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CAMODOWNS'S RCD+Coilover Conversion Meet (TX CREW)
Well I've got alot of pics from this meet, UP to the point of putting the front wheel's on...I had to leave before we got to the back of the truck.
Awesome meet, had alot of fun with the guys....Matt I think had too much fun....so bad that He fell asleep first when we got home from shooting pool. Well We have some artistic member's in this group....so let your mind wander..Anyway the coilover's turned out awesome...we had some hiccups, which were easily fixed but alot of work..anyway on to the pics: Casey's before the knife: http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7843.jpg http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7844.jpg Startin it: http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7845.jpg http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7846.jpg http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7848.jpg http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7849.jpg Ok so here's the story about Matt's face...LOL...Matt woke up with his face all sharpie'd up..well none of us said anything and tried really hard not to laugh at him when he was looking at us. So he had no clue that he was marked up UNTIL he and Casey went to the parts store and the guy was asked why his face was marked. LOL needless to say I don't think Matt will fall asleep first next time. Morning Ray of Sunshine...LMAO http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7850.jpg Almost torn apart: http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7851.jpg Pullin Shocks: http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7852.jpg Matt giving emotional support: http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7853.jpg So then came the new balljoints....we didn't have the balljoint press tool, so we tried some redneck engineering....an hour later we went to the parts store and got the press: http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7854.jpg Got the Press Kit: http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7873.jpg http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7874.jpg Matt's Driveway...which I have to say...me and Jabob worked on the passanger side...had some problems getting the cv shaft to break away from the knuckle, so we ended up pulling the CV shaft with the knuckle still attached. Well me and jacob as we pulled things apart, we kept track of all the bolts and nuts...you go to the driver's side... lol just a big pile of hardware.... http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7855.jpg All Out...now comes the fun part: http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7856.jpg Front Diff out: http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7857.jpg Casey draining the oil out of the front diff: http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7858.jpg Front RCD drop bracket installed: http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7859.jpg Here's is the lower Coilover bracket's that bolt onto the Lower control arm....BEEF: http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7861.jpg Here's the pictures of the gusset's you need to weld on either side of the shock bucket. All of the weight of the truck now is going to be retained within your shock bucket...so a little beef up is called for: http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7864.jpg http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7865.jpg http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7866.jpg http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7867.jpg http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7868.jpg http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7869.jpg Front Diff back in: http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7870.jpg http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7871.jpg http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7872.jpg Lower control arms in: http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7875.jpg http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7876.jpg http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7877.jpg Drilling the holes up for the lower coilover bracket. Jacob's bracket's pick up the 2 OEM lower shock mounting locations, with the addition to 2 more...again BEEF: http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7878.jpg http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7879.jpg http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7880.jpg http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7881.jpg http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7882.jpg http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7883.jpg http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7884.jpg http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7885.jpg When we finally got the passanger cv shaft seperated from the knuckle, we noticed that the threads on the end of the cv shaft, where you would thread your nut on were mushroomed...like 3 threads deep. Thankfully there is enough thread, so we ended up cutting it back a bit. Jacob was the man on this..he had a few premature "HAHAHAH I GOT IT" as the nut then fell off again".... but in the end Jacob was the victor.. http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7887.jpg http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7888.jpg http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7889.jpg http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7890.jpg http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7891.jpg Smoothing out the cv shaft threads: http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7899.jpg Upper shock mount installed....(these holes are a pain in the azz to drill out...make sure you have a couple of bits) http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7892.jpg RCD strut bars installed: http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7893.jpg The garage: http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7894.jpg http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7895.jpg Matt's poor truck all by it's lonesome: http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7896.jpg OOOOOOOOOOOO PRETTY THINGS: http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7898.jpg Coilover's in mock up: http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7900.jpg http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7901.jpg http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7902.jpg Knuckles being installed: http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7903.jpg http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7904.jpg http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7905.jpg Casey picked up a sweet set of crossdrilled and slotted rotor's: http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7906.jpg http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7907.jpg http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7908.jpg Finished installation: http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7909.jpg http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7910.jpg http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7911.jpg http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7912.jpg That's all I have picture wise...I ended up having to leave and head back to the house. Matt is supposed to post up the finished pictures. They were just about done with the front. The had to get the extended brake lines installed (which are pretty sweet) and get the wheels/tire's installed. Put Casey's front skidplate and transfer case skid plate back on. Then it was getting the rear done. Plans are a AAL, and belltech shackles. I had a great time with those guys....we had a good time. Sorry I couldn't stay for the finished product..but was thankful that I got to help out. Anyway....Matt waitin on you now bud...LOL |
You will upload more meow!
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looks good so far.
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All Ryan Razor's parts are whores aren't they? lol!
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whats up with Matts face?
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Originally Posted by Fx4wannabe01
(Post 1508738)
All Ryan Razor's parts are whores aren't they? lol!
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Originally Posted by Lord Of War
(Post 1508729)
You will upload more meow!
Looks good guys. Looks like a lot of hard work. |
Nice job!
Can't wait to get my brackets for the coilover conversion. I'd be working on my truck right now if I had them. Waiting is killer. :puppy_dog |
you gotta pull all that apart just for coilovers?
i think i missed whats so good about doing this? can someone explain? |
Originally Posted by OVERtheEDGE
(Post 1508988)
you gotta pull all that apart just for coilovers?
i think i missed whats so good about doing this? can someone explain? |
Great pictures!!! Looks like fun.
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looks sweet! I need to get the damn brackets and Coils now!
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Matt, no you don't have to pull all that to get coilover's in. You need it torn down about this far...to make it easy installing them:
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7851.jpg |
Originally Posted by RangerNVS
(Post 1509017)
Matt, no you don't have to pull all that to get coilover's in. You need it torn down about this far...to make it easy installing them:
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...n/IMG_7851.jpg nah you dont even need it torn down this far. you can leave the spindle on and work around it. id pull the rotor off though to avoid sparks and slag and stuff from hitting it. but yea its easier to have it off. more room to work with... all in all, a good weekend. i didnt come out with any pictures cuz i didnt have my camera. i got home about 2 hrs ago. we finished the rearend this morning. what should have taken about 30-45 minutes took like 3 hours. damn centering pin was too short. oh and for all those that saw matts face, wait til you see what we did to him the next night. the dumbass did the exact same thing(fell asleep before everyone else), so we destroyed him. pics to come... |
why where the CVs cut down?
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Originally Posted by HighRollerII
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why where the CVs cut down?
only one of them was. the passenger side was stuck inside the hub. almost rusted in there. normally you can just push it in and out but this one was stubborn. well, after hitting it a couple times with a sledge, it mushroomed the head of the cv. so i had to cut it down and fix er up in order to be able to put the axle nut back on. def one of my better fab moments. lmao |
Looks like yall had a little fun along with a good bit of progress.
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yea we got alot done thanks to everyone just jumping in and getting it done. was pretty kickass to meet alot of new people and as always, we all love lifting trucks. hehe
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epic ownage! haha I hate passin out first... Sweet job on the truck, its gonna be huge!
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hahahaha what did u guys do to him!? lol
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Originally Posted by Off-roadranger04
(Post 1509230)
hahahaha what did u guys do to him!? lol
dude it was epic. we actually drew more stuff on him but didnt get pics of it all. good times for sure |
Originally Posted by shadow905
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dude it was epic. we actually drew more stuff on him but didnt get pics of it all. good times for sure
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