Family Wheeler

[CheapThrillB2]

I did learn that i DEF need to build a front trac bar to help with steering, as well as my gear box is DEF shot to hell. I am not sure if i liked the auto for wheeling though. I like the laziness (lol) of it, but theirs just so much power loss through an auto trans vs a manual. See how it goes, but don't be surprized if i install a 5 spd to replace the pukeLD i have in the truck now.

 

[bobbywalter]

I did learn that i DEF need to build a front trac bar to help with steering, as well as my gear box is DEF shot to hell. I am not sure if i liked the auto for wheeling though. I like the laziness (lol) of it, but theirs just so much power loss through an auto trans vs a manual. See how it goes, but don't be surprized if i install a 5 spd to replace the pukeLD i have in the truck now.

really surprised you didnt do that with the b2. i think your front shackles are too long as well. my track bar is uninstalled right now and is not too bad with the current setup. truck wont cruise at 100 anymore so its not a big problem these days


tore up my front driveshaft last night and need to make new shock mounts...well temp shock mounts. probably gonna try chevy 52's here hopefuly soon, so i was not wanting to shorten my last long driveshaft i have handy as a spare.. kind of apisser cause i will need longer ds up ront when i do the 52's. hows the sag on the sploder springs under the front of the sploder?


big bummer is after i relocated my 6.5 to make room for the bigger radiator i lost alot of steering angle cause the 42's rub the radiator pockets


so i am a lil pissed about that one i think cause i only did it o save money and stay on budget.



and uhhh


been thinkin bout doin a b2 sploder myself these days...maybe a xj on a sploder chassis

 

[CheapThrillB2]

B2 really was never intended to be a street driven truck so it wasn't much of a concern. But the Ex is gonna be street driven so i want it to be better.

The sag isn't bad yet, and i am going to put some 35's on it and take the 38's off, so i'll probably put the stock shackles back on and replace the block in the rear to lower the truck back down.

 

[CheapThrillB2]

the 35's mounted on

my bro still has my good cam, but heres one with the phone.

 

[CheapThrillB2]

Went snow wheelin last nite, that shit was deep.

I got through the snow last time better on the 38's then i did with these 35's. My explorer didn't break trail last nite for shit. But i never got stuck so thats a plus.

 

[CheapThrillB2]

well two trips snow wheeling, one on the 35's and one on the 38's and the 38's def wheeled better in the snow. But on the 35's the explorer sucks ass taint at breaking trail.

 

[CheapThrillB2]

 

[CheapThrillB2]

stuffed my 38's and beadlocks o it tonite for a run next weekend.......I replaced my front springs with some stiffer ones. I also put some shorter shackles on the front. Its a little raked right now, try and take care of that tomorrow. Thinking i'll lower the rear spring mount being its fixed.

 

[CheapThrillB2]

 

[CheapThrillB2]

heres the truck

Heres one idea

Trying to keep it super simple, and use what i have that is exsisting. Not big on tube bumpers and stingers. Simple and Flat.

 

[CheapThrillB2]

Going north Friday with the sundowners (local Club) for a snow (mud) run, staying in a hotel with the wife for the weekend. Thought i would do some diff fluid changes etc.....i find all 4 pins in the aussie broken and a spring missing. Aussie is in new york so i doubt i could get a pin kite before friday noon when i am suppose to leave. DAMN IT

Oh and pulling it off the trailer at work today the power steering pump took a shit so i am buying one of those to. Looks like i will be searching for my spare spider gears tonite in the garage and running it open for the weekend.

 

[CheapThrillB2]

So Aussie Closed at 5pm today per their website

I called at 5:30 and they answered and ended up taking my name/number for an engineer to call me about ordering some pins/springs.

Bill Wright (president) Just called me 8:30pm, told me he didn't want my trip held up or to miss out by not having a locker in my truck. He said if i gave the approval tonite and paid the shipping then 1st in the morning they will ship out my pins/springs overnite and I WILL have them by the latest noon Friday. How and i only have to pay for shipping, so i can enjoy my weekend.

Thats ****ing customer service :thumb:

I have purchased two aussies (one D44 and one TTB D35) And i plan to purchase another D44 aussie for my other axle. I have had nothing but good expeirences with their customer service. Customer Service in the last two years i have noticed has been a forgotten art in business. Glad their are still some companies that appreiciate the customer.

 

[Bray D]

That's great that Aussie took care of you like that. Though I hope to not be in that situation, I'm glad to know they'll take care of me if I am. Have fun on the trail run, and be sure to post pics

 

[CheapThrillB2]

rock sliders are on

 

[CheapThrillB2]

Munched a Yukon outer today attempting a rock wall.....I have some pics from the trip but load them tomorrow. I do not think anybody got anything from the obstacle where i broke on though.