Build off of the stock saddle tank brackets with a full plate skid.
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Modifications that you hate?
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Build off of the stock saddle tank brackets with a full plate skid.
I have a heavy duty tie rod that works pretty nice in the rocks in Kansas.
Martin
Martin
You know I went through this with the JK crowd, you can make a solid 7071 tie rod but instead of hitting it and wasting tie rod ends or worse breaking ears off knuckles, raise it up. Yeah you can get some clearance issues with doing it. But at the same time the less stuff hanging down below the axles centerline less stuff you get hung up on.
I have one truck with, and one with out. I have never had a problem with the heavy duty tie rod.
Martin
Martin
Don't let Greg see this thread....it will end up like a Ryoken novel. Lol
LOL....!
Actually, it doesn't take many words to describe:
1. Everything I build the first time
2. Everything I build to replace the stuff I hate from Item #1...
By the 3rd Time, I'm usually pretty happy.... unless it's a 3-Link, Portal-Axled Front Suspension with swingset (idler) steering.
That damn thing took me about 12 attempts.
-G
i'm not a fan of body lifts or cheap leaf springs.
Superlift or Rough Country springs, and Cheap shocks.
I like my 52s.
I agree with Martin on high steer. I have had the same HD tie rod for almost 10 years.
Any Moon visor or Lund/DeeZee/JC Whitney bolt on brings the ghey..
I like my 52s.
I agree with Martin on high steer. I have had the same HD tie rod for almost 10 years.
Any Moon visor or Lund/DeeZee/JC Whitney bolt on brings the ghey..
electric cooling fans
been there, done that, sticking with mechanical
been there, done that, sticking with mechanical
Window louvres.....oh wait I haven't put them on yet to say I hate them
beags86
Eastbound and Down
WHAT?! how could you say this! the lund visors are the coolest!
JK... I know most people hate them but I think they really look good on these trucks
beags86
Eastbound and Down
electric cooling fans
been there, done that, sticking with mechanical
Why? Explain.
electric cooling fans
been there, done that, sticking with mechanical
When I sit idling with the A/C blowing cold I love the electric fans.
Now anything wired up with parts store pre-made relay sockets does suck. In that case, mechanical is better since it doesn't fail.
My '82 pickup has one,(Lund visor),it was on it when I bought it..
I think it looks OK...
It does a good job of hiding the rot on the roof under it..and helps keep snow from sticking to the windshield when its parked..the roof on the truck is roached,it has 1" thick layer of bondo on all of it,I think a tree landed on it once upon a time..
I'm not about to try taking the visor off,I'd end up needing 5 gallons of bondo and have to re-skin the roof...I wouldn't buy a visor for a square body,but I can live with one thats already there...
electric cooling fans
been there, done that, sticking with mechanical
While mechanical works, I never had a problem with my electrical setup.
It probably caused the rot.
#1) upgrading to 35 spline but not buying alloy axles.
#2) staying with a more "street-able" cam.
#3) not having my heads upgraded with bigger valves to make better power now and support possible cam changes later.
#4) maybe.... Going with a custom built q-jet instead of a more performance oriented carb. I almost hunted down a Predator, kind of wish I had.
#2) staying with a more "street-able" cam.
#3) not having my heads upgraded with bigger valves to make better power now and support possible cam changes later.
#4) maybe.... Going with a custom built q-jet instead of a more performance oriented carb. I almost hunted down a Predator, kind of wish I had.
In my case, the worst mod was a not-mod. I kept the carb on the truck for a long time, when I should have converted to TBI right off.
And like the 52"s, if you research it and get just the right parts and the planets align, I'm sure a properly tuned Q-jet can be made to work.
But the TBI just magically works.
-- A
And like the 52"s, if you research it and get just the right parts and the planets align, I'm sure a properly tuned Q-jet can be made to work.
But the TBI just magically works.
-- A
y5mgisi
1 ton status
Loud exhaust.
