BoneZ
trail master
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Post by BoneZ on May 19, 2008 15:02:45 GMT -5
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Post by The Black Jeep on May 19, 2008 20:17:02 GMT -5
I like your flex ramp
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Post by Crusty on May 19, 2008 21:34:23 GMT -5
Word of caution, unless you can do ball joints and such things yourself you will not beable to find a shop that will work on something with a modification like that. Really, why not? I know alot of modified rigs dont have that problem.. I work at Les Schwab, if we something like that come in, that has been ground on, all it is is a liability issue waiting to happen. Modified yea ground on and welded on usually not.
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Post by WILLYNILLY on May 19, 2008 23:41:23 GMT -5
Huh good to know!
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Post by blk01ram on May 20, 2008 0:10:52 GMT -5
I don't think I have a picture of the Poorboy way I made my disconnects, I can take a picture in the morning when I get home from work. Basically what I did was got a thick wingnut that thread onto the lower swaybar uprights, and a small cotter pin. Drill a hole through the upright the same size as the cotter pin, (after you attach the swaybar to the uprights and tighten the wingnut), in a position that it holds the wingnut from coming loose. When you got to the trails just remove the pin and wingnut from each side and then tie the swaybar up out of the way. I put the spacers and wingnut and pin back on the upright so they don't get lost. I've had my swaybar like this since the week I got my truck, and haven't had any issues with it yet. Going to get some quick disconnects for it sometime in the future and get rid of the swaybar drop brackets. Edit: Here's a pic of what it is like. Not that close of a shot, I'll get a better one in the morning.
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Post by blk01ram on May 20, 2008 10:16:51 GMT -5
Here's some closer pics of what I was trying to explain. Think it cost me $3-$4 for the parts.
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Post by The Black Jeep on May 20, 2008 11:02:34 GMT -5
I like it
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BoneZ
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Post by BoneZ on May 20, 2008 12:38:15 GMT -5
On the note of modifying my upper control arm. I did not grind it i ended up bending the lip out instead turned out really clean It is hard to tell I changed it even if you know. On the quick disconnect i think that is a better method then I was going to use I was going to make a sleeve for the center section and section it there, but I think the method you show above is much easier and cleaner thanks for the info.
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Post by chevtech on May 20, 2008 13:38:22 GMT -5
That looks very simple and looks like it would work well, good idea.
Josh
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Post by WILLYNILLY on May 20, 2008 18:57:55 GMT -5
wheres your flex ramp at? wally world loading dock?
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BoneZ
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Post by BoneZ on May 20, 2008 23:23:03 GMT -5
That at my work KEM Equipment, we industrialize and maranize GM engines. that is at are back warehouse.
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BoneZ
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Post by BoneZ on May 22, 2008 22:40:53 GMT -5
Started fabricating a set of sliders-steps for my truck after work today, I am trying to build them to fast though lol. I want to get them far enough I can use them this weekend even if I don't get time to clean them up all the way. I am going to go into work early tomorrow and spend a hour or 2 on them in the morning see if I can get them far enough, If I do I will have them on this weekend. If I cant get them done in the morning though I will not have time as I am heading out Not long after I get off work tomorrow, Was going to take a pic with my phone before I came home but my battery's were 2 low. I am making them at work to use the welder.
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BoneZ
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Post by BoneZ on Jun 9, 2008 11:03:14 GMT -5
Well the white ram is now a official rock hugger. The bottom of the passenger door has plenty of damage to prove it. The door still works but it is in really rough shape, Of I haven't posted pics to show the rock sliders i have added to the truck eather, to bad they don't protect from rocks in the side of muddy banks you slide into lol, I will try to get up some pics of the damage later.
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Post by blk01ram on Jun 10, 2008 7:55:53 GMT -5
That sucks, sorry to hear that. At least it was just the door and not the door and rocker. Can always get a lower skin if needed.
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BoneZ
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Post by BoneZ on Jun 12, 2008 15:55:44 GMT -5
Pic of the sliders i build for the truck close image of damage slider did not protect from full truck view of damage The door still works, its just body damage, now people might not look at me so funny for driving the truck up tinny trails anymore.
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