two coast of RUST STOP satin black on the frame, cut the front bag cups 1/2" (4" tall), test fitted with re7's, and finished painting up the 4link/cantilever brackets.
Up front with the wheels and tires mounted i measure 14 1/2" inches from the ground to the bottom of the tire and 14 1/4" from the ground to the cross member. that means we're laying out up front
To recap...the truck laid out when i bought it. I put on 3" taller tires, up and lower control arms, new slam bags (re7), shorted cups (4" tall) and notched the frame to clear the backside of the lower control arms. I'm now resting on the main wiring plug and the cross member when aired out on 29" tall tires. I'll stop there, for now