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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 04:34 PM
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me and my dad installed the Daystar 1 and 3/4 inch front leveling spacer lift today. Start to finish took about an hour and half but could be done in an hour if you had your 19 mm wrenches and ratchets layed out....for some reason we weren't expecting to use metric tools. Very satisfied with the results, the jeep sits level and looks bigger in the front. Test drive went perfect and the ride was exactly the same as before the kit. I highly recommend this kit. Now I need to find some cool 33 inch tires that fit on 18 inch rims...and I need to find $1300 to pay for the tires. The driveway is slanted downhill so it still looks slanted but if you compare the front wheel wells you can see the difference.

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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 04:37 PM
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can i be the first to say welcome to world of no money for the mods you want, and.....


come on, you all knew it was coming!
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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 06:08 PM
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looks level to me!
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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 06:09 PM
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Looks good! It's amazing the difference an inexpensive budget boost makes.
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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 07:20 PM
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yeah i guess most of these parts come from Canada, and they all use metric. i took me a while to find all my metric stuff to take my jeep apart to get my lights installed and wired... nice job on the leveling kit
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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 07:21 PM
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Looking good. BTW, I was looking at spending $1300 for tires to fit on my 18" wheels too. But it didn't take me long to realize that I could drop down to a 16" wheel and tire combo and get a set of 5 for a few hundred more dollars. Also, if you stay with your factory wheels, you may have to spend another $200 for spacers once you get your 33" tires.
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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Denny2565
Looking good. BTW, I was looking at spending $1300 for tires to fit on my 18" wheels too. But it didn't take me long to realize that I could drop down to a 16" wheel and tire combo and get a set of 5 for a few hundred more dollars. Also, if you stay with your factory wheels, you may have to spend another $200 for spacers once you get your 33" tires.
thank you for your input regarding tires. I would drop down to 16 inchers if I wasn't so in love with my paint matched 18s. maybe this Christmas I can talk my parents into meeting me half way for some tires. im thinkin mickey thompson ATZ's.....
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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 10:05 PM
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"Last edited by garrett490; Yesterday at 08:50 PM. Reason: added pics cause paramaniac was pissed lol"
nice!

looks good!

welcome to the board!
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Old Oct 1, 2008 | 01:47 AM
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Looks good!
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Old Oct 1, 2008 | 02:14 AM
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Looks good
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