LIFT KITS???

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Permalink Reply by Cowboy on May 20, 2012 at 10:03pm

 I just scored (is shipped) a pretty gnarly Fox lift that was $2,700 for all of the this and thats. 

  I will be coming off a Bilstein 5,100 set up (2 1/2" lift in the front and 2" in the rear)  The front struts use your stock spring and require  assembly (dangerous if you don't know how) and the rear will reqiure a 2" donut or full spring.  The basic shocks are about $400 for all four,  I have run this pretty hard aver the last couple of years.

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Permalink Reply by Robo on May 20, 2012 at 10:03pm

Hit up BZ for installation. He has a more than a few under his belt, including mine.

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Permalink Reply by Maximus (Max) on May 21, 2012 at 6:52am

i second what Robo said, Bz did mine too! i have Bilstein 5100 up front with ome 885 (mediums) and bilstein 5125 rears with the toytec superflex. shop around and look here and on the blue room people are always selling their old set ups and getting new ones so there is a good chance you could get a deal! plus there are discounts on certain sites for being members on the Blue Room. like 10% off toytec, 5% off metal-tech. 

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Permalink Reply by PBn'FJ on May 20, 2012 at 10:09pm

There are lots of options to purchase lifts. Check the websites for Toytec, Wheelers Offroad, Demello Offroad or Radflo are a few that I can think of off the top of my head.

Installing a lift on a FJC is easy if you have tools and decent wrenching skills. Lots of write ups on the blue room on how to do it. Many folks on here have done their own lifts and will usually lend a hand installing one.

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Permalink Reply by Cowboy on May 20, 2012 at 11:35pm

What's your budget?   

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Permalink Reply by DivnGirl on May 21, 2012 at 8:38am

Everyone has their own opinion but also has their own style of type of wheeling, be it sand, mud, fire road, rock crawling, or overlanding to name a few.  Also, everyone has their own preference on how stiff a ride they want when not wheeling.   It also depends on how heavy your aftermarket equip. is.  My 140 pound ARB front bumper was sagging my stock set up as soon as it was installed.

I suggest you order what you want, for the type of wheeling you want to do. Then, if the time is right, bring it to a wrenching day/work day.  Daryl, DHW has hosted a few at his home in the foothills. My suggestion is to do it at a wrench day for a few reasons.  One, there are some nice enough folks here who will do it for some beer and food.  Also, you can work right along side them and learn about your truck.  Having a shop do it is quick, easy and you definitely pay for that luxury, but you will learn nothing about your truck. 

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Permalink Reply by Barricade_FJC on May 21, 2012 at 10:18am

I agree with DivnGirl. Some will sacrifice comfortable daily driving for great off road performance but if you want my two cents, I would recommend adjustable shocks so you get best of both worlds. Once your kit is installed you can play around with the settings to figure out what you can "live with" and what you can't. That is one of the biggest reasons why others are selling off their used kits and switching them out so if you do your homework first it won't only save you some cash it will save you plenty of frustration and time. Good luck!

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Permalink Reply by MoreFJland on May 21, 2012 at 6:28pm

There are plenty of opinions on this. Of course mine is the correct one, but I won't share it :-). Check in the Blue Room for tons of opinions, figure how you plan to use your rig, hit some trails/event with us, and look about & ask questions. As PBn'FJ said, it's not all that difficult. I installed mine at one of DWH's install events, and with his and others assistance got it done. You'll always get help, and learn a lot about your rig as you go. I think DWH is due for an install day, but others have them from time to time too.

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