I took the bumper plastic off today and did some measuring for my new bumper build. I was surprised at how easy it is to take the whole bumper off, only four 12mm bolts, so I took it off, cleaned it up and painted it, this is what it looks like now.







I will leave it this way to make it easier to take it off and on when I am working on building my new bumper.  

I bought the 2 inch budget spacer suspension lift kit that  jeff1997 makes and installed it this weekend. 
here are some pictures of how it looks now,, 225/75/16's ( about, 29 1/2 x 8 1/2in ) tires and 2 inch suspension lift,,,





My bumper build is going to be put on hold for a little while so I put my bumper cover back on.

I know what your thinking,,, most people wouldn't even know it is modified,, it kinda looks stock,, like nothing has been done to it at all,, but with the 2 inch lift and the bigger tires I gained at least 3 and 1/2 inches of ground clearance with out affecting the ride or fuel mileage hardly at all. As a matter of fact I think it actually rides better. It could be the new shocks,, or changing the suspension angles a bit, maybe the plastics that the lift kit are made out of,,, but it does seem to ride smoother going down the road.

A couple of pictures of jeff's kit installed on the passenger side front,