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What have you done to your 200 Series this week? (22 Viewers)
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Nice fatty!
90k done
Picked up Slee sliders- Saturday installation
Switched out interior lights to LED
Picked up Slee sliders- Saturday installation
Switched out interior lights to LED
Got the BP-51 kit installed by a local shop! 2722 Springs in the back. SPC UCAs. Everything else is stock. KO2's on order.
Only drove home, so not much to report. So far, it just feels different, and sits slightly higher. I like the rake.
I need to get under there and see what they set the bound/rebound settings at.
(Front)
(back)
Only drove home, so not much to report. So far, it just feels different, and sits slightly higher. I like the rake.
I need to get under there and see what they set the bound/rebound settings at.
(Front)
(back)
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Got the BP-51 kit installed by a local shop! 2722 Springs in the back. SPC UCAs. Everything else is stock. KO2's on order.
Only drove home, so not much to report. So far, it just feels different, and sits slightly higher. I like the rake.
I need to get under there and see what they set the bound/rebound settings at.
(Front)
(back)
That rake looks pretty extreme for an SUV. Honestly from the picture is seems you have bad front shocks.
Really? Both? They called me to make sure I was OK with the rake. It looks similar to others based on forum pics. Maybe its just the angle of that pic? I'll get another pic up.
They did adjust the preload for stock if that makes a difference?
How much thread can you see at top of shock? Can't tell in your front close up. Also is that driver or passenger side?
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I leave for a nice long vacation in the morning, including the 200 meet in CO. On the drive home from work the shop called letting me know my ARB rack had arrived. After some quick deliberation I detoured down to the shop to see weight/bulk wise if I could DIY this eve by myself so I could use the rack on this trip. Not the brightest thing I've done, but other then the frustration caused by dropping the little "L" plates over and over it was a success. Just over 3 hours to remove the factory rack and install the fit kit and ARB rack. Now I have some more storage space as well as the first external mod. 
And the ratchet straps were just to get it home from the shop.
And the ratchet straps were just to get it home from the shop.
It certainly could be the angle of the pic. What's the measurement height from bottom of hub to bottom fender front and back? It should not be more than 1" difference in my opinion. My SUV is exactly 1" lower in the front. Once I get BP-51 it will be level since I don't tow anything.
I leave for a nice long vacation in the morning, including the 200 meet in CO. On the drive home from work the shop called letting me know my ARB rack had arrived. After some quick deliberation I detoured down to the shop to see weight/bulk wise if I could DIY this eve by myself so I could use the rack on this trip. Not the brightest thing I've done, but other then the frustration caused by dropping the little "L" plates over and over it was a success. Just over 3 hours to remove the factory rack and install the fit kit and ARB rack. Now I have some more storage space as well as the first external mod.
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And the ratchet straps were just to get it home from the shop.
Can you take a couple of pics of the completed job
Its ~1.5 inch higher in the back.
Driver's side....i see thread below the collar. As in, the collar is at the top. Looks like it is all the way up.
Eventually, but I got these because I thought they were for stock load and .75" of lift.
I have about 3/4" thread at top.
I have 22's in the back as well, which I have no issues with and rides great. Stock back there currently.
After driving the 200 for a few days with the 2702/2722 OME's & SPC arms, we are more than happy with it. I do have some rubbing now that is actually worse than it was before the lift (same tires & wheels - 285/70/17 on RW's). I think it is all in my caster. My alignment guy insists on having a caster spread for better stability and has me at 2.2 deg on the left and 3.0 deg on the right. It drives great, but at full lock the right side rubs the front of the wheel well (mini mud flap removed) and the left side rubs the rear mud flap. I installed the SPC arms in the "D" position, which gives 1 deg caster over stock.
I'm not sure if I should do some trimming or go back and get the left caster increased and the right caster decreased. I would like to keep the mud flaps if possible. I know many of you are running a similar or identical set up and I would greatly appreciate some input.
I'm not sure if I should do some trimming or go back and get the left caster increased and the right caster decreased. I would like to keep the mud flaps if possible. I know many of you are running a similar or identical set up and I would greatly appreciate some input.
I heated up my mud flaps and molded them back. No more rubbing and no cutting.
Please do if you don't mind. 4.2 deg sounds really high to me, especially considering I'm rubbing the front of the wheel well on the side I have set at 3 deg with a not much bigger than stock tire.
Good idea. I'll give that a try.
