Jimmeh
Think'n with me dipstick!
Prior to putting on your rims/tires in the first photo with them, did you lift/raise your truck in any way or is that stock hieght witht he 33's? Also, if you don't mind me asking, where did you get and how much were your towing mirrors.
All around great truck!. It's nice how small things can make a large improvement.
-Seth
That was stock ride height with the 33/12.50's. They rubbed backing up and turning to the right, but that was about it. My 285's actually rubbed more then the 33's did. I got the tow mirrors off of eBay for roughly $175 shipped IIRC.
Thanks for the kind words!
I like your truck. Its coming along good. I like the location of your antenna vs. the traditional dual whips like all the yuppies I see around my area. Makes your truck unique, and you centerconsole is neato too!
It's funny because a friend of mine was considering the idea of getting dual whips, but after he saw my setup he has been bugging me about where I got the mount. I like the location as well, but plan on changing it to the top of the cab when I eventually get a roof top basket.
Nice truck. I am someone who prefers the lower ride height so I'm curious why you're choosing to do a lift?
I installed a 1.5 inch body lift to allow more clearance for a larger tire, which in turn gives me more ground clearance. I also prefer a lower stance for two reasons: 1) I'm short and don't want to have to jump into the truck and 2) Lower center of gravity. I have considered the idea of doing another 2 inch suspension lift just to be able to stuff a 35 inch tire under the truck, but I think that will be quite a ways down the road. If it were a dedicated expedition truck and not my daily driver, it probably would be lifted just a little bit more.
Great build! I have the exact same truck but mines an 02. Same color-same package- white leer topper with yakima rack. I run black wheels and 285/75-16 A/T's. I put herculiner on my rockers and flares a couple of years ago- i love the way it looks.
Do you happen to have any pictures? I just got my can of Durabak bed liner on the front porch today and am wondering how it will look. Did you have to do anything special for the liner to adhere to the plastic fender flares?
Thanks everybody for the kind words! We finished the body lift install this past weekend and so far so good! The 4 hour process turned into a 7.5 hour job due to a few difficulties and fuddled minds thanks to my friends brother in law bringing us some adult beverages, but the job was complete! I still need to do a couple of things, but anyway, here are just a few pictures:
And one of it parked to my dads stock 2000 half ton with a 21 foot boat attached to the rear:
As you can see, we were able to re-use the brackets for the front brush guard. We are now sitting at 40 inches from the ground to the top of the wheel well in all 4 corners. I'll be removing the front mud flaps to install my fender flares hopefully next weekend (painting them this weekend with the bed liner and hopefully doing the rest of the truck next weekend [weather permitting]!).