Nollie's Reggie Build

[Colo_Ranger]

Did you notice the front dropped under the weight?

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[Nollie]

Did you notice the front dropped under the weight?

I think it dropped a little. I measured before / after but I forgot to write down the after... I want to say somewhere between 1/2 and 1/4 inch. My tires already rubbed at full lock, and they rubbed a little more with the winch and mount (~90lbs). I could definitely tell the extra weight was there when driving but it wasn't horrible. I have coilovers with springs to account for the heavier weight going on right now.

 

[halligan1201]

Some more photos now that it's day time. These have a slight (15 degree) angle to them and stay about 1/2" to 1" away from the pinch weld.

Received my White Knuckle sliders today. Got them late in the day, but I was still able to get them on with a little light left. Happy so far, I'll take a closer look in the sun tomorrow

Packed super well with multiple layers, cling wrap, and tape:

The top plates are bolt-on, didn't expect that but I'm cool with it:

Not in the instructions, on the FX4 you need to remove this skid plate, easy enough to do:

Finished drivers side:

Finished Passenger:

Took me a little over an hour to do by myself using an ATV jack to hold up the slider as I positioned it.

Thanks for posting these - I've been debating on this or some of the other brands but now I think these are the way to go for sure. How much drilling?

 

[Nollie]

Thanks for posting these - I've been debating on this or some of the other brands but now I think these are the way to go for sure. How much drilling?

Zero drilling required You have to move some wires out of the way (push clip) but other than that the bolts go above or below the frame or through existing holes. I was able to put them on by myself because I have an ATV jack that could support them, otherwise having a second set of hands is helpful.

 

[Colo_Ranger]

I think it dropped a little. I measured before / after but I forgot to write down the after... I want to say somewhere between 1/2 and 1/4 inch. My tires already rubbed at full lock, and they rubbed a little more with the winch and mount (~90lbs). I could definitely tell the extra weight was there when driving but it wasn't horrible. I have coilovers with springs to account for the heavier weight going on right now.

Ok, so you're on the stock suspension as it stands? I didn't realize you hadn't gotten your suspension installed yet. Thanks!

 

[Nollie]

Ok, so you're on the stock suspension as it stands? I didn't realize you hadn't gotten your suspension installed yet. Thanks!

Yep! But, I just got it back from being aligned after the lift got put on. I'll post pictures shortly

 

[Nollie]

Finally got the lift done today! Took a while to get all the parts together, but I'm pleased with the results. Items installed:

• Icon adjustable leaf pack, configured for 1.125" lift
• Camburg upper control arms
• Radflo 3" lift front coilovers
• Radflo up to 2" lift rear shocks

Fronts:

Rear:

Before:

Rear / Front

After:

Rear / Front

Worked out about what I was planning. The front is higher than I expected, but I'll let it settle and check again. Looks good at least

 

[Travis9935]

Finally got the lift done today! Took a while to get all the parts together, but I'm pleased with the results. Items installed:

• Icon adjustable leaf pack, configured for 1.125" lift
• Camburg upper control arms
• Radflo 3" lift front coilovers
• Radflo up to 2" lift rear shocks

Fronts:

Rear:

Before:

Rear / Front

After:

Rear / Front

Worked out about what I was planning. The front is higher than I expected, but I'll let it settle and check again. Looks good at least

What size tire you running?

 

[Travis9935]

Finally got the lift done today! Took a while to get all the parts together, but I'm pleased with the results. Items installed:

• Icon adjustable leaf pack, configured for 1.125" lift
• Camburg upper control arms
• Radflo 3" lift front coilovers
• Radflo up to 2" lift rear shocks

Fronts:

Rear:

Before:

Rear / Front

After:

Rear / Front

Worked out about what I was planning. The front is higher than I expected, but I'll let it settle and check again. Looks good at least

4.25 inch difference off 3" of lift? ?

 

[Nollie]

What size tire you running?

285/70R17 KO2s.

4.25 inch difference off 3" of lift? ?

Yeah there are a few things I need to look into:

• My inability to measure well. I need to make sure I measured the right and left and compared the correct side. The driver's side has always been a little lower for some crazy reason.
• I opted for a heavier rated spring to account for the winch, that could have something to do with.
• It may need to settle

I'll probably call Jamie at Radflo here and chat with him to see what he thinks. I'm not displeased with the look, but really shooting for 3"

 

[Travis9935]

285/70R17 KO2s.



Yeah there are a few things I need to look into:

• My inability to measure well. I need to make sure I measured the right and left and compared the correct side. The driver's side has always been a little lower for some crazy reason.
• I opted for a heavier rated spring to account for the winch, that could have something to do with.
• It may need to settle

I'll probably call Jamie at Radflo here and chat with him to see what he thinks. I'm not displeased with the look, but really shooting for 3"

What size tires? My Driver is a half inch lower in front and half inch lower in rear than the other side. So this is typical. Gas side and Battery side?

 

[Nollie]

What size tires? My Driver is a half inch lower in front and half inch lower in rear than the other side. So this is typical. Gas side and Battery side?

285/70R17 KO2s, so about 32.8"

Called Radflo, they say it shouldn't be that much higher than 3". The rear is higher than the expected 1.125 as well but I've heard icon starts out higher than expected.

 

[Nollie]

Minor update to the build:

• The lift height has settled closer to 3" in the front.
• Moved the ACC to the center of the grill. It was working reasonable well, but on a turn it would take a car in another lane as being in front of me. Hopefully this works.

 

[dondonbabyraptor]

Got the first shipment of summer parts from Stage 3 today, Baja Designs amber fog lights With parts taking a while these days, they'll trickle in over the next couple of months. Soon to come:

• BFGoodrich KO2 285/70R17 (C-loading)
• Black Rhino 17x9 +12mm Stadium in black
• Radflo 3" front coilovers + 0-2" rear shocks / compression adjustable
• Icon leaf pack
• Camburg 1.5 performance UCA
• Ready Lift intrusion beams
• 589 Fabrication winch mount
• 9500lb Pro Series winch w/ synthetic rope

Thanks to the folks at Stage 3 Motorsports, Radflo, 589 Fab, Discount Tire, and the people on the forum that have posted their builds with pros and cos. I'm excited to see this truck grow into my own version of a Ranger

Beautiful truck. I just wanted to comment I thought this picture was a new Chick-Fil-A sauce dipping holder and some new type of sauce opened already in the two slots. Started questioning where the nuggets were. I guess I am quite hungry right now.

 

[Nollie]

Changed over to the Factor 55 splicer instead of the hook that comes with the winch. Pretty easy splicing lines, although the taper didn't go exactly as planned the first time. Followed the following videos on how to do it:

• How I SPLICE ROPE! Either on the tracks or at home!
• Snapped My 4x4 Winch Rope

Now my truck has a pacifier

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