Congrats, but your back tires are going to hate you

 

we will see for sure!!! They are pretty grippy, Hankook Ventus 275/55/20, but im sure they smoke well!!!!

 

Also, i crawled underneath it tonite to see what all will be involved in removing the tranny, WOW, lotta sh*t under there!!! how/whats the easiest way to get to the top bolt on the tranny?? im gonna do it myself, so any help would be GREATLY appriciated

 

remove the crossmember and let the weight of the tranny sag, this will allow the engine to tilt back some. then you will need a 2 ft. extension and a universal joint to get to it. the stud/bolt sizes are 13 and 15mm.

 

right on bud,THANK YOU!!

 

its not really that bad to do i did mine last weekend the hardest part was getting the y-pipe apart had to brake out the old blue wrench

 

sweet, gonna do it next weekend i think, i cannot wait to see what kind of improvement it makes

 

It took me awhile to do mine but mine is 4x4 and it was my first time doing it. I pretty much had no idea what i was doing when i started. Another member was guiding me through the instal by text messaging lol. Make sure you fill it up with at least 1 quart of fluid and make sure the converter is fully seated (1 1/8" from the bellhousing to the converter pads). Then when you bolt the trans back up measure the distance between the flexplate and converter converter pads. It should be between 1/16 - 3/16. If its more than 3/16 then you'll need to shim it.

I'd also pick up a shift kit if you dont already have one.

 

shim the flexplate? where can u get shims, and how common is this. i understand why, just is this a common thing....

 

I just used 3 equal sized washers on mine. They go in between the converter and flexplate. Not sure how common it is but its a good idea to check it so that you dont mess anything up.