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| Author: | renegadekj [ Wed Feb 21, 2007 8:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Custom Lift Help? |
I was originally going to purchase a rusty coil lift, but due to the high shipping and duty fews i am leaning towards tring to get all the parts to make my own frankenlift since i can get most of the parts in canada( Duty fews kill me...Just bought a M8000 winch and paid $140 for shipping and $103 for the duty fews to get it across the border..). I was thinking of getting the 926 & 947 old man emu coils(since there will be a winch up front), rancho RSX 17505 struts and RSX 17004 shocks. I see that the franken lift comes with Daystar upper strut plates, custom designed Poly Urethane spacers for the front and Daystar bump stops for the rear. What could i use instead of this?? Would it be possible to use 2" conduit nuts for the front instead of the plate and isolators in the rear?? Not exactly sure?? Not 100% sure so any help would be great? |
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| Author: | tommudd [ Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:18 pm ] |
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Thats sort of what I done, bought OME heavy dutys, Rancho Struts, shocks and did a clevis, Also I have made a 1/4 inch spacer for the top that when it gets warmer I am going to experiment with. Rides great. I got the OMEs from All Js and also the struts and then the rear shocks from Summit Racing. |
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| Author: | renegadekj [ Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:52 pm ] |
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Tommudd What did you use for your clevis lift? And did you put any bumpstops in the rear? |
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| Author: | tommudd [ Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:58 pm ] |
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I used the conduit nuts, on the Rancho struts the nuts will go up over the little lip so I have I think 5 per side right now, taped them together and working well. I dont have any bumpstops in the rear yet but need some, thinking cheap like a hockey puck or something. Can I bring the parts up and throw them across the border to ya!?? 
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| Author: | renegadekj [ Wed Feb 21, 2007 10:06 pm ] |
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Tommudd Please tell me where and we can meet!! wouldnt that be nice!!lol I contacted ARB and they sent me a list of their canadian distributers so i can get the coils there and the shocks and struts at the local canadian tire!!  i think if i do it this way i will be able to cut the costs in half just about! So you had to use 5 conduit nuts? And how level does it sit an if you dont mind would you post a picture? thanks for the help
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| Author: | Tokyojoe [ Thu Feb 22, 2007 2:08 pm ] |
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You need a friend near the border to help you out and save from those duty fees....unless you live up in the Canadian wilderness. |
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