I've been wanting to do this too but don't know if I can find a whole weekend to do so.
Anyone ever pay to have this done? I wonder what the labor cost would be, might be worth it for me.
Engine temp
The only thing that is changing with those scenarios is the engine temperature.
If the engine is cold or hot it's ok but if it's warm it has trouble, weird. No idea man.
cranking the torsion bars
Also get the front axle spacers that drop it down an inch from 4crawler if you're going to do that. Your CV boots will wear out quick otherwise at that angle.
They're 30$ and an easy install.
87 w/ 22RE
My Dad's first vehicle I've restored over the years, sadly going to be parting with it as I never drive it. Here's some good pics of these bumpers if you guys were wondering how they look.
Front one is the Warn with the headlight guards taken off and the back if I remember is the...
Diff drop
Yes you absolutely need to get spacers to drop the front diff.
They are 30 bucks from 4crawler and 30 minute install. I didn't have these on mine and just threw down almost 1k to get my CV assembly replaced when my boots split from the increased angle.
Not sure if the spacers help...
OME lift+BJ spacers also needs from axle spacers
FYI This was something I hadn't seen discussed but shortly after my OME lift with BJ spacers my CV boots split, very expensive to fix if you don't do it yourself.
The increased angle causes them to wear a lot faster.
You can get spacers to...