Any fish in the lakes that far up in the mountains?

Actually, yes.  Quite a few, right up to almost 12,000 feet.  That's James Peak Lake, in an area soon to be designated as wilderness.  That's OK - it protects a very fragile tundra ecosystem, and the trails to the top of the peak have been closed for years (you use the LPC's to get to the top - Leather Personnel Carriers - BOOTS.)

One thing that bugged the piss out of me when i was installing it is that the kit is made for vehicles 5+ years old, yet contains no replacement bolts for the ones you remove. I spent about $40 in new bolts since 90% of the bolts had to be replaced since they were in unusable condition.

Remember, "road salt" and "rust" are not in the vocabulary of folks in Bakersfield.  Heck, I've seen Cali zooks that can still easily remove leaf spring bolts.  

Everybodies kits assume that your stuff is useable and rust free.

explosivo

I'm in michigan too, so my obvious question is....how hard was it to get all those rusted bolts and nuts loosened?
i've looked mine over and can only guess it will be a nightmare, hence why i'm soooo reluctant to spend money on a lift kit.

holy shit... nightmare is putting it mildly...

i had to cut EVERY bolt on the back off. Nothing would come loose. when i say cut every bolt, i mean both the head and the nut, since even with the nut off, the bolts were rusted solid to the sleeves and wouldn't slide out.

i guess it wouldn't have been as bad if i either had some sharp sawzall blades or a cutting torch...

anyway, don't let a few bolts stop ya... you'll really enjoy the results

Remember, "road salt" and "rust" are not in the vocabulary of folks in Bakersfield.  Heck, I've seen Cali zooks that can still easily remove leaf spring bolts.  

Everybodies kits assume that your stuff is useable and rust free.

sometimes i wish that they wouldn't put salt on the roads... i'd just be happy with them plowing and sanding them...  

Rust?  I thought that was the slight red color you get on stuff.  I have a little of it on my 95 2-door.  But in Colorado, vehicles just don't rust much.  It's common to see stock, and virginal Samurai's driving around, rust-free...

Rust in Tennessee, nope, I just have brownish color holes that like to breed in the metal of my Kick:P I cut them out but then they just appear somewhere else.  

Remember, "road salt" and "rust" are not in the vocabulary of folks in Bakersfield.  Heck, I've seen Cali zooks that can still easily remove leaf spring bolts.  

Everybodies kits assume that your stuff is useable and rust free.

my 91 track as no rust that i can see =)

and i was just into both tire wells yesturday =)

explosivo

I'm in michigan too, so my obvious question is....how hard was it to get all those rusted bolts and nuts loosened?
i've looked mine over and can only guess it will be a nightmare, hence why i'm soooo reluctant to spend money on a lift kit.

YES THE NUTS & BOLTS WERE A BEOTCH TO GET OUT . BUT WITH A LITTLE LUBRICANT , MUSCLE & IF ALL ELSE FAILS A SMOKE WRENCH  WILL GET THEM OFF. AND YES I REPLACED MOST BOLTS ON MY REINSTALL AS WELL. THEY OUGHT TO OFFER IT AS AN OPTION ON THE SIDE ANY HOW        MATTY D.  

here's a pic of the afformentioned broken shock mount that i "fixed":


that was another thing that pissed me off. combined with the rust, the flimsy metal of a lot of the mounting stuff in the back made me angry, especially when the shock mount broke almost on its own... just kinda crumbled away when i took off the old shock.