Copasetic
1/2 ton status
No, no rocks for me just yet. It's too straight and purdy to get beat up right now, lol. Just trails and mud then maybe later I can get a beater I can learn on rocks with.
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Copasetic's 90 K5 Build Up - 1/24/08
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Copasetic
1/2 ton status
Well I got the brakes bled last night and it moved under its own power!
My drive shaft is shot though. I think it's just a bad joint that ole boy used. This will be the second time I've taken it back to him to fix it. My angles are correct so I can't really see anything else that would cause it. The steering is awesome and so responsive! The brakes are great too but I know when I get the other tires on it that's when I'll really be able to tell how good everything will be. I barely tapped the gas when I put it in drive and those 5.13's turned those little 31's over. I was giddy like a school girl!
Man my wheels can't get here soon enough.
Copasetic
1/2 ton status
Update: 7-19-07
OK, well for any of you that's been following my trials and tribulations the past week or so with my 14 bolt I have some good news. I'm getting my pinion bearings replaced for the cost of parts next week! Did I mention that I'm also getting the parts at cost?
While I've got the rear tore down I'm going to replace the carrier bearings as well and I just ordered this:
1350 u bolt upgrade from the OEM strap style yoke. I would have went 1410 but I don't want to have to deal with a conversion joint again and I'm not going to be hardcore rock crawling so I should be more than fine. I'm getting it from Shakerbuilt and Tim said it should be shipped out today and I'll have it no later than 3 business days. I also called Denise at ORD and got my order together for a new crossover steering arm (the one I have now does not have a taper to it and with 12" of lift the drag link is in a little bit of a bind), raised steering block and new ARP studs. I was kind of leery about the block but this is what they recommend for my application as long as I don't go hi-steer. While I'm still waiting on my wheels, and I'll have my passenger side steering arm off anyways, I'm going to go ahead and put new kingpin springs, bushings, and retainer caps in. All in all everything ought to be in good shape when I get ready to bolt my wheels on. I talked to the lady at Bart Tuesday of last week and she told me that they are built and waiting to go to the polishing process before chroming and that they should ship in no more than 2 weeks. We'll see.
OK, well for any of you that's been following my trials and tribulations the past week or so with my 14 bolt I have some good news. I'm getting my pinion bearings replaced for the cost of parts next week! Did I mention that I'm also getting the parts at cost?
1350 u bolt upgrade from the OEM strap style yoke. I would have went 1410 but I don't want to have to deal with a conversion joint again and I'm not going to be hardcore rock crawling so I should be more than fine. I'm getting it from Shakerbuilt and Tim said it should be shipped out today and I'll have it no later than 3 business days. I also called Denise at ORD and got my order together for a new crossover steering arm (the one I have now does not have a taper to it and with 12" of lift the drag link is in a little bit of a bind), raised steering block and new ARP studs. I was kind of leery about the block but this is what they recommend for my application as long as I don't go hi-steer. While I'm still waiting on my wheels, and I'll have my passenger side steering arm off anyways, I'm going to go ahead and put new kingpin springs, bushings, and retainer caps in. All in all everything ought to be in good shape when I get ready to bolt my wheels on. I talked to the lady at Bart Tuesday of last week and she told me that they are built and waiting to go to the polishing process before chroming and that they should ship in no more than 2 weeks. We'll see.
Way to go, sounds like things are going together pretty fast. Good luck
augusta-k5
Registered Member
Looks good. Let me know when you get your gears back in. I hope that fixes your rear end noise.
Copasetic
1/2 ton status
augusta-k5 said:
It should fix it. Hell there's nothing else that could be wrong with it, lol. I ordered my new yoke from Shakerbuilt thursday morning and he (Tim) said it'd be here in 2 or 3 days. I'm also going to go ahead and order one of his crossover steering arms to replace the one I have (it doesn't have a taper to it), and a block to take some of the angle out of that drag link. When are you getting your new shaft made?
Copasetic
1/2 ton status
Holy crap man. Where do I begin? OK, so those of you that have been following this, I got my new yoke in yesterday and I took my pinion assembly to my guy to have to the bearings and all put on. Well he takes one look at the pinion gear and says my gears are trashed. 
Just what I DIDN'T need to hear. So I came back home (30 miles) and started some searching. I found a brand new set of 5.13 Yukon's with the master install kit for $327 shipped to my door! What's even better than that is that it's expected to be here tomorrow since the shop I ordered it from is about an hour and a half away.
The place I ordered my wheels from hasn't bothered to return any of my e mails or phone calls nor bother to pick up the phone so I started talking directly to a sales lady at Bart Wheel. Instead of being 5 weeks to ship like I was told when I placed the order, it turned out to be 7 weeks. I got my tracking numbers from them just a little while ago and they are expected to be at my house on Tuesday the 31st!!!!
So if I can get my gears here tomorrow, I can take everything back to my guy first thing Monday morning and have him assemble it all so I can get it back home and put it in on Tuesday morning. (I'm working 3p-11p this week but have Wed and Thursday off) I expect my wheels will show up after I have gone to work on Tuesday so when I get up on Wed morning I'll mount my wheels, air them up and be set!
Oh yeah, I've also had to replace both wheel seals on the 14 bolt and I had to tear down the front and put all new bearings, races, and seals in it. The play on my driver's side wheel was not coming from the kingpin at all. The bearings were shot. I took the hub cover off and mud and rust fell out. So I tore both sides down completely, cleaned them real good, went to O'Reilley's and bought $120 worth of races, bearings and seal (I also had to buy a spindle nut socket) and took my rotors to a buddy's shop and had him clean those up real good and install everything for me. Got them back home and buttoned the front end up and now it's set.
Whew, I'm out of breath, lol. Sorry for the book but I know it's been a while since I've updated everything on here. Just got a lot going on at home and the only way I can vent frustration is to work on my truck. She's getting there and it's looking like next week I'll be back on the road!
Just what I DIDN'T need to hear. So I came back home (30 miles) and started some searching. I found a brand new set of 5.13 Yukon's with the master install kit for $327 shipped to my door! What's even better than that is that it's expected to be here tomorrow since the shop I ordered it from is about an hour and a half away.The place I ordered my wheels from hasn't bothered to return any of my e mails or phone calls nor bother to pick up the phone so I started talking directly to a sales lady at Bart Wheel. Instead of being 5 weeks to ship like I was told when I placed the order, it turned out to be 7 weeks. I got my tracking numbers from them just a little while ago and they are expected to be at my house on Tuesday the 31st!!!!
So if I can get my gears here tomorrow, I can take everything back to my guy first thing Monday morning and have him assemble it all so I can get it back home and put it in on Tuesday morning. (I'm working 3p-11p this week but have Wed and Thursday off) I expect my wheels will show up after I have gone to work on Tuesday so when I get up on Wed morning I'll mount my wheels, air them up and be set!
Oh yeah, I've also had to replace both wheel seals on the 14 bolt and I had to tear down the front and put all new bearings, races, and seals in it. The play on my driver's side wheel was not coming from the kingpin at all. The bearings were shot. I took the hub cover off and mud and rust fell out. So I tore both sides down completely, cleaned them real good, went to O'Reilley's and bought $120 worth of races, bearings and seal (I also had to buy a spindle nut socket) and took my rotors to a buddy's shop and had him clean those up real good and install everything for me. Got them back home and buttoned the front end up and now it's set.
Whew, I'm out of breath, lol. Sorry for the book but I know it's been a while since I've updated everything on here. Just got a lot going on at home and the only way I can vent frustration is to work on my truck. She's getting there and it's looking like next week I'll be back on the road!
Copasetic
1/2 ton status
Well my gears are being put in as we speak. I'm going to go get everything in the morning so I can set my 14 bolt back up and that part will finally be finished. I took the cover off of the front and everything looked great. The r&p looked just like it came out of the box. When I disassembled the rear this morning the magnet was slam full. I put some bling on the front 60 and will wait for the rear bling after I change my diff fluid again after the 500 mile break in period. Oh yeah, my wheels are going to be here today. They are on the local truck for delivery so I'll be mounting tires tomorrow after I get the r&p installed. Good thing I'm off Wed and Thursday, lol.
New Yukon 5.13's:
Old ring gear:
Ahhh, fresh and clean!
Just a little bling!
I just got a confirmation email from UPS that my wheels are here! WOOHOO!!! I'll get more pics tomorrow.....
New Yukon 5.13's:
Old ring gear:
Ahhh, fresh and clean!
Just a little bling!
I just got a confirmation email from UPS that my wheels are here! WOOHOO!!! I'll get more pics tomorrow.....
Copasetic
1/2 ton status
*bling*
Mmmmmmm......
Can we say "stout"?
Flash on for added "bling factor"
And these were taken before I waxed them!
I'm SO glad I waited for these to come in instead of getting some wheels to just get it on the road!
Mmmmmmm......
Can we say "stout"?
Flash on for added "bling factor"
I'm SO glad I waited for these to come in instead of getting some wheels to just get it on the road!
very nice - that thing is gonna rock!
hunterguy86
1/2 ton status
Nice progress. Keep up the good work.
Copasetic
1/2 ton status
WOO HOO! SHE'S ALIVE!!
Sorry about the crappy pics but I'll get better ones tomorrow. I just had to share. I'm going to have to grind just a fuzz more off of the calipers but other than that she's good to go! I've got 1.1 lb of air soft bb's in each tire. I'm going to do the grinding tomorrow before I take it out to see how it rides.
you suck. 
Copasetic
1/2 ton status
gmc4cw said:you suck.
Don't be hatin' yo, shooooooot!
gmc4cw said:you suck.
Im with him
Looking sweet buddy
ThaMule
Mursenary
is it just me or is it leaning to the left a lil bit. i hope not....sucks when u get something done (or so you thought) and have to go back and fix it.
Copasetic
1/2 ton status
ThaMule said:
lol, it's leaning because of the grade of the driveway. I was wondering how long it would take someone to ask. I'll get better pics in just a minute. i had to grind the calipers a little but it's all good now. I test drove it and it rides and drives amazingly well. The whole steering system is worth its weight in gold and the air soft bb's I put in the tires make them ride like glass. I'm thoroughly impressed.
make with the pics already.
Copasetic
1/2 ton status
Ask and you shall recieve!
I wish that was legal in my state. 
I would love to drive that. 
you should have parked it on the curb for a flex shot.
I would love to drive that. you should have parked it on the curb for a flex shot.
