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'86 Jimmy 4in Lift, 40’s, tons, 8.1 Swap- 700r4 said PNNNNN
- Thread starter GWeakland620
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This is not a dedicated trail rig, but does trailer to the destination usually. I am currently in the planning phase of doing a 52/56" spring swap, and getting back to being more road worthy.
That's been my philosophy all along! I don't like to fix broken stuff, so my driving is always boring.
There a line between having fun and going to far.That's been my philosophy all along! I don't like to fix broken stuff, so my driving is always boring.
You can also go too far by not having any fun
I'm looking for the in between.
I think I found both ends of this spectrum last summer.
Me having too much fun (given the limitations of this truck):
And me not having fun, waiting for my traveling partners to finish having fun so we could get back to the easy trails:
In both cases, better equipment would have bridged the gap and lead to less vehicle damage.
Just remember you can't touch up powder coat so stick to those items that won't come in contact with anything.
Mainly suspension and steering parts. Just want to make it look nicer. Easier than find leaks and broken stuff.
I said that once. I'm ready to go back to beat up.
Never thought of it that way. I always liked spray paint just for that reason though. I could make it look new again quick and easy.
I oft ponder on the effort I put into painting things up before installing in a truck that will get them all dirty. I've decided it makes me happy knowing they looked good when first installed and what happens after just adds character.
Got tired of the leaking 8 bolt beadlocks, so I'm rocking these until I can get my 24 bolts together.
My buddy had those same wheels on his highboy back in high school like 20 yrs ago.
Haha nice. For $50 they'll work for on road use.
Exactly!! That's kinda old school!
Oh they are old school. The tires are probably as old as the wheels. They are dry cracked pretty good, but they do hold air. These are temporary until I can find some Baja's or MTR's.
So this stuff came in the mail on Saturday thanks to @jekbrown. Time to do some swapping. My brother owes me his rear 56's and poly's from the back of his suburban, but they are still holding the truck up for now so I will probably wait until I can gets those from him. The plan is to swap rear to front and 56's into the rear. Then the 48's are going under the SAS diesel to try to help the ride.
Not sure if this will all get done before the Tuttle trip in May, but we'll see.
Not sure if this will all get done before the Tuttle trip in May, but we'll see.
Springtime shuffle.
David
David
Haha, yeah I guess so.
Looks like a whole lot of fun. Better get after it. I will be swapping my front springs soon also. Glad I don't have to do rears like you too.
