I haven't updated this in a while, so here are all the mods I have done lately.
09/10/12: Finally installed my lift spacers. Went with 2" up front and 1.5" in back. A lot of the hard core Power Wagon guys frown upon spacers, but it works for me. Already have bad wheel hop in sand so it's not the end of the world if it gets a little worse. And I hate driving in sand anyways. The axle is off centered a little so I'll be buying a new adjustable track bar soon, either Carli or Pure Performance. Don't really see a need to go with longer control arms just yet since my tires clear just fine, but they are on the list. On road manners haven't changed a bit, haven't had a chance to take it off road yet.
This is as high as I am going. I'm at 83" to the top of the cab lights, and that gets a little close in parking garages. I was in a 7' parking garage this evening at the hospital and it was scary close! It also just barely clears my garage door so I can still change my oil in the garage, can't spare another inch though. I can also easily clear 35's if I want in the future.
Pictures aren't the best. I'll get more later after it's cleaned up a little.
09/18/12: Installed my new Carli track bar. It was pretty easy to do, but ended up having to bust loose the upper steering linkage (or whatever it's called) to get the axle side bolt back in. Even with the wheel turned all the way to the right, it wasn't going back in. I initially had it set a 39 1/8" but the axle was still not centered so I took it out to 39 1/4". It's still not perfect but it's much better. A few quick turns on the upper steering linkage adjustment and the steering wheel was centered again, so no need for an alignment just yet. Don't really notice much difference from stock, but my truck has less than 9k miles so stuff isn't worn out yet. Still plan on replacing the control arms with either Carli or Pure Performance before too long. I like the PP because they are adjustable, and cheaper...
Last pic also shows my Lamin-x tinted fog lights that I did a while back. They blend in much better now.
10/03/12: Installed my Carli diff guard. Had to do some minor grinding on the bottom of the axle housing but it wasn't too bad. I also put on my Moes 85mm ported TB today, no pics of that though. And my 8Lug sticker. I normally don't put stickers on my truck, but this one seemed to fit well.
Man, seeing yours and SMR 101's truck makes me wanna trade my 1500 in for. 2500!
