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Old 05-17-2010, 03:09 PM   #1
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I made my own custom 4" lift kit for Crashy. I needed it to offset for the compression of the front springs due to the weight of the plow and plow frame.


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I saw your lift, What if you hit a solid bump at speed.
I can see the strut towers bending at your lift kit plates.
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Old 05-17-2010, 03:17 PM   #2
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I saw your lift, What if you hit a solid bump at speed.
I can see the strut towers bending at your lift kit plates.
I think the struts would punch through the top of the tower before anything would bend. I used 1/4" thick plate for the plates and I bored solid round bar stock to make the spacers.
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