Egan's Mini Lift

[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.

[Egan]

ATX Artillery 17x9 Teflon with Toyo Open Country MT 37x13.5x17 installed today!



I think I'm going to need some wider fender flares!

[Egan]

[Egan]

I have a full size spare too (the reason the tailgate is down in the first pics), but my spare tire carrier is at a local welding shop getting the guruerror treatment.

[jsbihn]

Originally Posted by Egan

I have a full size spare too (the reason the tailgate is down in the first pics), but my spare tire carrier is at a local welding shop getting the guruerror treatment.

Egan,
That is one bad ride!
What was the final cost to do all this, and did you have air suspension prior?
If you had air suspension, would doing this convert it to spring.... or would you have to first convert then do the mini lift.

(btw, should have got the deer, had deer steaks and mounted it on the wall of your garage - you know.... being your first kill and all..... make sure that you stripe the H2 (again since it is its first kill) )

[Egan]

Originally Posted by jsbihn

Egan,
That is one bad ride!
What was the final cost to do all this, and did you have air suspension prior?
If you had air suspension, would doing this convert it to spring.... or would you have to first convert then do the mini lift.

(btw, should have got the deer, had deer steaks and mounted it on the wall of your garage - you know.... being your first kill and all..... make sure that you stripe the H2 (again since it is its first kill) )

First kill with the H2. I hit one with my 04 Subaru STi on the way to the coast 7 years ago. Damage was a lot more though.

I converted the air suspension shortly after getting my H2 last year: http://www.elcovaforums.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=42682

I've seen other posts where people did the mini lift keeping the air in the rear. A lot of people only raise the front to level the truck out.

Here's a breakdown on cost:

Cognito UCA - www.dmaxstore.com - $470
Bilsteins x4 - www.dmaxstore.com - $330
New torsion bolts - www.dmaxstore.com - $10
Kryptonite Front Endlinks - www.dmaxstore.com - $100
Torsion Bar Tool - www.dmaxstore.com - $120 (should be able to sell this and recoup some $)
Traxda torsion keys, rear spacers, front shock extenders (not used) - www.traxda.com - $347
Install - me - $0
Alignment - Goodyear - $79
ATX Artillery 17x9 - America's Tires - $190 x5
Toyo Open Country MT 37x13.5x17 - America's Tires - $375 x5

Next up - wider fender flares (any ideas?) and lower gears in the pumpkins.

[New York City]

That looks awesome.

Your balls must add extra weight to the truck... As I personally wouldn't have an ounce of ball sack to even touch the suspension in my car.

Great job! 5 Star!

[accely]

awesome job man that looks amazing. I'm ordering pretty much the same stuff except for rims.

Just got :
Traxda Lift and Level Kit
Cognito UCA kit
4x bilstein 5100 shocks
Kryptonite HD Sway Bar End Links
2x new torsion bolts


Question for you, I'm on the fence about trying to DIY. would be me and a friend and I'm just not sure if it's something I wanna risk with.. I've done lots of things on vehicles before but nothing do with with suspension, etc. What do you say for attempting it on my own or just paying a shop?

[Egan]

Originally Posted by accely

awesome job man that looks amazing. I'm ordering pretty much the same stuff except for rims.

Just got :
Traxda Lift and Level Kit
Cognito UCA kit
4x bilstein 5100 shocks
Kryptonite HD Sway Bar End Links
2x new torsion bolts


Question for you, I'm on the fence about trying to DIY. would be me and a friend and I'm just not sure if it's something I wanna risk with.. I've done lots of things on vehicles before but nothing do with with suspension, etc. What do you say for attempting it on my own or just paying a shop?

I had done a similar setup on my Titan and have done lots of car suspension mods when I was racing. It's not hard, especially if you have the right tools. It really takes no special knowledge and is mostly bolt turning.