Off topic but I thought this might be a good place to share....
On my recent trip to SoCal I met one of my son-in- laws offroad buddies from Parker, Az. He showed me some impressive phone videos of him jumping his 1972 3 door Suburban...
I would estimate 6' high launches. Said he was running...
YES...The APG billet tie rod ends with the Heim steering joint, FK bearing have a greater range of motion than the stock ball joint end... another plus is they hold their toe in alignment better after being properly adjusted.
EDIT: Yes the blue anodized UCA's with the blue King Coilovers would...
I have the ICON 2.5 ET CDCV RR coil overs with APG billet UCA's and APG billet tie rod ends to make full use of the extra travel without binding. And ICON 2.5 CDCV rear piggybacks with the ICON WTX progressive leaf spring
and bump stops .
After about 9 months of on and 300+ miles of offroad...
Just a few pictures from my recent trip to California....Superstition, Imperial, Ca...I was flying solo, so no action shots.. just poses ....
"Half Pint Hill" zoom in on area above my passenger side roof line and you will see my tire tracks going up and around.
A couple more from areas I...
I might be the only one...Goodyear in channel...made of Polycarbonate.... shatterproof, flexible, with a lifetime warranty....all the other brands seem to be made of acrylic, and none seem to have much of a warranty..
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I started my trip home to Missouri from California this morning. In Arizona between Peyson and Heber I started getting passed by Supercars wrapped in sponsor graphics.
First pack of 7 , I thought was a club outing with way too much money and poor road etiquette, weaving between traffic, at...
It is a Stenocereus, common in the Sonoran and Baja deserts, there are some in folks front garden, Including a rare Crystate example with deformed wrinkled arms..
That's just the front yard. I could not park in the back yard...It is a botanical garden of epic scale...they both spend a couple hours every morning maintaining it...Life long collectors... I Spent most of my youth in the deserts of Mohave, Anza Borrego, Imperial, Sonora, Baja Sur and Baja...
My parents garden in the middle of their circular driveway..Blythe, Ca.
Trichosarus in bloom... blooms once a year ,bloom only lasts 1 day.. 87 year old Mom's 2007 F150 Triton STX is in the back ground...92 year old dad doesn't drive anymore..
I drilled holes in the bedside , and used eye bolts to give the bungees a place to anchor. The weight of the ARB box rests on the wheel well. It has not got away from its little dock, in numerous trail adventures..
I strapped and bungeed the bare necessities in my bed and embarked on a road trip to visit my folks in Blythe, Ca. , play in the desert at Superstition/ Sand Dam for a day, before reaching my final destination....My grand daughters high school graduation in Julian, Ca. on Friday.?
I have done my rear shocks twice.....First time with the ICON 2.0 VS aluminum series , did not use a jack but measured how much they needed to be compressed for mount, and used a large zip tie to hold them at that length for mount with no muscle required.....Second time with the heavier ICON 2.5...
Exactly 458 miles... the day after I finished my front coilovers and UCA's with adjustable Heim end joints swap....and before doing the alignment the next day at a shop familiar with modified suspensions and track racers....Heim joints are "tricky" and properly adjusting them should be done by...
Welcome to the forum jdmurph....
Love your passion and ambitions...
A 305 65 R17 wheel and tire combination is about 32.5" tall, and judging from the stance of the truck in your picture I would guess your lift height to be 3.0"....First thing I would address is the suspension and...