(i'm not sure if this is the right section and feel free to move it if its not...)
its now its ready to hit the trail.... the axle swap went amazingly smooth. I was even able to reuse the shocks and ubolts from before. i got a narrow 8" rear axle on trade for the CV axles from the 97 i'm parting out, and picked up 2 free 33x12.5 Mud King tires, mounted them on spare alloys i had laying around. and the quad fits perfect in it.
total cost:
$17 bucks for Discount tire to dismount and remount tires
$2 bucks for 1 bolt needed for the shackles (we were short 1)
went from:
to:
and that's a 60" highlift for size comparison... this this is now officially ready to wheel!!!