Purchasing some partS in anticipation of some 52" swappage.
CK5
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'86 Jimmy 4in Lift, 40’s, tons, 8.1 Swap- 700r4 said PNNNNN
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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.
Interested. Those mount kits seem like a great value.
David
David
For $100, that's worth saving my time and "fabricator" skills. You could even make the frame mounts bolt on/off and not have to weld anything.
Moved the camper to open up a spot in the driveway. Getting this thing cleaned up to go under the knife for some much needed changes and maintenance.
Now it sits here for a few hours soaking.
Now it sits here for a few hours soaking.
Is it marinating?
No, was trying to make it grow.
Got back home after helping a buddy move this afternoon. Finished cleaning off the mud and trying to get it out of every crevice. I got it mostly cleaned from the mud. The rest will fall out on my face when I'm working on it. I then did a couple hot laps up and down my gravel road, then parked it in its new spot to start swapping springs and fixing oil leaks and wiring issues.
So I got a question about my shock bodies. As you can see from the picture, the previous owner tried to "polish up" the shock bodies and ended up burning through the clear coat. How would one go about getting rid of the rust and protecting them from rusting again?
I'd start by not parking on top of the sprinkler.
And then I'd keep it away from road salt.
Wait...what rust are you talking about? That truck looks perfect to my eyes...
The shock bodies Camper, focus here!I'd start by not parking on top of the sprinkler.
And then I'd keep it away from road salt.
Wait...what rust are you talking about? That truck looks perfect to my eyes...
Might just be the camera, but the polished region looks shinier than the rest of the shock body. What's the problem?
Why not finish up the "polishing" and repaint them? Or just shoot clear over the bare metal.
I guess I'll take a better picture for you at lunch. They are rust brown.
The "shadow" you see on the LH shock is actually rust. Maybe that's what is confusing you.
454Sub
5/8 ton status
Sand the paint off and repaint them. Then add some clear. Probably the only way to truly fix it.
I still vote for finishing the job and repainting. You're not going to undo the polishing.
Like he said.
Better yet, I have a beautiful set of unmodified 14" 5125s that I'll trade you straight across. So you won't hafta do the nasty work of repainting those Foxes...
454Sub
5/8 ton status
I may buy those if they are still floating around here soon.
His shocks? Or mine?
These appear to be bare clear coated metal. I guess I could just polish off the clear and try to reshoot them.
Or maybe even aircraft paint stripper?
