Color Matched Sahara w/lights & M12,000

[3rd Cruiser]

Great looking truck! I left my sahara and rear slee bumper original color, but after seeing yours and others I'm starting to like the mono chrome look more and more.

A couple of comments about future supension upgrades.

I went from bilsteins to OME when I lifted my truck. The OME shocks are a disapointment. Wish I could go back to the bilsteins. When I first got my LC I did not like the side to side sway going around corners and the front end dive on fast off road sections. Going to the Billies solved this. With the OME shocks the side to side motion is back, better then stock but no comparison to the bilstein ride.

Here is my suggestion. Check with Christo, about rear springs that will give you extra carrying capacity while maintaining stock lift. This will cure rear end droop. Add 33" tires.This will give you an inch in lift and you don't need to do anything to suspension to fit them. Drive and enjoy.

If your off road adventures demand more lift, then go with the OME shocks, springs and torsion bars. If not stay with the bilsteins.

 

[fish2live]

Yes - the M12K IS a PIG of a winch - the 100 is holding it just great though....

I agree on the Bilsteins and I've heard that from others as well... that some people like them much better than the OME. Honestly, with the Billies and T-bars cranked a bit (give me about an 1" over stock in the front - which matches the back for a straight stance) I really like what I've got for now. I wouldn't mind upgrading to a rear spring that can handle a bit more load but I don't need much more of a lift in the rear - maybe 1" at most would be ok... what OME spring would do that (or is there one??)??

 

[3rd Cruiser]

OME 862 springs will give a slight lift in the rear, but I'm not sure if they will increase weight capacity much over stock. Some on this forum have had good results with air bags for heavy loads .

Check with Slee offroad about the springs. I will be talking to them soon to see if I can de-lift mine a bit to re-install the bilsteins.

 

[EdsCruisin]

I like this arrangement - might have to try it myself!
I put Firestone Airbags in the rear and it takes very little air to stiffen and/or raise the ride. If you get them, you will find that you don't need to disassemble as much as the instructions say and the overall installation should only take a couple hours.

 

[REZARF]

Bump for an old thread, to the op...

Did you mount this winch feet forward? From the pics it looks like you popped it in feet down. Headed this route this week but I think I'll need to mod the Sahara Bar to get the m12000 feet forward.

Anyone else been down this road?

 

[fish2live]

yep, they went in feet down.... I called Warn about it as well, here is what the guy said..
Winches for 100 series?

I've winched some BIG trees across roads and pulled smaller trees out by their root balls - to the point where the winch just won't pull any more, and I've not had a problem.

 

[REZARF]

Fish2live-

Thanks man, that's a big help. I appreciate the real world response and reply.