Finally decided on bags, bought and installed….
Was hard to get the Timber Groves in Canada, sent off an email to the distributor and did not receive anything back, and the clock was ticking, so I went with the Airlift 5000 Ultimate, not the plus….
Picked them up yesterday and pulled into the shop for the install….
I will say, I remained hesitant about the cutting of the upper bump stop bracket, first because I would have preferred a no cut option to revert back to stock if required, but I got over it…. Then the problem became how to make the cut…. Lots of wires and hoses in the area and I could not stuff the angle grinder up there, so I tried the dremel, and while it was good to have the control in that small space, after bust in a bunch of little blades I grabbed an air powered sawzall, was a much smaller size so it was able to get into the tight space…. Worked well… and after the cuts were made I was able to stuff the angle grinder up there to clean up the cuts….
At that point I thought the worst was behind me, but despite getting as much axle droop as possible I felt like I needed three hands getting/keeping the carriage bolts in place (the wire bolt keepers included did their job for sure), and then needed another set of hand to pump the jack under the axle up and release down in order to align the top bracket bolts… after using significant amounts of choice language I was able to bring the oooosah and get it done….
Lastly running the lines was made way easier pulling the rear wheels off to attach the lines to the back (likely not necessary with the plus kit with braided lines), ran the lines through the frame and after debating awhile on where I would position the stems, I notice the license plate has no lower bolt holes in the rear so I ran them there…. (pic attached)
First ride with 5lbs honestly doesnt seem any fought then usual with the 22 inch wheels…. Will have the first town next week and likely have an update then…
