1.5" Lift Installed

Another addition for more ground clearance!

I cut and drilled some 1.5" square steel tubing as a lift spacer between the axle and the body. Worked wonderful.

Cary and team were kind enough to leave a good service loop in the brake lines which helped. I also gave myself a tad more when I previously replaced my brake assemblies.

Pics!

Before (with the fender chop)



Before with existing brake line loop:



Steel tubing:



Painted to prevent rust:



Installed with longer hardware. Plenty of brake line excess. Also added a foam adhesive section to help prevent wear on the E-Brake line on both sides:



After photos:





Really happy with how it turned out and loving the higher ground clearance.

Next order of business... A good cleaning

 

Good cleaning done! Did not want to work to a mirror finish as it is just going to get filthy again next week. But it needed at least one pass.

 

Oh yes, loving this ruff-road stylin'

 

Nice! You are starting to resemble the "Extreme SUV" option that CI used to offer, and with your new hitch, it should be about as close to "Go Anywhere" as a CI is going to get.

 

Very nicely done. I have the SUV lift on my and that little boost makes a big difference. Add this too that, and cooking would be a might easier for us in the freakishly tall category.

I wish everyone left good service loops --- I hate when things are made down to the millimeter. An extra 6 inches of wire won't break the bank.