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Topic: Lift! |
Reggie Duncan
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Mississippi
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Posted 25 Jun 2021 6:46 am |
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The previous owner of my Emmons D-12 was short and cut off the front legs. I put a 2 inch lift kit on it, but i need to raise it another 3/4 inch, or so. Anyone have a source for chrome tubing 2 3/4 - 3 inches? Or a better solution? As always...thanks...
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Jim Palenscar
From:
Oceanside, Calif, USA
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Posted 25 Jun 2021 7:45 am
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| You can get aluminum tubing from a variety of sources and polish it if you want. |
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Richard Sinkler
From:
aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 25 Jun 2021 8:05 am
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| Jim Palenscar wrote: |
| You can get aluminum tubing from a variety of sources and polish it if you want. |
I used regular conduit from Home Depot and Mothers polish. Didn't look like chrome, but was shiny enough.
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Ken Pippus
From:
Langford, BC, Canada
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Posted 25 Jun 2021 8:34 am
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| PVC pipe works fine, is easy to work with, and is available in white or black. The right size fits great, actually better than the chromed tubing I’ve used. |
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Paul Leoni
From:
Mississippi, USA
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Posted 25 Jun 2021 2:27 pm
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| If you heat pvc, it will stretch then fit over the legs and cool ***very tightly***. It is also very very strong in short lengths. Also pvc conduit may fit and is a very neutral gray. |
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Gene Tani
From:
Pac NW
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Posted 25 Jun 2021 3:25 pm
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I go to metalSupermarkets.com or onlineMetals.com, order online and pick up locally, they cut cleanly but a little dremeling or bench grinding may be in order depending on if you want nice rolled edges.
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Ron Pruter
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 30 Jun 2021 3:57 pm
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I've used Ken's plastic pipe more than once. I then cover it with chrome looking tape from the dollar store.💡 🌵
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Ken Mizell
From:
Lakeland, Florida, 33809, USA
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Posted 1 Jul 2021 1:42 pm
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Put a want ad over on the "Want to buy" section here on the forum, and someone may have a decent set of standard legs to sell.
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