[eglaisi]

The goods:

New Radflo 2.0 coils with 600# springs
PRG uca
2" rear deaver aal + 1" block
extended travel stainless steel brake lines rear
uncliped abs sensors


Mmmmm, she takes the bumps so nice now. Before it was white knuckles hanging onto the steering wheel for dear life. Now it's so smooth. Night and day difference, glad I finally did it.

Tire is off the ground, I parked it and checked my lines:

Love how much slack is in the lines Shock is holding it back.

 

[AtraLeo]

looks great! i cant wait for my PRG lift! did you personally install your lift?

 

[Zedbra]

looks good - you can attach the abs lines to the new brake lines if ya want. any idea when the rear radflo bushings are coming in?

 

[eglaisi]

looks great! i cant wait for my PRG lift! did you personally install your lift?

Thanks. Yes I did everything but the alignment myself. Took me 6 hours. I took my time though, had all day to finish it. I started with the driver's side. Once that was done, the other side was a snap, took less than half the time, didn't even read instructions 2nd time. Although you don't need to cut the bolt on PS too. The rear took maybe 1/2 hour. Also rotated tires and did a check of everything since it was on the lift. If I did it again I could do it much faster. Really straight forward if you have the tools and the incline.

looks good - you can attach the abs lines to the new brake lines if ya want. any idea when the rear radflo bushings are coming in?

Good thinking. Bushings are coming in by snail mail USPS so I'm not holding my breath. He said they'd be in last week. If there not in by NYE, I'll phone him next week and get a tracking #.

 

[pidge]

lookin good. Hows the rear ride? and is this the first lift for your truck or did you swap out a old lift? By chance can you take some photos of just a side view on level ground, I'd like to see how the rear sits with the cap as I have one simalar and my springs are shot to sh*t from lift shackles, Is there still an arch in the spring? I'd like to know if your rear setup will affect the leafs as mine are. Thanks Pidge.

 

[Zedbra]

i have the deaver 2" AAL and they are shot in less than a year. rear end is bottoming out easy.

 

[Fishy_Frontier]

Very nice! What's that "N" on your bumper?

 

[Frijolero]

Sweet...nice tires too. Why does it seem like more people out of the states run coopers

 

[Zedbra]

Very nice! What's that "N" on your bumper?

we have a graduated driving licence program here in BC, so you have to display the N for over a year

 

[eglaisi]

lookin good. Hows the rear ride? and is this the first lift for your truck or did you swap out a old lift? By chance can you take some photos of just a side view on level ground, I'd like to see how the rear sits with the cap as I have one simalar and my springs are shot to sh*t from lift shackles, Is there still an arch in the spring? I'd like to know if your rear setup will affect the leafs as mine are. Thanks Pidge.

Rear rides nice. Stiffer than stock (because of the deavers) but still nice. The Radflo emulsions should improve on this once I get them on there. I've had my deavers on since May 2008 so the rear end was sagging too. Here's a side shot, although not really level... there was a hedge in my way! I can get some better ones tomorrow.

i have the deaver 2" AAL and they are shot in less than a year. rear end is bottoming out easy.

Yup, exactly why I ordered the 1" blocks too. I put in the arms and coils first yesterday and let the truck sit on it's own weight with wheels/tires. The back measured exactly an inch lower than the front so I put the blocks in and it's now level!

Very nice! What's that "N" on your bumper?

Stands for "new driver". As Zed said, GL program. You get a learners for a year. Restrictions are you're only allowed to drive with a supervisor 25yo or older. After that you take a road test and if you pass, you get an N. Restrictions are only 1 passenger other than family and no alcohol at all. I got a speeding ticket in Oct 07 and lost my license. After I got it back, I had to start the 2 years over again. Sucks.

Sweet...nice tires too. Why does it seem like more people out of the states run coopers

They are awesome tires. Somewhere in between an AT and an MT. I love them and have been pleased driving on them for 1 year+. Good in rocks, not bad in mud, pretty good in snow, and not all that noisy on road. If they came in the size that I want, I would buy them again in a heartbeat.

 

[Zedbra]

maybe i should stuff my blocks under my springs, too. though i think i should just get a new leaf pack. wait till the bumper is on there. boing boing

 

[Frijolero]

They are awesome tires. Somewhere in between an AT and an MT. I love them and have been pleased driving on them for 1 year+. Good in rocks, not bad in mud, pretty good in snow, and not all that noisy on road. If they came in the size that I want, I would buy them again in a heartbeat.

X2... I have 265/75/16 STTs and go most placed my friends with 4wds go... What size do they not make them in?

 

[bobblehead]

wait till the bumper is on there. boing boing

And how's that coming along?

 

[AtraLeo]

i was thinking about goin with the AAL's too. is that a common problem for them to start sagging? Im beginning to think I should go more basic in terms of lift after all the problems I see with the RadFlo's and AAL's...

 

[eglaisi]

X2... I have 265/75/16 STTs and go most placed my friends with 4wds go... What size do they not make them in?

255/85R16

Not too many tires are offered in this size.

Toyo MT
Toyo M-55
Cooper ST
BFG KM2

Think I'll try the Cooper ST's next. Alot of guys run them up here so that must say something.

 

[Frijolero]

aaaaah..next tires I get will be STs or opencountry AT

 

[wolfman437]

i have the open counties on my truck now, and they are good till you get to around 40% then they tend to lose a bit of traction in wet conditions very easily. They also have a soft rubber compound so you can lose lugs pretty easy. Im missing i think four and have a few spots missing out of the center or corners.

 

[okie5]

looks good man. now i would just put slightly bigger shoes under it. just my opinion

 

[eglaisi]

That's the plan, 265/75 measures 32" while 255/85 measures 33.2" and 285/75 coming in at 32.8".

 

[Zedbra]

And how's that coming along?

almost ready. was going to have a test fit, but then this thing called christmas got in the way. :laugh: should be soon