The so-called "$100 lift"

Universeman · **Posted:** Fri Sep 01, 2006 6:47 pm

Ok, here’s the thing--I spent $245 for the Terraflex budget boost kit ($39 of that was s & h charges and tax--thank you Desert Rat :-P

) only to find out that OTT lifts are a bad thing. So the kit went on the shelf. Then, the other day I was on Rusty’s website and noticed .75" front spacers for $20; so I figured what the heck and ordered them--$32 after shipping. After installing them, I was really surprised at how much lift they provided (at least an inch, but I didn’t take any measurements). I thought about my terraflex lift gathering dust, so why not try out the 2" spacers and see how it looks. The results speak for themselves! Check out the before and after shots. At any rate it cost me around $300 to figure out I only needed $100 bucks worth of parts to get the left I wanted, so I'm passing this info on, hopefully its worth something to someone :-)

gone_jeepin · **Posted:** Fri Sep 01, 2006 6:51 pm

looks good!!!! kinda like the pre-lowered kj's, I was just wonderin if maybe you could take some pics of it when its level (your driveway slopes a little bit) just to see how much higher, if any, the back is compared to the front!!!!

Universeman · **Posted:** Fri Sep 01, 2006 7:17 pm

I think it might be 1" or so higher in the back but it looks pretty level to me, also the lift looks alot more impressive in person.

gone_jeepin · **Posted:** Fri Sep 01, 2006 7:28 pm

thanks, yea i like the stance with the front a little lower!!!!!

Eddo · **Joined:** Thu Jul 07, 2005 7:01 pm **Posts:** 1214

Nice pictures. Makes me miss new mexico

JJsTJ · **Posted:** Fri Sep 01, 2006 10:34 pm

Looking' Good! Work and sound Ok off road so far? Good info for lift shoppers, thanks for sharing.

Universeman · **Posted:** Fri Sep 01, 2006 11:42 pm

Gonna try it out tomorrow, theres a gnarly trail up to the big "A" (for Alamogordo) I'll post more picts after I try it out.

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Sat Sep 02, 2006 11:08 am

Eddo wrote:

Nice pictures. Makes me miss new mexico

That is one awesome looking place. Those mountains in the background are just amazing! :shock:

Good job Universeman! You could do a small clevis lift on the front and gain some more lift if you do not like that look. I like for my jeep to be higher in the rear. That way when its loaded down with people is doesnt look stupid.

Universeman · **Posted:** Sat Sep 02, 2006 11:52 am

Ya I really love being so close to the mountains, the place I'm headed up to today is like 5 minutes away and Lincoln National Forrest is like in my back yard so I can be compleatly L.O.S.T. in the forrest and my GPS says we're only 25 miles from my house :-)

The so-called "$100 lift"

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