Nor Cal chat thread

[RangerBoy94]

Am i allowed to bring the yota?

 

[2004xlmiller]

haha sure

 

[stiluv]

You will be picked on pretty tough but all and all its just a bunch of guys having a good time. I'm in

 

[2004xlmiller]

i got a question for yall..

put in my expo leafs tonight and the axle doesnt sit straight. one tire is like a finger width closer to the wheel well. and because of this the truck wont drive straight. any pointers? jack it up and tweak the shackles?

 

[Rowdy Fitzgerald]

i got a question for yall..

put in my expo leafs tonight and the axle doesnt sit straight. one tire is like a finger width closer to the wheel well. and because of this the truck wont drive straight. any pointers? jack it up and tweak the shackles?

We're the studs that stick out the bottom of the spring pack the same diameter as the original springs? You might need to replace that stud/bolt with the one from the original spring pack. If its 1/4" smaller each side then the whole axel might be cockeyed which is causing the truck to dog leg. If nothin else loosen up the U-bolts and push the axel back until it's even and retighten the U-bolts. If that doesn't correct it try loosening the spring and shackle bolts a lil bit then bounce on your bumper to see if it will make the truck settle and retighten the bolts.

 

[2004xlmiller]

the pins have been repalced with new ones. ill loosen it all up and recheck everything.

 

[2004xlmiller]

but im pretty sure the pins are too small, the old ones were snug in there and these are way more lose. anyone know what size pins to get?

 

[The Jester Race]

im down for whatever. how is poker flat in a vehicle? I have only been out there on a bike.

I have no idea, I've never been up there. It's rated as a moderate trail because of the steep, narrow decent into and climb out of the canyon. Nothing technical.

Same with Corral Hollow, moderate rating, steep and rocky for the first mile and a half then easy for the rest of the trail.

My dad gave me a book back when I was still runnin stock that has a bunch of easy trails, like the trail out to Bowman lake. It's called Sierra Nevada Byways.
We could go check some of those trails out too if you guys want something easier.

-Tom

 

[The Jester Race]

but im pretty sure the pins are too small, the old ones were snug in there and these are way more lose. anyone know what size pins to get?

Just use the pins from your old springs. Also make sure the pins aren't off set (front to rear). Check the bushings too, if the bushings are toast the spring could walk around a little and could cause the dog tracking.

-Tom

 

[Jspeed4x4]

Hey Guys I'm down for some wheelin Shoulder is all better now. Have you guys ever been to the end of forest hill road i was out there the other day and theirs all kinds of wheelin out there. Ended up at some lookout point for the rangers to watch for fires.

 

[Kevery]

How about the dusy ershim trial. I heard that a easy one LOL.

 

[ben10]

tom i am down, got transferred to oakland starting today tho, so I am stuck down there for a bit. time to work my ass off and put away some money for when I get back!

 

[2004xlmiller]

i ended up getting bigger center bolts. waiting on them to get in from napa here in about an hour. hope it solves my problem..

 

[The Jester Race]

tom i am down, got transferred to oakland starting today tho, so I am stuck down there for a bit. time to work my ass off and put away some money for when I get back!

At least you're working. And on that note, I've been talking to some of my old coworkers, they say they'd be surprised if the doors are still open on the shop next week. Glad I got out of there when I did, even if it wasn't on my terms.

Hey, do you still have that Honda Odyssey? I went to RPM today, and now I have the itch for some off road shenanigans.

-Tom

 

[stiluv]

off road shenanigans you say. im doing fordyce in two weeks if you wanna go