Thread: Drove it out of the garage . . .

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I've decided I can't get the lift I need just with tires. They would be too tall.

Because of the location of the pan, I only get 0.7" extra height at the pan for each inch rise at the front axle. Right now, my pan is 2.75" off the deck. I'd like to get at least 4" at the pan. For another 1.5" lift, I'd need to lift the front axle or the frame or a combination of the two about 2.5" at the front axle centerline.

By changing the front shocks and flipping the drag link from the top to the bottom of the pitman arm, I could get 2.5" without inducing bump steer. That would give me about 4.5" under the pan without changing the look and the rake very much.

My current shocks are 11.5" eye-to-eye. A set of 14" coil-overs would likely make it work.

One thing I noticed when I blipped the throttle. With the 700R4 and the 3.73 gears, this thing is going to be scary fast.

I found this at the Naval Station. I'm going to hook it somewhere . . .