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 | John in Colorado
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2003-06-09 57175
My Mule 3010 Diesel is great, with one exception - the ground clearance is fairly low. Any ideas on raising this without spending too much? I thought about higher tires (anyone want a set of new tires and wheels?). There are probably lift kits out there, does anyone have any experience with these? I use the unit for working my mountain property - skidding logs, etc. Thanks for any input.
John
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 | Murf
Join Date: Dec 1999 Posts: 7249 Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada 
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2003-06-09 57179
John if power and not top end speed is your goal, putting larger tires on your Mule will not achieve what you want unless you lower the gear ratio in accordance with the increase the tires will create.
Best of luck. ....
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 | itsgottobegreen
Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 329 Mt. Airy, MD
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2003-10-07 65730
If you do a little afro engineering you can make anything work. Try a 4x4 shop they might have a lift kit from a small forgein pick truck that might work. Or put heaver do spring on it to raise up the front end. ....
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| xcountryracer
Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1 Burleson, Texas
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2005-05-24 111451
Check out Essex Manufacturing in Grapevine, Texas. They have a great website and make aftermarket products for Mules, Kubota's etc. Their lift kits and larger specialty tires built with kevlar will make yours a "super Mule", Kubota etc.. You won't believe the difference it will make in your vehicle's performance and you will love dealing with Dan. He is a very nice guy to deal with and extremely helpful. Good Luck! ....
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 | AnnBrush
Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 463 Troy OH
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2005-05-25 111540
John,
If you have a farrier put shoes on your mule it will increase the clearance a little (by approx 1/4" for standard $8.00 shoes), hope that helps.
Ann Brush ....
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 | DRankin
Join Date: Jan 2000 Posts: 5116 Northern Nevada
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2005-05-26 111554
Howzcome I didn't think of that?? I am getting slow in my old age.....
But, it does engender a thought (in a manner of speaking). I wonder if it is more important to increase the ground clearance on a male mule, as opposed to the female.
More parts to get hung up in the brush, eh? ....
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 | shortmagnum
Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 848 Wisconsin 
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2005-05-26 111564
"More parts to get hung up in the brush, eh?"
Maybe so. Then again they're sterile right? They don't need the "package" anyway.
Dave ....
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| Murf
Join Date: Dec 1999 Posts: 7249 Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada
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2005-05-26 111565
I suspect there's many a male, two-legged & four, that would strongly disagree with that statement.
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| shortmagnum
Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 848 Wisconsin
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2005-05-26 111569
Murf, I thought of exactly that as I pushed the post message button. I was suddenly reminded of my own little surgery. :) ....
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