tomford
1/2 ton status
Oh and what size tires are thoese?
Tom
Tom
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Xtremegmc80
1/2 ton status
those rear springs i bought brand new in 2005. and only has like 6 k miles on it thats all. they are half ton HD springs from a place near here. shackle flip and 2.5 blocks yep. this winter im planning on gettin a 2 inch lift hd springs so i can remove the blocks. and keep the rear springs for something in the future..tomford said:
Xtremegmc80
1/2 ton status
36 12.5 16.5 all R/t humvee tires are the same except for the M/T they are 37 12.5 16.5 the pattern is different aswell.. so we both have exact same tires, u have more thread than me tho. and cleaner aha..tomford said:
tomford
1/2 ton status
Where you gonna get the lift springs, i need some, so id like to put em in when i do the shackle flip this winter
Plus i might be gettin a D-60 front for FREE!
Plus i might be gettin a D-60 front for FREE!
Xtremegmc80
1/2 ton status
im leaning toward alcan springs cause of the quality. but it cld be elsewhere. just want to make sure i get a good one, heavyduty too.. not the superflexy one. oh and my truck is missing a d60 so it might be it... ill come over as soon u get one ill pick it up ok???tomford said:
These rear springs are 8" Superlifts. No one else makes any like these.
ditto...I have those springs on my truck and yeah they are stiff...
Xtremegmc80
1/2 ton status
hmm 8 inch... thought it looks like a 6 could be a 6 in the front then a 8 in the back but when i looked again im not too sure anymore bcause mine shackle is good and its no problem compare to ur springs touching the frame.. get that sorted out and get heavy duty front shackles.. 
tomford
1/2 ton status
yea i noticed that, and i was gonna ask if that was right, i didnt think so...
Tom
Tom
nah its 8"...look at how the tires sit in comparison to the fenders...those are 36" tires, if he only had a 6" lift they'd be snug and he's clearing them with ease...
Xtremegmc80
1/2 ton status
and look at mine, its clearing with ease too.Avery4jc said:
tomford said:
Front
I like the truck. Good score. Keep posting the progress.
But step #1 in this new project is to flat black rattle can spray paint the Miami Vice undercarriage.
tomford
1/2 ton status
well heres the update...
IT'S Alive
i finally got around to getting it moving, and took these for ya... yard wheelin in 2wd... it's amazing how much better it runs with new spark plugs
heres the teardown...
Now im goin back out to put it all together
Tom
IT'S Alive
i finally got around to getting it moving, and took these for ya... yard wheelin in 2wd... it's amazing how much better it runs with new spark plugs
heres the teardown...
Now im goin back out to put it all together
Tom
Xtremegmc80
1/2 ton status
looking good. keep up the good work.
edit. u took these pics today??? no snow there??? theres snow here!
edit. u took these pics today??? no snow there??? theres snow here!
tomford
1/2 ton status
No snow here, i wanna get it done by the time there is snow, i havent even see the forcast, but it should be done tomorrow, i gotta go to work, all i gotta do is put the rotor on and hub, but i need a nother nut for the spindle, one of them is junk
Tom
Tom
chevy wrangler
1/2 ton status
hey tom are those shocks on the rear leafspring top plates?? do you have pics of the stacks from in side the bed?? i wanna see what the bed floor looks like thanks and btw nice score 
tomford
1/2 ton status
Yes they are shocks on top of the leaf springs donno what they are suposta do and ill get some pics tomorrow for ya
Tom
Tom
chevy wrangler
1/2 ton status
thanks tom yeah i think stacks look cool
I had those when I bought my truck. As it was explained to me, they are an old school way of dampening axel wrap. Unfortunately, its only effective in slowing the axel wrap and does little to actually stop it from happening.
tomford
1/2 ton status
Wheeled!
Well i got it all back together, and i took it wheelin out in the woods by my house... it all went well almost... i let it warm up for 20 or so min, drive down the street then go into the woods and about a couple hundred feet in smoke starts pooring out from under the hood.. i thought oh s**t, and i found out that oil is comming out from somewhere on the drivers side, near the dipstick/ oil filter, i havent really looked where yet, im goin to work, but it was fun while it lasted, but wheelin a longbed is gonna take some gettin use to
Well heres one pic
Tom
Well i got it all back together, and i took it wheelin out in the woods by my house... it all went well almost... i let it warm up for 20 or so min, drive down the street then go into the woods and about a couple hundred feet in smoke starts pooring out from under the hood.. i thought oh s**t, and i found out that oil is comming out from somewhere on the drivers side, near the dipstick/ oil filter, i havent really looked where yet, im goin to work, but it was fun while it lasted, but wheelin a longbed is gonna take some gettin use to
Well heres one pic
Tom
