ok, is it just me or with 3 trucks lifted, all on 33's, all on stock rims,
and john's looks higher?? Maybe the swampers???
Maybe just my jealousy for his Intense blue?? :-)
-----Original Message-----
From: Mel Janousek <superskunk@mindspring.com>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Saturday, September 11, 1999 7:38 PM
Subject: DML: My lift kit is on also
>I got my lift kit on and got it back from the alignment shop yesterday. It
looks
>great and really turns some heads while driving it. Everywhere I have
stopped
>at so far, I have gotten compliments on it. One guy pulled up to me last
night
>in a 4x4 97+ Dak and asked what shocks I added to get the lift, I smiled
and
>told him the whole story about the kit......but if it would of been a
chebby or
>ferd owner, I would just of told them they were factory shocks....lol.
>
>It handles great, and I don't think I lost any cornering ability. I really
can't
>tell a difference from stock. For you guys thinking about putting one on
your
>self....if I can do it...you can also. The only specialty tool I needed
was a
>grinder to get rid of the factory bump stops.
>
>I think the biggest problem was finding a shop to do the alignment. I had
to
>call 3 shops and take it to one to see if they could do it. Nobody wanted
to
>touch it. Poop Boys claimed there was no way they could because the new
height
>would not figure into the computer and would throw off all measurements.
When I
>did get it back, the guy who did the work on it said it wasn't that bad to
do
>and was able to get all the adjustments within factory specs.
>
>P.S. The reason I checked with Poop Boys is because the nearest legit 4x4
shop
>is over an hour away.
>
>New pictures are up on my site.
>
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>
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