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What do you need to do for BB13'

ion said:
1. Buy a truck

2. Trick it out

3. Roll it once
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Ah - the tough-guy approach :waytogo:. Swell. It'll work great. :laugh:

P.S. Don't forget the Confederate Flag sticker. :thumb:
 
Install magnum

Yep ,I pulled the trigger and now need to install my new magnum box for the ctd cc when I get it in a 3 weeks and see what hits and what fits .allso need to mabe install a different turbo because I can tack out a 1600 piro gauge befor I shift out of 1st gear ? I allso need some motivation to finish my other project I haven't touched it in six months , needs cage, gas tank, drive line, mabe a 80 hrs of hard work .:doah:
 
MNorby said:
Looking back at my current rig setup I don't care much for 52s in the front. They stick out there a lot farther and make me have to hit the vertical walls at an angle. My old TC 47s really did everything I needed. I have my front leaves kinda limited with my bumps to keep them from negative arching and straps to keep them from bending in half at the top plate. I only use 11" or my 14" front shocks. Granted I dont see but only a 3 or 4 guys in this discussion even needing any decent approach angle but the 47" factory length springs do get you a little better for about the same performance. Granted that will be addressed on my rig in the next few months and plenty of testing time before any big trips next summer.
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I like the 52s okay but I kept the entire spring pack intact including overload so I think that helps. I don't get after it in Moab quite to the level you and Brent do so that might be why I don't notice the downsides. I just think it seems like the guys that pull leaves out have more trouble.
 
miniwally said:
What has caused it to be parked? If it's some mechanical issue that causes need for the doubler I get it otherwise why not get it in service again and just use it?







Tyron, you were at BB this year. What on that list do you ACTUALLY have to do to attend BB in 2013.
Better Pay
Get motor running good

The rest is a CK5 percieved list of things that you have to have, that in reality you haven't for how many years now and you have come to the event and enjoyed yourself right?


Don't get locked down into the mindset that you have to have every piece of equipment known to man on the vehicle to use it. Enjoy the baby steps in the middle too because you might just find that what you have suits what you need and want to do. I will throw JMS under the bus on this one.

It took him forever to go to a 60 int he front, and he still has a carb. I think he has TBI sitting in the garage but he chooses to go out and use instead of work on it till you can't use it. IMO JMS gets more quality "wheeling" in than 95% of the guys on this site and he doesn't even live in the same state as his blazer. It might not be "hardcore" but it's what he enjoys and that is what's important.


My first BB was 2003. I showed up for Sunday on hells revenge after working 72hrs straight through to get the buggy done. No side panels, no driving exp. in it, poly bump stops no headlights etc. It ran and had seats.

I drove it that way for at least a year, Ya I tinkered here and there but the best thing I did was keep it in service and only fix what was actually wrong with it. I ran stock spicer axle shafts and u joints in the front, stock TBI etc. After a while I did bump stops some tuning etc. but largely left the vehicle alone and I like to think after 4 years or so I was actually getting the most out of it.

Am I making sense to anyone?
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Very True!!! I get me wish list and me Need list confused many times... I guess Im ready for BB right now. Lets Roll LOL O wait The Engine thats a now shouldnt take to long though.
 
mrk5 said:
I just think it seems like the guys that pull leaves out have more trouble.
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I have more leaves that the 52s had stock. I have spent alot of time playing with various individual leafs of various length and thickness and I think the springs perform great now, just hang out the front of the truck about 6-8" too far. I do have my axle redrilled too and moved forward on the springs.

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Yeah, I've only got 4 leaves plus the overload. I've been surprised the overload has gotten beat up more on mine.

I try to encourage people to leave the 48" springs on and move the frame mount on the rear shackle forward. Plus make sure the bump stops are set up correctly. Springs get trashed a lot quicker when they are allowed to reverse arch too far and too often.
 
miniwally said:
... forever to go to a 60 int he front...
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Of course you know what having a D60 on 35s means, right?

It means you'll hit the rocks in front of the truck 60% of the time... :laugh:
 
Indeed. Not many people with leaves run proper bumps and straps. Also I added spring retainers front and back of the leaves to keep them from spreading out and at full droop to keep them from bending/breaking at the u-bolt top plate. My springs originally had them only on 1 side and in South Dakota 2 years ago it bent over and my springs walked out sideways at the end of a night run on Kong and the drive back to camp was kinda lop sided. Me leaves are starting to get some goofy bends in the top leaf but they are getting removed shortly anyways.
 
Mine have extra factory installed retainers at the spring plate.

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jms said:
Of course you know what having a D60 on 35s means, right?

It means you'll hit the rocks in front of the truck 60% of the time... :laugh:
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I know, we lost the ability to use front wheel drive at V2R because I hit a few too many rocks with the front diff cover and sheared all the cover bolts off the bottom half of the diff:dunno: Seemed that caused a leak to get started:haha:

Flatted a tire and when I looked under the car I saw the oil coming out of the diff. Removed drive slugs and proceeded to get stuck 1 mile later in a silt bed, install drive slugs, drive out, pull 4 non class 2wd trucks out, remove drive slugs and haul ass again.

That was with 37" tires I couldn't imagine 35" tires. But you don't have to worry about breaking axle shafts:woot:
 
I'm amazed how often I hit the 60 running 38" tires. Granted they are wore down 38's.
 
Thumper is getting a Bad Azz tranny good for 1000hp with reverse manual valve body & a Bad Azz skid plate under the belly so I do not break off the tail of the tranny again! Trading my 2.5 Double Ended Steering Ram from PSC for a PSC 2.75 Ram & beefing up bracing that holds the Ram to the axel. Getting a Sway Bar or Anti Rock put on the front. Getting Vanco Hydro Boost brake system. Installing RCV double spline 300m shafts in the rear with Drive Flanges. Tuning the shocks and being looked over by a pro.
I am getting Thumper back the weekend of Novermber 30th. Going to test drive on 21 road in Grand Junction Colorado. Gonna drive the hell out of it this winter and next spring!
 
Screw it, Sonoma sucked and I'm building a new rig.....
probably not going to BB13 though.
 
Raiderblaz said:
Thumper is getting a Bad Azz tranny good for 1000hp with reverse manual valve body & a Bad Azz skid plate under the belly so I do not break off the tail of the tranny again! Trading my 2.5 Double Ended Steering Ram from PSC for a PSC 2.75 Ram & beefing up bracing that holds the Ram to the axel. Getting a Sway Bar or Anti Rock put on the front. Getting Vanco Hydro Boost brake system. Installing RCV double spline 300m shafts in the rear with Drive Flanges. Tuning the shocks and being looked over by a pro.
I am getting Thumper back the weekend of Novermber 30th. Going to test drive on 21 road in Grand Junction Colorado. Gonna drive the hell out of it this winter and next spring!
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You keep adding stuff you're going to be at 10k lb! Would be fun to be down on the 30th to go flog on trucks though!
 
jms said:
What y'all could do in getting ready to go to Utah next year is write a letter, so you can continue to use your vehicle in the area:

http://www.sharetrails.org/alerts/2012/11/14/another-massive-national-monument-pushed-in-utah

https://www.sharetrails.org/public-...door-industry-calls-utah-canyonlands-monument

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/pe...creational-lands-country/s6BHJcKn#thank-you=p

... and this is cross-posted from another board, can't vouch for authenticity:

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It has been making it's rounds, as far as I know it's accurate. Really it's disturbing to know who supports things like the Sierra Club etc. If you look at the supporters of "our enemies" you wouldn't eat very many places, buy products etc in Moab.

Moab is a classic example of a very diverse user group but the most vocal is the anti OHV user group.
 
miniwally said:
It has been making it's rounds, as far as I know it's accurate. Really it's disturbing to know who supports things like the Sierra Club etc. If you look at the supporters of "our enemies" you wouldn't eat very many places, buy products etc in Moab.

Moab is a classic example of a very diverse user group but the most vocal is the anti OHV user group.
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Since I was a river runner, I'm sort of curious how the tour companies supporting this issue will manage to do put-in and take-out of watercraft in the area...:thinking: ...are they going to ask their customers to walk their kajaks down to the river for 5+ miles?

Same for the bike tour companies that run F350 diesel dualies around White Rim road in order to "support" the biking groups with lounge chairs and provisions, because, you know, you can't enjoy the desert biking experience if you were to schlepp your own necessities along...

Methinks it's all a short-term issue - those tour companies would stand to lose a lot more customers and income in the next few years if they would not support the (supposedly) pro-environmental stance. It is their clientele that forces the support, now. Never mind that should this thing go through as intended by SUWA (make no mistake about it - SUWA wants everything closed, not just the roads in the current proposal...), a lot of these companies will have to seek business elsewhere but southern Utah.
 
jms said:
Since I was a river runner, I'm sort of curious how the tour companies supporting this issue will manage to do put-in and take-out of watercraft in the area...:thinking: ...are they going to ask their customers to walk their kajaks down to the river for 5+ miles?

Same for the bike tour companies that run F350 diesel dualies around White Rim road in order to "support" the biking groups with lounge chairs and provisions, because, you know, you can't enjoy the desert biking experience if you were to schlepp your own necessities along...

Methinks it's all a short-term issue - those tour companies would stand to lose a lot more customers and income in the next few years if they would not support the (supposedly) pro-environmental stance. It is their clientele that forces the support, now. Never mind that should this thing go through as intended by SUWA (make no mistake about it - SUWA wants everything closed, not just the roads in the current proposal...), a lot of these companies will have to seek business elsewhere but southern Utah.
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Exactly what I was thinking. I have a feeling they think if they have a seat at the table now, they can make sure and get their interests are accommodated at the expense of everyone else.

My brother-in-law works for one of those companies....
 
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