Carli

[dstryr]

So after some scrambling with some ****ty family / gf issues I decided to screw it and go big...you only live once right?

Went to pick up my Carli 2.5 " Pintop with full leaf upgrade and I was drooling the whole way home. I'm going to do the install tomorrow and I'll provide a full review and pictures but for now here are some teasers...

 

[Agjake11]

In to see this installed.

 

[semperfidooordie]

That is going to be amazing!! What truck is it going on? Definitely post pics when you're done

 

[dstryr]

This is the truck it is going on. Current setup is 5.4 coils with no rear block and overload removed with OUO bolt on traction bars. More pics tomorrow. Time to bust out the Jager bottle. Forgot to mention I think i got the last set of general grabber M/t in the country .

 

[BFT]

Should be an awesome set up. I got to drive sages set up on his 2011 with just the add a leaf and I was amazed!
I am going to be doing the coil over set up with added goodies

 

[EvilTwins]

After doing the 10" springs in mine I am a huge fan of lift springs as opposed to lift blocks. The springs are a bastard to get in but the ride and look is worth it.

 

[Erikclaw]

Springs are a lot better in terms of stopping axle movement too. Not the solution but much stiffer than a block alone.

 

[SAK]

http://youtu.be/nuQX_GDnU1g

 

[Dustball8504]

You have anymore pics of your truck with the 5.4 springs and no block?

 

[Erikclaw]

http://youtu.be/nuQX_GDnU1g

I never said it was the same, just it is better than just blocks. It was simply stated.

 

[fine69]

Nice setup! Can't wait to see pics!

 

[TXGLASSMAN]

Very nice this looks like some awesome products

W
Did you get it from carli direct or where did you buy it from?

 

[dstryr]

http://youtu.be/nuQX_GDnU1g

Thats why I'm running bolt on OUO bars as well.

Made some progress and picked up my set of General Grabbers...last set available in the country. More pics tomorrow.

 

[dstryr]

As far as taking longer than it should....I'm a CNC machinist not an auto mechanic and my toolbox is loaded differently haha. I really wish I had a lift right about now.

Jerry rigging to the fullest...

 

[idkillinit]

Carli is top notch. Good luck. Have fun

 

[O2ShootTheJ]

How hard is it to install a lift? Or take one off and reinstall it? I need to get mine repowdered

 

[Ad8 PRODIGY]

How hard is it to install a lift? Or take one off and reinstall it? I need to get mine repowdered

If you have access to a lift, and a set of tools, pneumatic or mechanical, its not hard. Just time consuming. Probably and afternoon to part of the evening if you get hung up. Its not alot harder w/o a lift. It is more awkward though, not being at chest height.

If you dont have the original instruction manual, take a bunch of pics whenver you do something. Better to do it as preventative measures before your stuck scratching your head.

 

[HaysKSFirefighter]

That thing is gonna be sweet!

 

[SAK]

As far as taking longer than it should....I'm a CNC machinist not an auto mechanic and my toolbox is loaded differently haha. I really wish I had a lift right about now.

Jerry rigging to the fullest...

I hope you haven't already drilled the pins in yet on the traction bars, that is the very last step you do when putting them on. Fixing the bar in place already with the truck set like that will but tension on the bar and will put the axle in a bind along with naking the pinion go up.

If you have already drilled them, you can take the pin out and then rotate the inner bar 90* and redrill the hole. This is to be done after everything is put together and the truck is sitting under its own weight.

 

[DSTRBD]

Congrats on the Carli kit, you will love the Pin-Top Kings! I run that same setup on our 2012 Dodge.