How much of a height difference did the springs make in the front. I have a
2.5L right now.. with a new set of V8 springs waiting to go in; I've been
holding off till I know how far I'll need to raise the rear to keep it even.
Aaron Wyse
1994 RC 2.5L 5spd.. no AC, PS, carpet.. or converter.
----- Original Message -----
From: <TPindell@OTTERBEIN.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 9:49 AM
Subject: DML: re: another 'new' guy (longish)
>
>
> Hey fellas:
> I'm a network nazi/ administrator/ bastard operator from Columbus, Ohio.
I found this truck
> for sale in the parking lot of a Home Depot. It was (mostly) what I was
looking for and it was
> cheap. I didn't want any 'toy' truck like a Tacoma or Mazda b-series,
besides, I've always
> owned Mopars. The truck is an '89 model and is 'powered' by the venerable
pre-mag 2.5L. It's
> got 3 options: 10" rear brakes, rear ABS, and a/c. Believe it or not, it
just turned 55k miles.
> It was owned by a lady who happened to be a Honduh mechanic. She said it
had a burned valve,
> which sounded right due to the way it ran. However, I've never heard of a
non-turbo 2.5 burning
> a valve. Didn't make much sense, besides, I had a freshly built 2.2/2.5
head on the shelf in
> the garage so I didn't have much to lose. To make a long story short, it
had a busted rocker
> which had bounced over and interfered with it's brother on the other
valve. $15 and two new
> rockers later, it ran great until I blew a headgasket. I won't be fryin'
the hides, but I've
> moved a lot of stuff and had a lot of fun with it. BTW, it gets about
29mpg on the highway.
> Right now, it's up on stands in the garage due to a blown brake line.
>
> Here's a list of some of the stuff I've done to it so far:
> -Added power steering
> -2" blocks on the rear, 2" V-6/8 springs on the front
> -Mopar Performance cam P4452763 and adjustable cam sprocket
> -Bucket seats and carpet
> -slider window
> -'renovated' the exhaust with Mr. Sawzall and a few bits from Jeg's. No,
it's not Ricey.
> -Mopar Performance turbo headgasket
>
> Stuff in the garage (or in somebody else's) that will go on soon:
> - 1 1/8th front sway bar w/ poly bushings and full set of KYBs
> - 15x7 cop car steelies (to go with the cop car dog dishes) powdercoated
black with RWL
> 215/60/15 Cooper Cobras
> - 2" drop splindles
>
> Stuff I want to do:
> - Decent tunes. I need to find a cd/mp3 player and some decent speakers.
How does one cram an
> amp and sub into a reg. cab?!?!?!?
> - Paint/body. It's remarkably rust-free considering it's an Ohio vehicle,
but it has seen some
> 'love'.
> - rear sway bar
>
> That's all I can think of right now. I've gotta go see how the virus
defense is going.
>
> Tim
> http://www.otterbein.edu/home/fac/tmtppndl/truck/after.jpg
>
>
>
> >Subject: DML: Re: Another 'new' guy
>
> >Details man, details!
>
> >- -Ryan
>
>
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