That looks great! Can you go into a bit more detail on the FJC lift? I read (on the Innernet :costumed-smiley-007) that it doesn't net as much lift as OME...true? I'm all ears.
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That's correct. I didn't want a huge lift (and I also didn't want to pay ~$700 for an OME kit.) I measured mine before and after the lift and my net was around 1" overall, as measured at the center of the wheel arches and the receiver hitch.
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That's enough for me to mount 265/70/17 tires which is what I needed to do (though in the picture above I actually had 255/75/17 BFG MTs which are about 3/4" bigger in diameter than the 265/70 BFG ATs I'm running now.) I did get some rubbing on the front side of the inner fender liners but the new bumper and trimmed fender liner took care of that issue.
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My total cost for the FJC lift was about $350, or half of what I would have paid for an OME kit. And with the OME I'd worry that being that high I'd really need new UCAs, which would add another $600 or so to the cost.
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The most expensive part of the lift was the installation, that ran me about $500 although that included the alignment. Have had it on now for 2 years and no problems or issues whatsoever.
