Egan's Mini Lift

[Egan]

Originally Posted by Egan

I'll measure when I get home tonight. But since it's 109F today, it may have to wait until 3AM!

Due to the sweltering heat, I only measured one side, but it should be close enough for your purpose.

This is after the suspension has settled in, a front end alignment, and the new tires.

FR before with "35"" BFG AT KO's = 41.1/4"
FR after lift = 43.1/4"
FR after 37" Toyo's = 45"

RR before with "35"" BFG AT KO's = 41"
RR after lift = 42.1/4"
RR after Toyo's = 44.1/4"

So it looks like a solid 2" out of the tires, maybe more considering the suspension settled a bit.

YMMV

[Egan]

Finally had the chance to get my modified spare tire carrier mounted. It's been lifted 6" with a 5 degree angle back towards the bed. A local welder did the work for $90, including tacking on my CB antenna mount. On the first go around the tire was tightened down against the mount near the bottom. I was concerned about damaging the tire over time, so I added a couple of thick washers to each lug to keep the tire pushed out a bit.

[Egan]

[guruerror]

Looks great!

[Egan]

Originally Posted by guruerror

Looks great!

Thanks for the inspiration on the tire carrier mod!

[Lucky1]

Do you write text books for a living ??? Lol... That is an awesome write-up with illustrations. Your truck looks awesome too !

[Egan]

Originally Posted by Lucky1

Do you write text books for a living ??? Lol... That is an awesome write-up with illustrations. Your truck looks awesome too !

No, I just used to moderate a few forums, especially the DIY sections. I still get emails from people asking questions about the write-ups on my 2001 Sporttrac (which I traded in back on 2005).