I Finally Lifted my P38!!

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Well, after 10 hours of hard work (not bad for not having a lift) its done.
Heres some pics:

The whole kit

up on some blocks to get under

Jonsey getting the tires off

The first airbag off

and the first shock

Alloy + steel = a bitch

I was victorious
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Rear axel dropped
another
and another
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Rear spring and shocks in and ready for the next day
left
right

Left around 8:30 PM
sleep
Got up at 4:30 AM and started working around 5:15 AM
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Lifted it off the ground..
..before the sun could even rise

Al working on the EAS overide
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Front shocks and springs in by 10:00 AM
and the other side

Getting the tires back on

My dad whatching the final lookover
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The final result
The first steps
From the rear
Standing tall


I go back on Thursday for my new tyres (if I get ATs) and add spacers to the front to even it out. Other than that its prety much done and is awsome. I love the way it came out and am extreamly excited to get new tires that will actually fit the lift :D
 
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Looks good...

But dude, you really need to get rid of the bling wheels and running boards -- you would have a real nice on-road/off-road rig pretty quickly if you just did that! The Rover would respect you so much more it would just walk through obstacles and never break down.
 
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Well what I really want to do is powdercoat the wheels black. I think that would be soo sweet.
And as for the side steps, I would really like the RockRover rock sliders, but after this they'll have to wait a while.
 
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Great looking truck, you just need a second set of wheels and tires for off road- mind you changing wheels does become a real pain after a while. I have a similar lift and was considering extended brake lines- but what about the ABS wires? I have also just ordered a set of poly bump stops, does anyone have any first hand experiance with these. Suspension travel currently limited by OME shocks but before dealing with shock mounts or longer shocks i wanted to address the brake line and ABS.
These trucks are amazing off road http://spaces.msn.com/conalmack
Have fun.
 
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Rover Mac said:
Great looking truck, you just need a second set of wheels and tires for off road- mind you changing wheels does become a real pain after a while. I have a similar lift and was considering extended brake lines- but what about the ABS wires? I have also just ordered a set of poly bump stops, does anyone have any first hand experiance with these. Suspension travel currently limited by OME shocks but before dealing with shock mounts or longer shocks i wanted to address the brake line and ABS.
These trucks are amazing off road http://spaces.msn.com/conalmack
Have fun.
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DUDE..THAT IS SWEET!!!!!!
 
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draaronr said:
Is that your shop (family's)? Those heaters kick ass up north for heating workspace.
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Its my dad's company shop. I work there in the summer and I'm tight with the guys that work there (Jonsey and Al). They helped me through the whole thing and like I said, we had it done in about 10 hours. I just wish we had a lift, it would have been soo much easier. Oh well, it was fun and turned out great. I am so glas I did it. And the heaters do work great, it was pleanty warm in our ~34 degree weather, and soo nice when we opend the doors:p
 
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lifeslemon said:
Its my dad's company shop. I work there in the summer and I'm tight with the guys that work there (Jonsey and Al). They helped me through the whole thing and like I said, we had it done in about 10 hours. I just wish we had a lift, it would have been soo much easier. Oh well, it was fun and turned out great. I am so glas I did it. And the heaters do work great, it was pleanty warm in our ~34 degree weather, and soo nice when we opend the doors:p
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i kinda like the chrome rims with big tires.
 
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lifeslemon said:
Its my dad's company shop. I work there in the summer and I'm tight with the guys that work there (Jonsey and Al). They helped me through the whole thing and like I said, we had it done in about 10 hours. I just wish we had a lift, it would have been soo much easier. Oh well, it was fun and turned out great. I am so glas I did it. And the heaters do work great, it was pleanty warm in our ~34 degree weather, and soo nice when we opend the doors:p
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know what you mean... I did my lift job in my driveway with two axle stands and a cheap floor jack that really wasn't tall enough after the lift was done...
 
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RBBailey said:
know what you mean... I did my lift job in my driveway with two axle stands and a cheap floor jack that really wasn't tall enough after the lift was done...
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Haha, that sucks. I had 6 jack stands and a good floor jack but it was still prety tough.. I bet yours was super hard. But at least you did it and its all working I assume!

95.D1.Rick said:
Which OME spring set did you use, front & rear? How has your ride changed, if any? Looks much better up in the air. Nice rack.
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I used the 781s in the rear and 761s in the front. I do not know the exact change at the moment but I can measure it later today. I know that the rear is about one inch taller than the front, thats why I'm puting spacers in the fron on Thursday.

Thanks for the compliments :victory:
 
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Keep the wheels and tires, use them for on road use. Get some black steelies and big MTR's:victory:

Ditch the steps and the spoiler too. Or they'll hang up/be dragged off the first time you hit a (reasonable) trail.:ack:

Fit out your air tank like in the other post.:applause:

Keep photos of how clean it was underneath and how easy it was to work on it as a result - it'll never be the same again............:rofl:

Andy
 
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Like I said about the side steps, I'm in the process of taking them off.. a very slow process. I would like to make my own sliders some day, they wouldnt be that hard. But as you can see in the pictures I already took the rear mudplaps off, and I'll take the front ones off on Thursday.
And what do you mean about the spoiler? the part that hangs down? I was also looking at the rear Rock Rover bumper if thats what your talking about.
And of corse I'll fit the tank like etcatsmeat's! that things awsome!!
 
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