Reddog1
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woodhog wrote:They look like they have poor ground clearance, any problems with
running them high and dry on rough road conditions? I'm not sure exactly what "poor ground clearance" is. I have a lifted Suzuki Samurai I run through the Rubicon Trail. Some of my wheeling buddies with monster wheelers say it has poor ground clearance. Whatever clearence your truck now has would be reduced by about 3 inches. As I previously posted, it is made of thick steel tubing, not thin wall like jacks. It is seriously bolted on, no screws. As I recall, the jack only have about 18 inches of travel so you would have to work with that. I would not recommend the lift for a serious off road vehicle.
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SidecarFlip
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Wayne.. You need to tell your 'wheeling' buds that your short wheelbase makes up for ground clearance. I've never seen a Sam high centered in anything....
Engine wise is another story.....lol
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SidecarFlip
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......."Sidecar, I hear you! For the first seventeen years of my life my dad used to drag me up to hunting camp in the Catskills... I liked it at first when I was young but then it became less of a hunting trip and more of a beer drinking trip with his buds from the army. By the time I was seventeen I absolutely despised it!!! As far as the OP's question, I just wouldn't know."......
Not an issue with us, Neither my wife, nor I consume alcohol and most of the family don't either. I sure like the peace and tranquility of the woods though, probably just as much as you like the water and your boat.
Actually what makes what we do interesting. Different people enjoying their leisure time in different ways. Myself, I enjoy getting there as much as being there. While I camp in the same place a lot, I always vary my route getting there because I like seeing new things and going different ways.
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Reddog1
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SidecarFlip wrote:Wayne.. You need to tell your 'wheeling' buds that your short wheelbase makes up for ground clearance. I've never seen a Sam high centered in anything.... You kinda help me make my point, I'm not trying to be rude or cute but how do you respond to "poor ground clearance"? It is a legit question. Best I can do is 3 inches less than what you have or about 18 inches relative to jack travel.
SidecarFlip wrote:Engine wise is another story.....lol Know you are getting personal. Ground clearance and big rocks don't need big engines. ![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/biggrin.gif "biggrin")
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burningman
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walkeraw wrote: I didn't need to install the saddle brackets, since I have running boards installed.
Wait, what?? What have running boards got to do with it?
I've got running boards, they're no substitute for the brackets.
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notsobigjoe
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burningman wrote:walkeraw wrote: I didn't need to install the saddle brackets, since I have running boards installed.
Wait, what?? What have running boards got to do with it?
I've got running boards, they're no substitute for the brackets.
Yea, I was curious about this to. Can you explain a little more?
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notsobigjoe
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This is what it looks like when it is raised off the truck. Maybe not to you but to me this is much sturdier than four corner jacks. The bottom photo are of the cross members that supply the stability. It took about three minute to take this off the truck. I don't leave it like this but my friend has a smaller unit and he does leave it just like this until he uses it again.
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Reddog1 wrote: I also said I never would go back to "corner peg-legs", but I have. Went from my SRW 2WD to my new to me DRW 4x4. I had to remove the lift for the DRW. I have every intention to modify my lift from the SRW to DRW this winter.
Wayne
Please post plenty of pictures when you do this modification. I'm trying to convince my wife to go with the stable-lift but she thinks it's ugly.
I'm the one who gets to do the loading and unloading. Maybe I should get her to do it a couple of times and see if that changes her mind.
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SidecarFlip
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Reddog1 wrote:SidecarFlip wrote:Wayne.. You need to tell your 'wheeling' buds that your short wheelbase makes up for ground clearance. I've never seen a Sam high centered in anything.... You kinda help me make my point, I'm not trying to be rude or cute but how do you respond to "poor ground clearance"? It is a legit question. Best I can do is 3 inches less than what you have or about 18 inches relative to jack travel.
SidecarFlip wrote:Engine wise is another story.....lol Know you are getting personal. Ground clearance and big rocks don't need big engines.
Remember, that is from experience, we had 2 of them and this winter when I go through the stuff in the attic for Flea-Bay, you'll get the Suzuki Factory shop manuals.
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notsobigjoe
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Freep wrote:Reddog1 wrote: I also said I never would go back to "corner peg-legs", but I have. Went from my SRW 2WD to my new to me DRW 4x4. I had to remove the lift for the DRW. I have every intention to modify my lift from the SRW to DRW this winter.
Wayne
Please post plenty of pictures when you do this modification. I'm trying to convince my wife to go with the stable-lift but she thinks it's ugly.
I'm the one who gets to do the loading and unloading. Maybe I should get her to do it a couple of times and see if that changes her mind.
The only other info I have is my install. It is about the most detailed thing I have ever done on the web. Unfortunately you have to be a member of LOA to see it.
The link is here... http://lanceowners.hoop.la/topic/lance-1181-and-stable-lift
I will try to see if the moderator will put it on the free side for a couple of weeks. otherwise that's it. Thanks for looking and good luck with your decision OP!
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