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DIY 4" lift kit.

Posted 03-18-2013 at 02:04 PM by outofcontrol
Updated 03-18-2013 at 02:30 PM by outofcontrol

This took me about 5 hours longer than I thought it would. After tons of research and no luck finding anyone willing to post up their lift kit, I decided to build my own. I have metal fabrication skills from HS metal shop, and a willingness to jump in.

The answer to 99% of the questions about getting more ride height is "buy new axles". Dexter won't rebuild them (wisely) and there's a 200% mark-up by the time they get to retail. This would be a $1600 proposition (that's...

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New tires... BONUS! -> New wheels!

Posted 03-18-2013 at 01:47 PM by outofcontrol

Found a set of brand new 2013 take offs with 16 miles on them for $600 here in the classifieds. It's about the price of the tires alone, and the wheels look so much better!

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