Originally Posted by Rockdawg84

Love the snow pics! looking good Nick

Originally Posted by Road Bull

Those look like pretty perfect snow wheeling conditions man. How did you like the Cooper STT Pros in the snow? What did the young pup think of all the snow?

Originally Posted by BigFishAllDay

I got the chance to do some work on the 2001 this week, and I got the Sonoran Steel 1.2 installed, did the AndyMod 2.0 (to disable trac/vsc), and took off one of the badges on the tailgate.

The lift was a lot more difficult that I expected, taking 2 days by myself being meticulous, but there was definitely a learning curve to it. The hardest parts were getting the front lower shock bolts in, installing the extended brake lines, and getting the lower eyes on the rear shocks onto the mounts. On to the pics.

Before the lift (pass side):



After the lift (pass side):



Before the lift (driver's side):



After the lift (driver's side):



CV Angles... before:





And after the diff. drop:





Front lift complete... Prerunner style with the ass hangin' low:



Almost done on the rear...still had to get the extended brake lines in and hook up the panhard bar...



And Viola!!! Done.



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I ended up getting about 4" of lift on the front and 4.5" in the rear. It should come down a bit after an alignment because it has some positive camber up front, and the rear springs will settle. Also, it came at a perfect time because I found that both of my rear shocks were toast once I got them off the truck.

I took before and after measurements from the center of the hub to the fender, and from ground to fender on both the front and rear... these measurements are lift only, no tires, and we're taken immediately following the install so they do not reflect any settling in the new springs.

FRONT:

Driver's Side, Before: Ground to fender = 33", center of hub to fender = 18 7/8"
Driver's Side, After: Ground to fender = 37", center of hub to fender = ???, forgot to measure

Passenger's Side, Before: Ground to fender = 33.5", center of hub to fender = 19 1/8"
Passenger's Side, After: Ground to fender = 37 1/8", center of hub to fender = ???, forgot to measure

Based on these measurements, the front gained about 4 inches of lift. It also appears that the factory coil on the driver's side had sagged quite a bit. Both front shocks were also going bad.

REAR:

Driver's Side, Before: Ground to fender = 34 3/8", center of hub to fender = 20.25"
Driver's Side, After: Ground to fender = 38 7/8", center of hub to fender = 24.5"

Passenger's Side, Before: Ground to fender = 34 3/8", center of hub to fender = 20.5"
Passenger's Side, After: Ground to fender = 38 7/8", center of hub to fender = 24.5"

Based on these measurements, the rear gained about 4.5 inches of lift. These measurements were taken without the spare tire mounted under the vehicle.

It was slightly raked before, but picked up an additional 1/2" of front to back rake from the lift. The amount of rake didn't end up where I thought it would be, and that's a good thing. I'll take more measurements down the road to see how the springs settle out.

EDIT 2/19/11:

I just measured it after installing the sliders, these measurements are with 285/75r16 GY Wrangler Duratracs installed as well (previous measurements were on 265/70r16's)... Ground to Fender........

Front Driver/Pass. sides: 38"

Rear Driver/Pass. sides: 40"

Originally Posted by B4Him2Day

Originally Posted by B4Him2Day

Originally Posted by habanero

Looks like a good trip, truck looks good, pup looks like he's getting big.

Originally Posted by BigFishAllDay

The dog was not impressed with the snow, he preferred that we both stay in the rig with the heater running.

Originally Posted by owyheerat

This made me laugh...too funny! Nick great pics, I always look forward to your posts!

I didn't comment when you initially posted your trip report (before this one), but I wanted to commend you for being a good dad and making it a priority to spend time with your family. Well done! Also, I absolutely love the pic of your youngest daughter on the front bumper as a 'hood ornament'

Take care and Happy New Year!

Durwin

Originally Posted by DNAPKIV

So jealous after just the first page of this thread. That is a ton of work, time and money put into this and Im sure its a part of the family. I bought my 2001 about 4 months ago and have been looking into some things that have to be done. Great write up and pictures. You sir are a star.