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Jeepin Al
 Post subject: Flexing the 5.5 inch lift
PostPosted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 10:46 pm 
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On a recent trail ride I tried to climb a black trail, which I gave a valiant effort, but was stopped by a muddy rock. But the guys took some great photos.

Check out the back!

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Check out the front!

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That is the true angle of the hill, the camera was kinda held level :shock:

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One of the many trips for the testing of Big Al's Liberty Lift System (BALLS)

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Holy fleX batman :shock: ! Very nice rig AL!

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Lookin' good Al. Is that the prototype B.A.L.L.S. system?
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Saw the video at the meeting Al. It looked like that was where the tree kissed your door?? You should have came out with Blue/Black group. Cant beat grillin on the trail after climbing Yellow Jacket Ridge! 8)
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Geesus Al !! :shock: you've got nearly as much flex as I do !! (jks!)

Looks terrific. You running 265/75/16's or 285's ?

Have you somehow moved your front control arms forward Al ? they look VERY forward so to speak ?

Nooooooice........... :lol:

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Im glad to see you are sticking to the B.A.L.L.S. name, thats a keeper :lol:

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I wanna see the stuffed side...LOL. Have you lowered the Rack & Pinion also...How? Have you ramped it yet? Tht would be some nice pics on a ramp Al.

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OzLtd wrote:
Geesus Al !! :shock: you've got nearly as much flex as I do !! (jks!)

Looks terrific. You running 265/75/16's or 285's ?

Have you somehow moved your front control arms forward Al ? they look VERY forward so to speak ?

Nooooooice........... :lol:


He's running 295's actually. Somewhere on this board is a thread of when he got the tires and there were also pictures of the front end design which I think included dropping the cradle??? Looking....

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Al,

You have to go to Moab in April so we can drool...I mean observe you truly test the B.A.L.L.S.

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When you turn the wheel...do u have to cough? :o



I am not even getting close to a comment on your rearend :shock:

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When you trun the wheel...do u have to cough?


That only happens when he is getting ready to hook up a trailer :shock:

Coming down hard on a rock/stump etc. Is hard on the B.A.L.L.S. though.

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last time i checked trees grew straight up instead of leaning a bit to make your pic look like yur goin steeper than you are.

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my liberty is all like: i wanna be like that when i grow up!!! 8)


that's really lookin nice man!!!

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My Jeep needs some B.A.L.L.S, sign me up.

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My Jeep needs some B.A.L.L.S, sign me up.


Lets keep it clean there sport. That would be THE B.A.L.L.S. :lol:

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You mean to tell me that TJ's will never have B.A.L.L.S.?!?!?!?

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uvalax236 wrote:
You mean to tell me that TJ's will never have B.A.L.L.S.?!?!?!?


At least everyone knows you are STRAIGHT (axle)...we are IFfyS :?:

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:lol: Yous guys are just too funny!

As for the front wheels being moved froward, yes they are about 1/2 to 1 inch, looks more in the picture. When I put the spacer in the carriage has some adjustment in it, so I pulled it as forward as I could get it.

As for kissing the tree, I did-not very hard, just enough to push the door handle in. I locked the door, yanked very carefully on the handle and popped the dent out. I still will need to go in from the interior and push the rest out ever so slightly. There was a lot carnage on the trail that day, not just mine.

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Jeepin Al wrote:
As for kissing the tree, I did-not very hard, just enough to push the door handle in. I locked the door, yanked very carefully on the handle and popped the dent out. I still will need to go in from the interior and push the rest out ever so slightly. There was a lot carnage on the trail that day, not just mine.

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Yeah yeah, sure Al. I saw the video. :wink: My tail light was really busted by a shopping cart at the grocery store.
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So seriously Al, could The B.A.L.L.S actually go into production? I mean you have made some serious changes, most of which isn't bolt on. How feasible could this really be for us?

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