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#152
05-27-2008
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Ok heres the rest...
Things I learned from the weekend.
1) Limit Straps are your freind with air shocks. I will be adding one to the front and shortening the on the rear. The front unloaded pretty bad when climbing ledges, even caused my d-shaft to come apart once.
2) Sway bars are also your freind. I'm going to add one to the rear as soon as i can free up some cash. Side hills are definatly interesting.
3) Im going to lower the suspension 2-3 inches. More like the pic when its pulled down on the trailer. My first shot a ride height was a joke.
4) Still fighting the P.S. gremlins. Despite adding a saginaw pump to my 3.0L with a giant resivior it struggles to keep up with the ram and continues to over heat. I'm going to try one last pump with a pressure / volume mod i found on pirate before i give PSC a call and ask WTF?
Anyways enough *****ing.... heres the pics.
Things I learned from the weekend.
1) Limit Straps are your freind with air shocks. I will be adding one to the front and shortening the on the rear. The front unloaded pretty bad when climbing ledges, even caused my d-shaft to come apart once.
2) Sway bars are also your freind. I'm going to add one to the rear as soon as i can free up some cash. Side hills are definatly interesting.
3) Im going to lower the suspension 2-3 inches. More like the pic when its pulled down on the trailer. My first shot a ride height was a joke.
4) Still fighting the P.S. gremlins. Despite adding a saginaw pump to my 3.0L with a giant resivior it struggles to keep up with the ram and continues to over heat. I'm going to try one last pump with a pressure / volume mod i found on pirate before i give PSC a call and ask WTF?
Anyways enough *****ing.... heres the pics.
nice to see the belly pan, its smaller than I thought it would be.
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06-25-2008
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Some of the other trucks on the run cuase we all love pictures.
Carnage Report:
2 D44 U-joints (me and the green CJ)
2 Fuel Pumps (me and the Blue TJ)
1 Electric Fan blade (me being a moron)
1 Rear D60 Shaft ( S10 truggy)
1 Rear d-shaft ( blue tj )
2 Iroks with slashed sidwalls
Overall it was a really good weekend. I still have bugs to work out but its getting closer. It takes a while to work them out when the nearest wheeling spot is 6+ hours away.
Carnage Report:
2 D44 U-joints (me and the green CJ)
2 Fuel Pumps (me and the Blue TJ)
1 Electric Fan blade (me being a moron)
1 Rear D60 Shaft ( S10 truggy)
1 Rear d-shaft ( blue tj )
2 Iroks with slashed sidwalls
Overall it was a really good weekend. I still have bugs to work out but its getting closer. It takes a while to work them out when the nearest wheeling spot is 6+ hours away.
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No... it sucks on side hills. I had 2 wheels (same side) off the ground a half a dozen times this weekend. I will definatly be going to anti rocks as soon as i can free up 600 bucks.
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I am not sure if I am ready for such an adventure. I will shoot you a PM...
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Nope it wasnt a alumni run. The jeep is Tad Dowkers. He used to be the president of the wheelers when i first joined. We were the only ones there this time.
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I dont but can get one... but it may be a week or two. Im back down in K.C. for a few weeks.
There is a plate welded to the inside of the frame rail with a nut welded to the back of it. The nut sits inside a whole drilled in the frame. They we bent a .25 strap to get the link into double shear.
If that doesnt make sense i can get pics but like i said its going to take a few weeks.
I think my lowers are 36in if i remember right.
There is a plate welded to the inside of the frame rail with a nut welded to the back of it. The nut sits inside a whole drilled in the frame. They we bent a .25 strap to get the link into double shear.
If that doesnt make sense i can get pics but like i said its going to take a few weeks.
I think my lowers are 36in if i remember right.
#175
07-01-2008
I dont but can get one... but it may be a week or two. Im back down in K.C. for a few weeks.
There is a plate welded to the inside of the frame rail with a nut welded to the back of it. The nut sits inside a whole drilled in the frame. They we bent a .25 strap to get the link into double shear.
If that doesnt make sense i can get pics but like i said its going to take a few weeks.
I think my lowers are 36in if i remember right.
There is a plate welded to the inside of the frame rail with a nut welded to the back of it. The nut sits inside a whole drilled in the frame. They we bent a .25 strap to get the link into double shear.
If that doesnt make sense i can get pics but like i said its going to take a few weeks.
I think my lowers are 36in if i remember right.
I want to 3 link my front and run coil overs so that I can gain the extra room for up travel, my panhard constantly hits the bottom of the frame.
36" seems short but I may be way off, still doing a lot of reading.
