Daystar lift is in!!

501 · **Posted:** Thu Mar 13, 2008 12:41 am

Rush345 wrote:

I Agree 110% I want to see some more of your Packard, it looks like a beauty at first glance now there is a ride to covet :shock:

I'll try and get some more pics of the Packard. It's my boss' toy, he stores it at my friends garage. He drives it occasionally but not alot. Under the tarp is a 71 T-bird that the boss bought brand new.

tommudd · **Posted:** Thu Mar 13, 2008 12:46 am

I hope that you are getting in real good with your boss so he will leave all his cars to you when his time is up :wink:

501 · **Posted:** Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:14 am

tommudd wrote:

I hope that you are getting in real good with your boss so he will leave all his cars to you when his time is up :wink:

I've worked for him for 18 years now, his daughters told me they think he removed them from the will and added me, I hope so!!

Jeep Dawg · **Posted:** Thu Mar 13, 2008 11:45 am

501:

I picked up my Light bar off ebay for 300.

it was not too hard to install. The hardest part was the drilling of the 9 holes on the roof. After the first hole and a 6pack later, the rest went just fine.

I agree with you on the tire comment.
I have plenty of treads left on my current tires and I am looking to buy maybe end of summer 245's

DryBones · **Posted:** Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:49 pm

501 wrote:

tommudd wrote:

I hope that you are getting in real good with your boss so he will leave all his cars to you when his time is up :wink:

I've worked for him for 18 years now, his daughters told me they think he removed them from the will and added me, I hope so!!

You could always marry 1 of the daughters and seal the deal! :lol:

501 · **Posted:** Fri Mar 14, 2008 1:46 am

DryBones wrote:

You could always marry 1 of the daughters and seal the deal! :lol:

Thank God I'm married already, I'd hate to comment on them! Lets just say the boss is a 6'4" 245± Red Headed irish man, and um....... they are Daddy's girls :roll:

(By no means am I trashing Irish or red headed people, I have Irish in me also, didn't want anyone upset)

Jeep Dawg · **Posted:** Fri Mar 14, 2008 1:30 pm

501 wrote:

DryBones wrote:

You could always marry 1 of the daughters and seal the deal! :lol:

Thank God I'm married already, I'd hate to comment on them! Lets just say the boss is a 6'4" 245± Red Headed irish man, and um....... they are Daddy's girls :roll:

(By no means am I trashing Irish or red headed people, I have Irish in me also, didn't want anyone upset)

Irish red haired guy here.
But I am too drunk to know what you said.
LOL

Crazy1 · **Joined:** Mon Sep 18, 2006 2:02 pm **Posts:** 5

I put the same lift in mine some time ago not a single problem to speak of. Did it cross your mind when you started putting it back together "these struts aren't going to fit :shock:

" but once my buddy showed up and hand the needed extra set of hands we had them in in no time.

Pote · **Posted:** Fri Mar 14, 2008 2:22 pm

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501 · **Posted:** Fri Mar 14, 2008 9:31 pm

Crazy1 wrote:

I put the same lift in mine some time ago not a single problem to speak of. Did it cross your mind when you started putting it back together "these struts aren't going to fit :shock:

" but once my buddy showed up and hand the needed extra set of hands we had them in in no time.

The first side had us worried! We didn't think it would go and it took us a while. the second side went a little easier.

Back-n-Black · **Posted:** Sat Feb 21, 2009 3:30 am

501 i was wondering since it has been a while since you installed this how has your height changed? Did it settle a lot or a little? I thought it was interesting how you gained more than the 2.5" and just wondering how that has lasted. Thanks.

tommudd · **Posted:** Sat Feb 21, 2009 10:20 am

Back-n-Black wrote:

501 i was wondering since it has been a while since you installed this how has your height changed? Did it settle a lot or a little? I thought it was interesting how you gained more than the 2.5" and just wondering how that has lasted. Thanks.

he upgreaded to OMEs and Ranchos at Mudds Garage :wink:

501 · **Posted:** Sat Feb 21, 2009 10:23 am

Back-n-Black wrote:

501 i was wondering since it has been a while since you installed this how has your height changed? Did it settle a lot or a little? I thought it was interesting how you gained more than the 2.5" and just wondering how that has lasted. Thanks.

It did settle some, at least an inch, but I forgot to get measurments before I removed it and put in the OME lift :oops:

so I have no new numbers to give ya.

I really liked the daystar it rode great and didn't give me any problems but with 95,000+ miles on the original coils and struts, I felt it was time to replace them so I went OME.

KJ Taz · **Posted:** Sat Feb 21, 2009 2:05 pm

I know this is an old thread but I wanted to thank you for your kind words on my write up. I didn't add adjusting the head lights because after my lift settled down I didn't need to, although that can vary from vehicle to vehicle. If you do find the need to adjust them make sure you wait till the lifts settles down before doing it other wise you are wasting your time.

Back-n-Black · **Posted:** Sun Feb 22, 2009 3:39 am

501 wrote:

Back-n-Black wrote:

501 i was wondering since it has been a while since you installed this how has your height changed? Did it settle a lot or a little? I thought it was interesting how you gained more than the 2.5" and just wondering how that has lasted. Thanks.

It did settle some, at least an inch, but I forgot to get measurments before I removed it and put in the OME lift :oops:

so I have no new numbers to give ya.

I really liked the daystar it rode great and didn't give me any problems but with 95,000+ miles on the original coils and struts, I felt it was time to replace them so I went OME.

No problem man. I am going to do a clevis and rear iso at the same time as my daystar and wanted to make sure it settles a little before the first trail run. Thanks for the update.

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