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What did the 2nd alignment shop need to do differently to get the alignment in spec? You didn't have to swap out your UCAs did you?
 

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Flicka aka ā€œMy Friend Flickaā€ is a nod to one of my favorite movies as a kid and to all the cool trucks that I so badly wanted in the late 80ā€™s. There was nothing cooler than a lifted truck with big tires, chrome and some KC lights. Only thing cooler was one with a 3 wheeler in the back, not quite gonna do that thoā€¦. Iā€˜ve had her for 2.5 weeks, hereā€™s where I am so farā€¦ā€¦ā€¦

2CE9230B-4643-48DF-ADB3-46A123C04757.jpeg


She started out as a bucking Black Diamond Filly, no Sasquatch hereā€¦. She has a rowdy 2.3 liter 4 banger with a manual transmission. She is a blast to scoot around in!

9392D868-46BE-4A4C-AA2F-445CD587B9EE.jpeg


The very next morning I had the top off ;)
BB3F7D3E-FE83-496D-96B5-BB73DC94EE42.jpeg


I quickly figured out that the sound was terrible, driving with the top off and no tunes wasnā€™t gonna work. I took her to the stereo shop on day 3. She got JL C2 components up front, JL C2 4 inch speakers on the roll bar, aJL 500 watt amp an LC converter and a kicker down fire 10ā€œ sub (sub is temporary until I get my MTI tailgate box with a JL). She sounds absolutely amazing now!!!

E59830C0-2A58-48E6-952F-B02A79EC2B4D.jpeg


My pup Ringo quickly figured out that riding with the top off was awesome but parking with the top off made super hot vinyl seats, ordered a Gear Shade top and fixed that problem



EF45509F-DFD2-460C-A755-E6D073BC1067.jpeg


A non SAS bronco is nice but just not right for the build, I found suspension take offs from a 4 door 2.7 Badlands Sasquatch. I know itā€™s not the right engine or the right amount of doors but my thinking was that a bigger vehicle with a heavier motor should actually add some extra height and may even level the front outā€¦..

78C59971-9A1E-4F0F-AA1F-B707C3B80C08.jpeg


Time to give it a shot, more surgery for Flicka!!!

The Chop Shop in Dixon California is awesome, they let me help which made me super happy šŸ˜

05BA5B8A-C5C0-47A2-9C02-404169C02212.jpeg


LIFT ME BABY!

6B76CCB4-BC6E-4BC7-B84C-DAE7B1BD2D4B.jpeg


If weā€™re gonna be higher we definitely need bigger tires. I knew she needed 35ā€™s and I knew what wheels we were gonna get. The wheels proved difficult to find so I decided to go with 35ā€™s on the stock steelies, these did require 1.5 inch spacersā€¦

I loved the KO2ā€™s on my 2020 Raptor so thatā€™s what I went with. Was tempted to go with the MT Baja Bossā€¦. maybe next timeā€¦.

274FEB10-F73B-4F9C-9FAC-0A275E32B663.jpeg


She rolled out looking pretty Sassy!!

5040C11E-F5E1-41F6-98E1-188045FB91F0.jpeg
683DDBE9-5604-4AAC-9A17-7B997ED8ADA6.jpeg


She looks awesome but has some rather obvious positive camber, hopefully they can straighten her outā€¦.

Oh, I also added a 3rd brake light extension, it was 20 bucks on Amazon. I picked it because it was the only one I could get overnight.

5E1BD9FB-0B5D-467A-AA4F-6936C95181D3.jpeg


With the wider stance Flicka needed some bigger flares, I was able to find some SAS take off flares on Facebook market. I wasnā€™t sure about them at first since I kinda liked the look of a little pokeā€¦

160B843C-9C86-4CE1-A604-698EADF4CAF3.jpeg


Camber is still positive, I ordered Icon Billet UCAā€™s since the dealer and a lift shop couldnā€™t get the alignment in spec. Problem is theyā€™re 14 weeks out! At this point Iā€™m pretty worried that she looks cool but rides like shitā€¦ā€¦ should I just pull everything off!!! Oh well, I have a week till Iā€™m taking her on a trail runā€¦ā€¦ā€¦.

I finally found Flickaā€™s permanent new shoes, they came from 3 different Americaā€™s Tire stores, the boxes didnā€™t match and a few had already been mounted but the AR172 Baja in 17x8 with 0 offset are hard to findā€¦.

The guys at the West Sacramento Americaā€™s Tire stayed late to get these put on, they used every tire machine at the same time to get it done fasteršŸ˜‚ They even let me help a little!!

679E7487-F537-4CE8-90AE-41AAA10FE6B4.jpeg


She looks awesome in her new shoes, chubby little 80ā€™s me is in love ā¤
Oh, those SAS flares look great now btw, just a little poke šŸ˜‰

67F7179B-661E-4CD6-830C-229D00BD806F.jpeg
81BD9D56-BACF-4810-BA16-46137D90F633.jpeg


The alignment issues have been solved , yay!! found a shop, that is actually ran by a good friend of mines brother, with one hell of an alignment guyā€¦ā€¦ If your in Nor Cal and lifting your truck do yourself a favor and go to Red Label Diesel in Vacaville. Flicka is finally sitting right on her new shoes with all alignment specs perfectly in the green. She now drives as good as she looks!!!

9488B0CD-B2B8-4701-B2ED-978E908B479A.jpeg



The future mods are Hamer Built tailgate reinforcement, KC Hilites, a winch, some more lights, MTI tailgate sub box, Blue stripes (likely 3 bar high from underground graphics), manual sway bar disconnects, Whipple inter cooler and intake, whipple tune (if it ever comes out for the 2.3), exhaust (havenā€™t decided on which one) upgraded front axle with lockerā€¦. By the time I get this all done my Bronco Raptor should arrive šŸ¤ž
Looks Brilliant dude!! Well done.šŸ¤˜
 

ColonelAngus

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I'm not one for the polished retro wheel look but I have to say I don't hate it on this one.
 

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Looks great. I have the 4 dr version of this car (Iconic Silver BD/7MT) and have been thinking about those same wheels.
 

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Flicka aka ā€œMy Friend Flickaā€ is a nod to one of my favorite movies as a kid and to all the cool trucks that I so badly wanted in the late 80ā€™s. There was nothing cooler than a lifted truck with big tires, chrome and some KC lights. Only thing cooler was one with a 3 wheeler in the back, not quite gonna do that thoā€¦. Iā€˜ve had her for 2.5 weeks, hereā€™s where I am so farā€¦ā€¦ā€¦

2CE9230B-4643-48DF-ADB3-46A123C04757.jpeg


She started out as a bucking Black Diamond Filly, no Sasquatch hereā€¦. She has a rowdy 2.3 liter 4 banger with a manual transmission. She is a blast to scoot around in!

9392D868-46BE-4A4C-AA2F-445CD587B9EE.jpeg


The very next morning I had the top off ;)
BB3F7D3E-FE83-496D-96B5-BB73DC94EE42.jpeg


I quickly figured out that the sound was terrible, driving with the top off and no tunes wasnā€™t gonna work. I took her to the stereo shop on day 3. She got JL C2 components up front, JL C2 4 inch speakers on the roll bar, aJL 500 watt amp an LC converter and a kicker down fire 10ā€œ sub (sub is temporary until I get my MTI tailgate box with a JL). She sounds absolutely amazing now!!!

E59830C0-2A58-48E6-952F-B02A79EC2B4D.jpeg


My pup Ringo quickly figured out that riding with the top off was awesome but parking with the top off made super hot vinyl seats, ordered a Gear Shade top and fixed that problem



EF45509F-DFD2-460C-A755-E6D073BC1067.jpeg


A non SAS bronco is nice but just not right for the build, I found suspension take offs from a 4 door 2.7 Badlands Sasquatch. I know itā€™s not the right engine or the right amount of doors but my thinking was that a bigger vehicle with a heavier motor should actually add some extra height and may even level the front outā€¦..

78C59971-9A1E-4F0F-AA1F-B707C3B80C08.jpeg


Time to give it a shot, more surgery for Flicka!!!

The Chop Shop in Dixon California is awesome, they let me help which made me super happy šŸ˜

05BA5B8A-C5C0-47A2-9C02-404169C02212.jpeg


LIFT ME BABY!

6B76CCB4-BC6E-4BC7-B84C-DAE7B1BD2D4B.jpeg


If weā€™re gonna be higher we definitely need bigger tires. I knew she needed 35ā€™s and I knew what wheels we were gonna get. The wheels proved difficult to find so I decided to go with 35ā€™s on the stock steelies, these did require 1.5 inch spacersā€¦

I loved the KO2ā€™s on my 2020 Raptor so thatā€™s what I went with. Was tempted to go with the MT Baja Bossā€¦. maybe next timeā€¦.

274FEB10-F73B-4F9C-9FAC-0A275E32B663.jpeg


She rolled out looking pretty Sassy!!

5040C11E-F5E1-41F6-98E1-188045FB91F0.jpeg
683DDBE9-5604-4AAC-9A17-7B997ED8ADA6.jpeg


She looks awesome but has some rather obvious positive camber, hopefully they can straighten her outā€¦.

Oh, I also added a 3rd brake light extension, it was 20 bucks on Amazon. I picked it because it was the only one I could get overnight.

5E1BD9FB-0B5D-467A-AA4F-6936C95181D3.jpeg


With the wider stance Flicka needed some bigger flares, I was able to find some SAS take off flares on Facebook market. I wasnā€™t sure about them at first since I kinda liked the look of a little pokeā€¦

160B843C-9C86-4CE1-A604-698EADF4CAF3.jpeg


Camber is still positive, I ordered Icon Billet UCAā€™s since the dealer and a lift shop couldnā€™t get the alignment in spec. Problem is theyā€™re 14 weeks out! At this point Iā€™m pretty worried that she looks cool but rides like shitā€¦ā€¦ should I just pull everything off!!! Oh well, I have a week till Iā€™m taking her on a trail runā€¦ā€¦ā€¦.

I finally found Flickaā€™s permanent new shoes, they came from 3 different Americaā€™s Tire stores, the boxes didnā€™t match and a few had already been mounted but the AR172 Baja in 17x8 with 0 offset are hard to findā€¦.

The guys at the West Sacramento Americaā€™s Tire stayed late to get these put on, they used every tire machine at the same time to get it done fasteršŸ˜‚ They even let me help a little!!

679E7487-F537-4CE8-90AE-41AAA10FE6B4.jpeg


She looks awesome in her new shoes, chubby little 80ā€™s me is in love ā¤
Oh, those SAS flares look great now btw, just a little poke šŸ˜‰

67F7179B-661E-4CD6-830C-229D00BD806F.jpeg
81BD9D56-BACF-4810-BA16-46137D90F633.jpeg


The alignment issues have been solved , yay!! found a shop, that is actually ran by a good friend of mines brother, with one hell of an alignment guyā€¦ā€¦ If your in Nor Cal and lifting your truck do yourself a favor and go to Red Label Diesel in Vacaville. Flicka is finally sitting right on her new shoes with all alignment specs perfectly in the green. She now drives as good as she looks!!!

9488B0CD-B2B8-4701-B2ED-978E908B479A.jpeg



The future mods are Hamer Built tailgate reinforcement, KC Hilites, a winch, some more lights, MTI tailgate sub box, Blue stripes (likely 3 bar high from underground graphics), manual sway bar disconnects, Whipple inter cooler and intake, whipple tune (if it ever comes out for the 2.3), exhaust (havenā€™t decided on which one) upgraded front axle with lockerā€¦. By the time I get this all done my Bronco Raptor should arrive šŸ¤ž
any pics of the JL's being installed or finished product?
 

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Where did you find the take offs?
Got them from a member of this forum off of the marketplace. Thereā€™s several out there if you look around and are willing to drive.
 
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What did the 2nd alignment shop need to do differently to get the alignment in spec? You didn't have to swap out your UCAs did you?
Iā€™m not 100% sure, I know the guy at the shop that got it right was a trainer for Big O tires and is known to be awesome at alignments. Not sure why the other shops couldnā€™t get it done. Thankfully I did not have to replace the UCAs, the take offs I bought from the other vehicle worked fine.
 

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Clubs
 
Flicka aka ā€œMy Friend Flickaā€ is a nod to one of my favorite movies as a kid and to all the cool trucks that I so badly wanted in the late 80ā€™s. There was nothing cooler than a lifted truck with big tires, chrome and some KC lights. Only thing cooler was one with a 3 wheeler in the back, not quite gonna do that thoā€¦. Iā€˜ve had her for 2.5 weeks, hereā€™s where I am so farā€¦ā€¦ā€¦

2CE9230B-4643-48DF-ADB3-46A123C04757.jpeg


She started out as a bucking Black Diamond Filly, no Sasquatch hereā€¦. She has a rowdy 2.3 liter 4 banger with a manual transmission. She is a blast to scoot around in!

9392D868-46BE-4A4C-AA2F-445CD587B9EE.jpeg


The very next morning I had the top off ;)
BB3F7D3E-FE83-496D-96B5-BB73DC94EE42.jpeg


I quickly figured out that the sound was terrible, driving with the top off and no tunes wasnā€™t gonna work. I took her to the stereo shop on day 3. She got JL C2 components up front, JL C2 4 inch speakers on the roll bar, aJL 500 watt amp an LC converter and a kicker down fire 10ā€œ sub (sub is temporary until I get my MTI tailgate box with a JL). She sounds absolutely amazing now!!!

E59830C0-2A58-48E6-952F-B02A79EC2B4D.jpeg


My pup Ringo quickly figured out that riding with the top off was awesome but parking with the top off made super hot vinyl seats, ordered a Gear Shade top and fixed that problem



EF45509F-DFD2-460C-A755-E6D073BC1067.jpeg


A non SAS bronco is nice but just not right for the build, I found suspension take offs from a 4 door 2.7 Badlands Sasquatch. I know itā€™s not the right engine or the right amount of doors but my thinking was that a bigger vehicle with a heavier motor should actually add some extra height and may even level the front outā€¦..

78C59971-9A1E-4F0F-AA1F-B707C3B80C08.jpeg


Time to give it a shot, more surgery for Flicka!!!

The Chop Shop in Dixon California is awesome, they let me help which made me super happy šŸ˜

05BA5B8A-C5C0-47A2-9C02-404169C02212.jpeg


LIFT ME BABY!

6B76CCB4-BC6E-4BC7-B84C-DAE7B1BD2D4B.jpeg


If weā€™re gonna be higher we definitely need bigger tires. I knew she needed 35ā€™s and I knew what wheels we were gonna get. The wheels proved difficult to find so I decided to go with 35ā€™s on the stock steelies, these did require 1.5 inch spacersā€¦

I loved the KO2ā€™s on my 2020 Raptor so thatā€™s what I went with. Was tempted to go with the MT Baja Bossā€¦. maybe next timeā€¦.

274FEB10-F73B-4F9C-9FAC-0A275E32B663.jpeg


She rolled out looking pretty Sassy!!

5040C11E-F5E1-41F6-98E1-188045FB91F0.jpeg
683DDBE9-5604-4AAC-9A17-7B997ED8ADA6.jpeg


She looks awesome but has some rather obvious positive camber, hopefully they can straighten her outā€¦.

Oh, I also added a 3rd brake light extension, it was 20 bucks on Amazon. I picked it because it was the only one I could get overnight.

5E1BD9FB-0B5D-467A-AA4F-6936C95181D3.jpeg


With the wider stance Flicka needed some bigger flares, I was able to find some SAS take off flares on Facebook market. I wasnā€™t sure about them at first since I kinda liked the look of a little pokeā€¦

160B843C-9C86-4CE1-A604-698EADF4CAF3.jpeg


Camber is still positive, I ordered Icon Billet UCAā€™s since the dealer and a lift shop couldnā€™t get the alignment in spec. Problem is theyā€™re 14 weeks out! At this point Iā€™m pretty worried that she looks cool but rides like shitā€¦ā€¦ should I just pull everything off!!! Oh well, I have a week till Iā€™m taking her on a trail runā€¦ā€¦ā€¦.

I finally found Flickaā€™s permanent new shoes, they came from 3 different Americaā€™s Tire stores, the boxes didnā€™t match and a few had already been mounted but the AR172 Baja in 17x8 with 0 offset are hard to findā€¦.

The guys at the West Sacramento Americaā€™s Tire stayed late to get these put on, they used every tire machine at the same time to get it done fasteršŸ˜‚ They even let me help a little!!

679E7487-F537-4CE8-90AE-41AAA10FE6B4.jpeg


She looks awesome in her new shoes, chubby little 80ā€™s me is in love ā¤
Oh, those SAS flares look great now btw, just a little poke šŸ˜‰

67F7179B-661E-4CD6-830C-229D00BD806F.jpeg
81BD9D56-BACF-4810-BA16-46137D90F633.jpeg


The alignment issues have been solved , yay!! found a shop, that is actually ran by a good friend of mines brother, with one hell of an alignment guyā€¦ā€¦ If your in Nor Cal and lifting your truck do yourself a favor and go to Red Label Diesel in Vacaville. Flicka is finally sitting right on her new shoes with all alignment specs perfectly in the green. She now drives as good as she looks!!!

9488B0CD-B2B8-4701-B2ED-978E908B479A.jpeg



The future mods are Hamer Built tailgate reinforcement, KC Hilites, a winch, some more lights, MTI tailgate sub box, Blue stripes (likely 3 bar high from underground graphics), manual sway bar disconnects, Whipple inter cooler and intake, whipple tune (if it ever comes out for the 2.3), exhaust (havenā€™t decided on which one) upgraded front axle with lockerā€¦. By the time I get this all done my Bronco Raptor should arrive šŸ¤ž
She's PERFECT!!
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