It's here! After the long wait... all I can say is this stuff looks beautiful!

UPS delivered 3 of 6 boxes today, waiting for the other 3 to arrive and hopefully if the weather clears up (its been snowing pretty decently in SLC today) then I will install the kit over the weekend. I will be doing it at home since this kit is "bolt-on".

I will take pix along the way and prepare a write up to let others know what to expect.

Its Christmas again! Wooooo hooooo!

Good for you, Rob, better see that beast at some of the BITD races this season

And it only took 2 years to get here! Just kiddin man.

Anyone else get their packages already? I spent the better part of the day on the rear end. Its done, and lots of little nuances that will help go faster for those to follow.

Will try to get the front done ASAP...

The rear looks tall, definately the full 5" and handsome at that.

Anyone else installing? Maybe did the front today?

No one has completed an install yet?

Rear end is installed, working on the front right now. The rear is looking very nice... tall!!! 35s are now becoming an option... we'll see.

There are a few quirks that are different than the 1st Gen so I had to wait till this morning to have Calmini answer my questions.

I will be sure to post all the tips on the install.

So far, so good!

This is gonna be killer!

I can't wait to see the pics....

Did something go wrong with the install, or did the arctic blast get the best of you?

This artic blast is killing me. I did not even try over the weekend, with temps literally ranging from 4 - 21 F.

I went out tonight for 45 minutes and nearly froze my toes off... it was 8F when I called it quits. No major issues to report, just temps are horrible!

Come on, it got up to like 24* today. Get to work!

Hey Bob,

It's -30 over here in Bonanza. Didn't know we had a Bonanza here in Utah now did you!!!.

20 Degrees F will seem like baumy weather when I get back to SLC.

Still waiting on mine! They charged me weeks ago. Every time I call its " There was a problem with spring packs(they ran out) and we should ship within a week" Good Grief....

I here ya there... if you beer freezes between sips its too damn cold to wrench.

Well, here's the update. Left to do: bleed brake lines, reinstall front / rear sway bars, install bump stops, install skid plates... deflate tires lots and lots and roll out of garage. Alignment on Monday.

I have lots of good tips, and feel very good about the install. The product is well designed and made, the skill level for the install is somewhat technical but not overwhelming. Given the temps I have had to work with I think I have done ok, but it has been almost 2 weeks. Total hours however have been about 15 hours with some of those being spent on trial and error - hence the emphasis on tips.

I will do a formal write up after I'm done and drive it.

Sorry its taken a while, its still cold out there... my toes, knees and booty can attest to that!

Robert,

We've gone over this again and again.

Noboby else is interested in your booty. And I thought only my bosses spent time on their knees while 'negotiating' with developers. It's that position, or they grab their ankles to receive the latest proposal.

Yeah, I am bitter about the state of affairs here, but they'll pay 80% of my tuition costs for a masters degree. I guess that makes me a different kind of whore, but a whore non-the-less.

Hope to see you out in Moab this year if possible.

Todd

X2.... less talk... more pictures.

C'mon slacker! Don't make me drive to SLC!

So the X has been driven! It's tall and so far so good! The rear seems pretty stiff, in a good way.

I wanted to post pix after those threatening posts (that Tyler guy is a mean one!) but I left the USB cable at work. If I find another method I will post up.

Can you believe its snowing again! Its cold, and its going to continue to stay cold for another 10 days!

Recap from this morning: bled brakes, installed skid plates, did not install sway bars and bump stops... will wait till after alignment and oil change...

Sorry...

LOL! It's all good, Robert, just giving ya some poop

Glad it's good to go, even if it is cold as balls out there

Might want to hold up on longer bumpstops until you see if you get stuffage rub...otherwise you will just be throwing away uptravel.

I hear what you are saying, I never put the bumpstops on my 1st Gen.

I am worried about not having adequate testing time prior to using it as a daily. My concern stems from some components being pretty close to maxed out, not including the brake lines since they provide extensions. I'm worried about the electrical ABS line, hyper extending the drive line, rubbing exesively through dips / gutter, etc. The plan will be to carefully study those issues, but I need to install them for now. Its just too cold to do all the observations and all the good places are either frozen or snowed in.

I'm with you though on your thinking... timing.

Pics man, pics.

Found a cable... here you guys go! The install still needs to be aligned and the front stock skid plate is still missing.

Did I mention that its still cold!













Yes, it was a tight fit getting it out of the garage. Let the rear's down to 8psi.

More pix to come... you guys are impatient!!!