Sgt Ex

[brinker88]

Good deal. Ever get those shocks on I sold you?

 

[Josh40601]

no. All this shitty weather has me ignoring anything outside. If it is warm next week, which i don't think it is going to be, I will put them on then. If not, I will get them on after my next trip to the gorge. We are going wheeling next weekend.

 

[Josh40601]

Done for now. I'll add d-ring mounts and a receiver when funds allow it

 

[Josh40601]

Pics from yesterday...

Starting...

Letting her eat

Let her eat a little too much...

Still drove out without a winch though :smokin:

Poser

Damage report this time...

for some reason, the wheel studs stripped out the axle shaft, causing the lug nuts to loosen, and 4 of the 5 on the driver side rear to fail and snap off. I had a spare stock axle shaft that had a little twist in it, so i pulled the chromo, put the stocker in, and rode on. Then i snapped the stocker off in the diff. Called it a day.

 

[Ford78]

Looking good!! What kind of traction bars do u have on your rear? Look like a single bar setup?

 

[Josh40601]

Thanks dude. It's a parallel 4 link.

 

[RangerSVT]

You know, 8 lugs and full floats don't have that problem


SVT

 

[Josh40601]

ACTUALLY, the other guys were running 8 lug full floats and one broke a brake caliper, the other broke a knuckle

Hater. lol

 

[Robert_1967]

You know, 8 lugs and full floats don't have that problem


SVT

Just go ahead and use 2.5 Rockwells a bypass those, after all your all know that is what it will end up in the far future any away.




Robert





posted with a burnt Peanut butter sandwich.

 

[RangerSVT]

I ain't hatin, just been there, done that. I at least like my wheels to stay on the truck if I break a shaft...


SVT

 

[Josh40601]

Me too. 9" have the bearing and everything out at the end of the axle tube. I just have to remove the tire to remove the axle shaft instead of being able to just pull it out without removing it.

 

[RangerSVT]

That's the one benefit to the 9" being semi float. I was gonna run that, but thought why pull the tire and brakes to get the shaft out, its more work. That's why I'm going with full floats from now on, 8 bolts and the shaft is out....

SVT

 

[1badexplorer]

I'm with him ^^. You don't even need a jack for a trail repair. Just slide the axle out with the tire still on.

 

[Josh40601]

I'd love to have a 69 front and rear, but I'm poor. The half tonsies already have the axles, gears, and lockers, so that's what will be staying. Maybe one day I will go with something else. For now, these work. I need the exercise lugging that big ass tire around anyway.

 

[Josh40601]

Well, the splines are twisted.