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i dont know the bolt diameter. but if you are going to make them 8" or so eye to eye. i would put a tube in between them in the middle like the daystart shackles do.

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i recently have driven a colorado with that I5 and i was pretty impressed. the motor has alot of power and gets great mileage. then, i recently had a friend build his rock crawler around that same motor. apparently, you can pick these up at wrecking yards pretty cheap and the motor is extremely easy...

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:lol: j/k but i did make this trailer. http://pirate4x4.com/tv/koh09.php they are making a movie about the king of the hammers 2009. i raced in all 3 runnings of it and i guess i am going to be in the movie as the little engine that could story :lol: i was the first 4cylinder and buggy on leafs to c...

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There is a new guy at work, that used to work for a company that made custom quad axle dump trucks (WOW!). He said, to cut the frame, 12" in front of the rear cab mount, at a 45 degree angle. Straightest part of the frame, on most pick-ups. Do the same with the donor frame, in the same area. Grind ...

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Just hear me out. Couldn't you just take an old frame and cut out 18'' off the back. Weld them onto the rear of your frame. Remount all of the bed stansions and move the rear back to fit the rear wheel well. Remount the shackles and springs and place the box on. Wires and fuel line etc. Would this ...

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ya what he said about the computer and all. is your cc tcase the same as the other s-10? and whats the length of the manual tranny? if its at all different, you will need new/different mounts and crossmember for the tcase plus you might need new drive shafts if you dont want them falling out, hahaha...

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Didn't the little 4 poppers with a manual tansmission come with 410 gears to give them more power? In light of that, a really stupid question would be.....are the internal units the same from front to rear? Yep, he actually asked! ya, alot of car makers put 4.10's behind their 4cyl motors and usual...

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i got mine off after looking at it for hours. but then getting it back on, i damaged the valve body and had to get it towed to the dealer

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Sure it sounds simple......as long as you've got countless hours and lots of funds. Trust me I would love to do it, but I've not got the knowlege or where with all to attempt it, nor the funds. Some things are better left to my imagination. just start collecting. keep searching for a free s-10 fram...

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piece of cake. you want me to do it for you? it would be a custom job so yes it would be expensive for all the labor, but still really simple. to do list: extend the frame (either with other stock or with boxed tubing) re wire lights new drive shaft relocate rear springs further back in order to fit...

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ya i dont know the mileage but i drove it like a race car since i had all sorts of power that i wasnt used to. to get the BDS 5" just to put 31's on is a bit overkill. your buddy is one of those guys who rant about body lifts and says that suspension lifts are "better". "better" shouldn't be in the ...

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thats really unfortunate.

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finding gears is the cheap part. even if you buy them new, they are cheap. the expensive part is the labor. getting someome to setup your gears is gonna cost a 800 bucks or higher. and you getting 3.73 gears out of a junk yard is a rather big job. if you are going to run 31's to 33's....get the 4.10...

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take it to your drivline shop. 200 bucks later, you can have whatever you want. after i broke mine, i went to a double cardon

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the price is determined by what parts you put on your truck. if you put junkyard stuff on and a Free dana30 from somewhere, sure, you can do it real real cheap.....IF you do all the fab work yourself. the fact you have to ask this questions shows you are a bit over your head, so if you want to tackl...

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am i correct by removing the bolts while the suspension is raised and then i lower it to put the new shackles on? Thank you all very much :?: if you get the springs to unload (they should be kind of arched), then pull the bolts out of the springs....then pull the bolts out of the frame...then you w...

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you aint beatin off hard enough

no really, hit it harder.

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no, i said chryoed pads.

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have you ever had your pad chryoed? they last 2x as long

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nice!

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the frame is taller for one. its a totally different frame. wider and not boxed.

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i'll SFA your truck for you

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i thought changing motor mounts was the worst s-10 experience.....who needs a heater anyways

aahhH!!!! this i know is going to suck..

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HenryJ wrote:Oh! Yeah! The boss is back!

if i am the boss, you da man!!!

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my heater core is leaking. can anyone give me advice before i go tearing into the dash?

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so gues what???? i have a s-series again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 its a 99 4x4 jimmy. it has a few problems i will need some help with. first being that it has no reverse and i think it only has 1st and 3rd....or 2nd and fourth... whats the chances of this being external...like a relay :lol: i need help findi...

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does this count?

or how about this

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here's me...its weak i know

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the shocks will settle and will be the same ride height as the ranchos eventually.

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so this whole time you have been on dial up???????????? Slow dial-up. 19.2 on a good day. dude, are you serious...i am completely astounded. that means all these hours i thought you were spending on the managing the board. you must have spent days instead of just hours....wow, i dont even mess with...

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so this whole time you have been on dial up????????????

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i agree about not needing a trac bar. are you sure you dont have some other problem? i would say 90 percent of vehicles that are leaf sprung have no trac bar.

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if he took the sliders off my truck, he torched them off and the legs would be toast. but we could still use the main part.

i might be in shreveport for a while starting in august. hit me up and i will just make you some sliders.....way cheaper than what these guys are charging. no big deal.

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just do that math. look at how much weight those tires are supposed to hold at max pressure 40psi. for example. if your tire can hold 5000 lbs then all your tires together can hold 20,000 lbs. if your truck weighs 5000 lbs. then your tires are going to be crazy hard and make for a bumpy ride. you wo...

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thats awefully weird though.

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i buy gear oil all the time as i tear into my axles about 6 times a year. if i bought synthetic, i would be broke. i buy the cheapest thing i can get my hands on...if i can i buy the 80/14 stuff just cuz i like to pump for hours to get it into my tcase and tranny and diffs hahahahaha

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the stock shocks are way soft. replacing them with real shocks that actually work make it stiffer. what PSI are your tires at? and what load rating tire do you have on your truck? Good point! :thumb: You just might be onto something here. :wink: Steve well i have seen this a few times before. rattl...

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wheeeeh. i was reading a few post going...oh man, what is about to happen.

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the stock shocks are way soft. replacing them with real shocks that actually work make it stiffer.

what PSI are your tires at? and what load rating tire do you have on your truck?

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shock guys will barade you for putting air shocks on a leaf sprung rig. that said, it can be done and i have seen it. no air in it, and the oil acts as a bump stop. you will also need a nitrous bottle to raise and lower the shock and it has to be fully expanded when you do this. i just dont think it...

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thats really cool brule. last year i made a promo video for a company that trians people in search and rescue over cliffs for all situations......

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barch97 wrote:So, how do you cover up the high speed friction wear on your paint when you go in for warranty work?

just drive around with a tarp

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If you are having a problem that you think might be a bad wheel bearing then the smart thing to do would be to remove the spacers before you take your vehicle in for warranty work. :wink: that is the truth. GM never wanted to work on my s-10. first i had a timing problem, they said it was because i...

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nice work

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okay, i am stepping in and saying the spacer debate is stupid and stop talking about physics. as if that makes people not use spacers :roll: if we that concerned with wearing things out, then we better drive slower because the faster we go, there is more friction on our paint and body from wind and ...

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i just saw this post. last weekend i was telling a friend of mine how i wanted to build a IFS front end that could be locked up and wheeled on hammer trails and not break. i can do it, but like your custom fab guy said. it would run like 5 or more grand real fast. all custom work is expensive. and i...

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get a cam and heads

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well i finished the race under my own power which is sucess. try to pick up the next crawl magazine and you will see me in it for the race coverage. and what a fantastic start. shotgun start of 12 rigs accross the lake bed. anyways, here's my story: so me and mustard dog are laid back and we know we...

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quickbiker wrote:You having too much fun. Where do I sign up?

too much fun is also alot of work. i have been working round the clock to get my buggy ready for a endurance race friday. tommorrow, is the last prep day and i have sooo much to do, i wont get much sleep.

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Jigg wrote:Wow dude, congrats on all your progress. I remember a few years ago when you were pumped to be one of the first to buy the chassis.

I'm amazed... great work man!

pretty crazy hugh. alot has happend since then. alot.

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i'll have to get some of my paniment valley photos. i was there a few weeks ago and we went inside the cave that still had the tracks and air hoses and ladders all inside of it. we found the silver in the rock they were mining. it was really cool

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just look up in the yellow pages for a hitch place. go there and tell them you want a class 3 reciever hitch with ball mount and ball for 5k lbs or more. they will hook you up.

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i hate spending money...but i do it so often

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well, for those of you who asked about what trips i have been on: i won the FTOY championship last year. and i became a Tin Bender and i won that Red/Blue Blue Torch Fab internship. all in all, it was a big year. if any of you picked up any issues of crawl magazine last year, i was in a3 of them and...

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if you are towing, on most setups, sometimes 70mph isnt all that safe. i see guys all the time, that hook up a camper and then jam over to the fast lane and hammer on it like they do on the way to work. here in CA, if you are towing a trailer, the speed limit 55mph. thats it. so i have gotten use to...

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ya, if have access to 220, then get a 220. if not, you can get a miller 175. you can set it up for 110. then if you ever get access to 220, you can switch over to 220 instead of buying another 700 dollar welder :) and use gas and .030 wire. start the puddle and stay in it and drag the puddle along t...

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hey your in mojave? did you come out this year to any of the cougar buttes rock crawl competitions?

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hi and welcome

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dude, forget the stronger argument and lighter arugment, thats true and all but i would get a syn rope because.... ITS WAY SAFER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 just 2 weeks ago, i had a synthetic winch rope slip off of a rock, it lightly fell to the ground.... had that been my old cable, it was ...

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Congrats on the winning season. I love spec racing classes. I'm more of a roadrace guy, but the spec classes always seem to have the best action. It also cracks me up that you guys don't use ramps on your trailers. Again, being a road race guy, it seems so foreign and odd, despite making life a TON...

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well i just finished up the last event. here are some photos. http://www.thebestbuddies.com/pic/formulatoy10/100206prorock/ i came in secon place for the event. but i won the season. i got a cool crystal trophy for it to boot. anyways, trail gear is still sponsoring me and if any of you call them, j...

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oh man. brule, you should of just called me. those guys are my personal friends. did you mention my name??? you will get the VIP treatment if you tell them you are my friend. and they do have good customer service. btw, i just slept on that matt for 3 days and it was very comfortable. i was quite su...

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paul, it went great. i learned a ton but i havent been able to put alot of the knowledge to good use. i learned how to build linked suspensions for crawlers and for race trucks. and i learned a ton of other fab tricks. i did go over to someone's house the other day, and i built a custom front crossm...

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Steve2003 wrote:
a2b wrote:ya I can see you doing 70mph over the grapevine passing four wheelers all the way! .

you forgot about the part where i am laughing the whole way

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good advice. here is the rest of the pics.

http://www.thebestbuddies.com/pic/semi/

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ya i know. anthoer bule vehicle. its like my 4th. and it matches my blue house

its got 640k miles. 550 CAT and Eaton 10 speed. oh yeah! i cant wait to tow up the grade doing 70mph like its nothing.

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okay since some of you have known me since the creation of this site, you have seen me trash my s-10 and then get a 4 runner and then just skip straight to a buggy and actually compete in rockcrawling. well i also, went thru 2 rv's and 2 tow rigs and different setups trying to find the perfect balca...

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i bet the taurus fan will work.

if you wire it up with it sitting on the work bench, it will take and fly on its own

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i always use the free ones. i go thru about 1 a year. i have so many friends that love to throw money at new phones, i can usually ask around and get somebodies perfectly good old phone for free now that sim card tech has been around for a while. i am about to switch to a GL because my motoraloa is ...

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i filled up last night. i got 63 mpg this week

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i saw a lifted black cc on pearl blossom highway on sunday afternoon. who was it? - hobie

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I tend to prefer wider tires :D too bad you have the wide tire hadicapped truck :lol: if you like wide tires, then i only see you with a shorter tire so you can have it wider. i dont think you will like the tall skinny tire. i hope the BS on your 8" rim is deep. aftermarket rims usually dont have m...

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i wish i could see mine now.

i heard that they torched off the sliders and put hub caps on the black rock crawlers

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the person that wrote the rules on that site is gay! i have been a member of that site for 5 years. its how i keep in touch with all my az and socal friends. i am on it at least 3 times a week. now i have no way to reach them because there is no west section and you have to own a zr2 just to registe...

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nice new rig....i want to see it all dirty

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