Egan's Mini Lift

[HummerJim]

Originally Posted by Egan

. All in all, I like it.

I like it too! Very nice with excellent DIY pictures.

[guruerror]

This is an AWESOME write up! Excellent detail!

I've got the same setup as you and thought that I too still had a slight rake, but the body of the truck itself seems to rake downward as it goes toward the front.

I always take my 'level' measurements at the front and rear of the rock sliders since they're level with the frame; even with them equal I still have about an inch clearance difference at the top of my Gobi...the front being about an 1" lower (6' 8.75" at the front of the front of the rack and 6' 9.5" at the rear).

FYI: I take my roof measurements by laying a level on the rack, letting the end stick out off the side of the truck, then measure from the ground up.

[Egan]

I think I installed this lift just in time. I hit a deer on the way to work this morning and caught him with the bottom left corner of my bumper. 2" higher and he would have hit the plastic "bumper", daytime running light, and my fastrack transponder (bridge tolls). Other than a seriously dented license plate there is no other damage. The deer wasn't so lucky - he was thrown into the median and then rolled into oncoming traffic on the other side.

This was a two lane (in each direction) road. The speed limit is 45 and most people are doing 55-60. I was in the left lane and a guy on a motorcycle was in the right lane and we were side by side when the deer ran out. The motorcycle guy is a lucky SOB because if that deer had come out 1 second earlier he would have hit it. He's also lucky I knew he was there and didn't try to swerve to avoid the deer.

And now I am really glad I didn't drive the BOSS this morning!

[iwillnc]

Well damn, quite a morning.
Nice to hear of no damage, did the oncoming traffic hit it? Damage?

[Egan]

Originally Posted by iwillnc

Well damn, quite a morning.
Nice to hear of no damage, did the oncoming traffic hit it? Damage?

Not sure. Traffic is very light when I go into work (6AM). I hit him pretty good, but I was braking and it was a deflecting blow, so he might have got back up.

[glennf1]

NICE WORK! Do you mind posting a pic of the suspension loaded instead of drooping? Would like to look at the angles. I have been thinking of a lift but I really like the nice ride of the stock suspension. How does yours ride?

[Egan]

Originally Posted by glennf1

NICE WORK! Do you mind posting a pic of the suspension loaded instead of drooping? Would like to look at the angles. I have been thinking of a lift but I really like the nice ride of the stock suspension. How does yours ride?

It rides great! I'll have to take some pictures with it loaded.