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Old 05-04-2010, 03:46 PM   #1
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going to raise my truck

Probably don't see many people say they're going to raise their 2wd truck, but I'm going to....kind of.

So the truck is on air bags, and when fully dumped, the tire is hitting the inner wheel well (just barely). I cut the cups down a little bit, and I'm using slam specialties RE-7 with internal bumpstops.

So I'm going to get new cups and make them about 1/2" taller so that if I loose air in the bags while driving, the truck is still operational. Kind of a safety feature of sorts.
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Old 05-04-2010, 03:48 PM   #2
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Re: going to raise my truck

That makes sense...when I first read the title I was like "Oh no" love the stance..
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Old 05-04-2010, 06:47 PM   #3
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Re: going to raise my truck

Good decision. Safety First!
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Old 05-04-2010, 07:05 PM   #4
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Re: going to raise my truck

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Probably don't see many people say they're going to raise their 2wd truck, but I'm going to....kind of.

So the truck is on air bags, and when fully dumped, the tire is hitting the inner wheel well (just barely). I cut the cups down a little bit, and I'm using slam specialties RE-7 with internal bumpstops.

So I'm going to get new cups and make them about 1/2" taller so that if I loose air in the bags while driving, the truck is still operational. Kind of a safety feature of sorts.
Bags bolt to the cups. Instead of making new cups, why not machine some .500" aluminum spacers for the current cups? That way, if you decide for whatever reason (particular show or photo op) you want it lower, it's as simple as removing the spacers. Just a thought....
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