Ditto, still learning and not completely sold on them. sometimes it amazes me how completely smooth its driving, other times i get frustrated at the minimal vibrations. BUT, the huge payoff is never having to rebalance or worry about it when you chunk a tire, it spins on a rim aired down, or...
got to use some of my cool tools today. Plasma'd off the rear OEM bump bracket to make way for the hydro.
Once that was cleaned up (read: lots of grinding), i fit up a set of coil bucket gussets from Mazzulla Offroad and tacked them in. Once i got the UCA bolt to slide freely i burned them...
Love these things!
Hella good traction in the Winter, and they've held up really well for the past few years for me on the highways and desert trails. Seem to be pretty durable. My 35's still have LOTS of life in them, but jumping up a size with the new suspension.
This set i am not...
Right on, thanks. Looking forward to seeing your journey up on here. Where in N.Co. are you? Spent most of my time for quite a few years in Del Mar, Cardiff, and Encinitas working and romping. Still get down there as much as possible, to visit and play. LOVE that area!
OEM was 3.73. so pretty big jump. Then intention is to run 35's once this set wears out and i have some time to trim the necessary room for them. Right now- YES! Very torquey. I will even say a bit too much, that it even becomes a lil jumpy in first gear. 4wheel low 1st gear is just silly...
Shiny parts!
just a couple pics to let you know I'm still alive!
reassembled the spindles with a fresh seal after gluing the Total Chaos Spindle Gusset Kit on.
these are avail. off Rockauto for good price. I bought them elsewhere and paid a little too much
Camburg Secondary Shock hoops...
:violent-smiley-031:
just wait till you see how shiny everything is
stuck at work for a 96hr shift and its killing me! want to be moving forward on this so I'm not obsessing in thoughts only
alrighty!
Joining the 50QT 1st gen Thermistor Club. Mine is on perma-freeze, need to swap it out.
Did you find the drilling location to be 1"L, 3"down? or was it the ARB spec. 4"down?
tiny lil trash pile. more brackets will fall before the trash is taken out!!
prepped for some additions. still have some things to remove here ;)
trippin' lake ice formations abound in the Sierras this time of year
Expedition One RangeMax Front Bumper.
fit all years from 07-13.
Has the front hoop, fog light cutouts, proximity sensor cutouts, winch mount, extra frame reinforcement bracing upgrade. I made a nice diamond plate cover for the top winch access...
��. I parked at the spring and run a loop from there. Air was brisk but the sun felt warm. It had warmed up nicely by the time I hopped out of the tub
And—- Icon suspension is sold, off to a good home with plenty of new adventures awaiting.
possibly! :costumed-smiley-007 Definitely comfy water temps, but not Hot Creek specifically.
Think you already know whats going on over here, but anytime your in this area plz feel free to contact me an i'll be glad to go for a tour.
Don't want to pass out all the hot spots online
alrighty! fully committed at this point.
front suspension is off. Most parts removed are cleaned and ready to be modded or reinstalled.
tacked on the Total Chaos Spindle Gussets and started stitching them up.
thats as far as i got. Had to get out this am and get some exercise with the...
sale of complete suspension is pending payment.
Still for sale-
I have a set of 4 Method 101 wheels, 18x9 +18mm backspace with Mickey Thompson ATZ P3 35x12.5 tires ~70% tread
Expedition One front bumper
pics of said items can be found throughout this thread, pricing based o ~50% retail...
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