A TB named Truck in NJ

nieman88

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As It Stands Now:
2002 Trailblazer LT
127k miles
Brush guard not sire of make, bought used $80 and I painted)
Cheap fog light kit with switch
2.5 Markmc lift/level kit
1.5 Markmc wheel spacers
265/75/16 Wrangler Duratracs
stock wheels
Very little cutting of wheel well plastics
 

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nieman88

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we sure are. Actually, tax return on a visa =)

We are looking at wheel and tire packages too.
Ya know, I could get a horse for the amount that Id pay for wheels and tires. Actually, I could buy a horse and pay a months board.
I could even pay one month of rent for the house. hahaha...sigh


Here's Truck with Spacers and 29x9x16 BFG ta/ko's. It was interesting and nerve wrecking working in the mud.

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nieman88

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with rear lifted 2.5.
The rear was the easy part compared to the fronts today. jeeze. lol
more pics soon very very soon

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nieman88

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Where it stands now 3/23/14
2.5 markMC The Lift Meister
Stock springs and struts
1.5 wheel spacer (no adapter) stock wheels
235/70/16... :sadcry:
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BONE STOCK 2012
on 245/70/16...or 245/75/16. those are on the Rover now. They just fit on that thing. haha
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Brush Guard Summer 2013
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Installing the rear lift.
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The TB with just the rear lift and spacers
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the front strut and springs with Lift
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Top view of strut springs and lift.
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everything installed
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We came along a little issue that turned out to not be a problem at all.
once installed the "wishbone" rubbed against the spring and the sway bar also rubbed.
Once the wheel was back on and the truck was lowered the clearance came back and nothing rubs =) YAY...i get so worked up and worried. Its my only vehicle.

We had another issue too. the CV joint popped out...we popped it back in then it happened a second time (youd think we'd bunjie it before hand...) the boot popped off. So, thankfully we had a clamp around and we raised the lowwer control arm to align everything back up, pop the CV back in and put the boot on. sigh
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All Done...for now. Getting tires soon. =) cuz my little 29's look a little silly and I still need a bit more ground clearance.

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HARDTRAILZ

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Looking good
 

blazinlow89

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Jan 25, 2012
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Sweet, truck looks even better.

I was going to mention replacing the band clamps on the inner CV boots with stainless hose clamps, as some members have had grease start to come out around that area. Mine took a few months to start on the drivers side (about 20 min with the wheel on the truck to fix), now the passenger side started doing it recently. Also did the pics on FB help at all?
 

nieman88

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The pictures on FB helped wonderfully. thank you all.
Actually, I dont think I could thank you all enough. lol

Ive been MIA on here a while :sadcry:
Actually trying to upload a picture and fix my thread. Since I have it all in the wrong order
 

nieman88

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blazinlow89 said:
Sweet, truck looks even better.

I was going to mention replacing the band clamps on the inner CV boots with stainless hose clamps, as some members have had grease start to come out around that area. Mine took a few months to start on the drivers side (about 20 min with the wheel on the truck to fix), now the passenger side started doing it recently. Also did the pics on FB help at all?


Thankfully we had one laying around in the Rover. :smile:
And Ill have to check to make sure nothing is oozing.
 

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