Mr. Carb Posted February 16, 2004 Share Posted February 16, 2004 thats not what Austin told me, he says the whole tranny drops 3 inches as well, so the shifting linkage is 3 inches shorter, and thus harder to use, isn't it? or am I Missing something here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike W Posted February 16, 2004 Author Share Posted February 16, 2004 Oh boy another "to lift or not lift" tangent (sigh.) I guess it pertains to trails like Black Diamond (and most of what we do) so I'll let it slide. A few years ago a stock '83(?) wagon came with us on the Kanasket trails and made it through a lot of stuff. It was entertaining to watch. Lets just say he had to use brute force and the car took a pounding. A 3" lift and even slightly bigger tires would have made all the difference and allowed him to cruise through it like the rest of us. In a nutshell, doing trails like this in an unlifted car will eventually result in the lower half of the vehicle looking like a crumpled soda can. Lift the car 3" and add 14" snow tires or 26" mud tires and it's a formible beast. Add a welded or LSD rear diff and it'll go dang near anywhere. Total cost might be less than $500 if you score a deal on the wheels and tires. Yeah the tranny and shift lever do drop but I never even noticed the change in lever position as far as driving goes. I haven't heard any complaints from other users either so I'd say it ain't much of an issue. Anybode else up for a run to Black Diamond on Sat 2/21? It's only about 45 min from Seattle if the traffic doesn't suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezapar Posted February 16, 2004 Share Posted February 16, 2004 Anybody else up for a run to Black Diamond on Sat 2/21? It's only about 45 min from Seattle if the traffic doesn't suck. [/b] Tex is scared to mess up his lifted wagon w/swampers by wheeling it, so he's out. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike W Posted February 16, 2004 Author Share Posted February 16, 2004 Dang and I was really looking forward to taking Tex up that SqueezeTree trail. If we're definitely on for saturday, I'll put up a seperate post with maps and stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted February 17, 2004 Share Posted February 17, 2004 No issues with shifting here - 3" Mudrat lift. Wish I could make next weekend, but I went this weekend, and I'm going the weekend after next to Medford, so I can't swing that many in such a short period.... Lincoln locker for me soon too! GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Carb Posted February 17, 2004 Share Posted February 17, 2004 ok, well that sounds good then, I don't want to lift it yet though, I want to wait until I can afford another daily driver... lol:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezapar Posted February 17, 2004 Share Posted February 17, 2004 Originally posted by Mr. Carb ok, well that sounds good then, I don't want to lift it yet though, I want to wait until I can afford another daily driver... lol:D That's an even lamer excuse than "my girlfriend would be pissed." What's cooler than a lifted daily driver? I've been sporting a lifted Soob, in one form or another, as a daily driver for years now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooinater Posted February 17, 2004 Share Posted February 17, 2004 lil' roo, has been a daily driver since i got her. and my only other car that's here in yuma!! get it lifted and come play in washington trails with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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