 
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Old Jan 2, 2011 | 10:14 PM
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if you do the prep work right and spray them carefully those wheels turn out great. mine was rushed and careless lol
 
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