Random D1 and Offroad stuff so I stop thread-jacking
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04-27-2012, 05:05 PM
Recovery Vehicle
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04-27-2012, 05:17 PM
Recovery Vehicle
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04-27-2012, 06:40 PM
Recovery Vehicle
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04-28-2012, 09:42 AM
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04-28-2012, 01:36 PM
Winching
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04-29-2012, 06:56 PM
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Well...lift is installed. I am happy to say that the front went much more smoothly than the rear (installed the front shocks/springs, bled the brakes and flushed the PS fluid in less time that just the rear shocks/springs)...although the only real complication on the rear was having to re-cut the threads on the upper shock mounts with a die which wasted a lot of time. I will post the before and after pictures later. I also have my 235/85/r16 Treadwright Crawlers coming Tuesday, so hope to have them mounted on Wednesday most likely.
I did have one question on the front shocks. It seems like the threads are "too long". If I crank down the top and bottom nut to tight (I am pretty thin, so tight for me is very rarely over-tight) the "bolt" part of the shock makes contact on both the top and bottom (bottom is the axle and top is various hoses). Is that normal? Since they are nylock nuts do I just back them off a little to allow for more clearance?
Edit: and if I do back them off a bit, won't the bushings eventually wear and allow it to make contact anyway?
I did have one question on the front shocks. It seems like the threads are "too long". If I crank down the top and bottom nut to tight (I am pretty thin, so tight for me is very rarely over-tight) the "bolt" part of the shock makes contact on both the top and bottom (bottom is the axle and top is various hoses). Is that normal? Since they are nylock nuts do I just back them off a little to allow for more clearance?
Edit: and if I do back them off a bit, won't the bushings eventually wear and allow it to make contact anyway?
Last edited by shaggy52282; 04-29-2012 at 06:59 PM.
#20
04-29-2012, 07:33 PM
Recovery Vehicle
Well...lift is installed. I am happy to say that the front went much more smoothly than the rear (installed the front shocks/springs, bled the brakes and flushed the PS fluid in less time that just the rear shocks/springs)...although the only real complication on the rear was having to re-cut the threads on the upper shock mounts with a die which wasted a lot of time. I will post the before and after pictures later. I also have my 235/85/r16 Treadwright Crawlers coming Tuesday, so hope to have them mounted on Wednesday most likely.
I did have one question on the front shocks. It seems like the threads are "too long". If I crank down the top and bottom nut to tight (I am pretty thin, so tight for me is very rarely over-tight) the "bolt" part of the shock makes contact on both the top and bottom (bottom is the axle and top is various hoses). Is that normal? Since they are nylock nuts do I just back them off a little to allow for more clearance?
Edit: and if I do back them off a bit, won't the bushings eventually wear and allow it to make contact anyway?
I did have one question on the front shocks. It seems like the threads are "too long". If I crank down the top and bottom nut to tight (I am pretty thin, so tight for me is very rarely over-tight) the "bolt" part of the shock makes contact on both the top and bottom (bottom is the axle and top is various hoses). Is that normal? Since they are nylock nuts do I just back them off a little to allow for more clearance?
Edit: and if I do back them off a bit, won't the bushings eventually wear and allow it to make contact anyway?