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by Aries » Sat Dec 14, 2013 10:11 am

mikekey wrote:Well looks like my HD tie rods are going to fit so far....

What's the current 411 on your Fabtech's ? What modifications were done to make them fit?

I need to replace my tie rods before I get a front alignment, I'm looking at the Fabtech's or Rare Parts.
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by mikekey » Sat Dec 14, 2013 10:15 am

411 is we're having a baby and so I haven't gotten back to my project. I piled up all my vacation plus I get two weeks or paternity leave, so come the holidays I'm going to have a lot of free time to get back to it.

They'll fit and no modifications were needed on my truck (I dunno if that translates, I'm the only person with them right now.)
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by ErikSS » Sat Dec 14, 2013 11:44 am

Mike, I checked out your build thread and found you've already updated... So, what kind of TRE's are you replacing with the Fabtechs? Did you have 2500hd in there already? Where they Moog?

Moots and I have gone a different route. If he doesn't hurry up and do the write up, I will have too. haha I would like to see Moog next to Fabtech for comparison. I have about $160 into a full set of Moog, and I have $40 into Rough Country sleeves to go over the thin part. The thin part is what I bent on my cheap china TRE at Tecore.
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by JorDaneeKey » Sat Dec 14, 2013 12:04 pm

ErikSS wrote:If he doesn't hurry up and do the write up, I will have too. haha


Considering we sometimes have trouble understanding his typing, perhaps you should. Lol!
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by Aries » Sat Dec 14, 2013 12:32 pm

mikekey wrote:411 is we're having a baby and so I haven't gotten back to my project.

Ok I'll give you that but I expect a cigar. When her due date?

I'm going to go head and order a set, once I add up the cost for stock replacements it make sense to go HD with larger tires.
Considering we sometimes have trouble understanding his typing

Sometimes I have trouble understanding my own
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by Moots1288 » Sat Dec 14, 2013 12:40 pm

JorDaneeKey wrote:
ErikSS wrote:If he doesn't hurry up and do the write up, I will have too. haha


Considering we sometimes have trouble understanding his typing, perhaps you should. Lol!
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by Aries » Sat Dec 14, 2013 12:46 pm

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by Trail X » Sat Dec 14, 2013 1:52 pm

Some things are missing.
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by tarsh » Sat Dec 14, 2013 2:08 pm

Im going to assume ur trying a new idea, or ur just replacing some bushings... Or you broke one.
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by ErikSS » Sat Dec 14, 2013 2:40 pm

JamesDowning wrote:Some things are missing.

Nothing important. :poke:

Is he putting his Radflo in?
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by tarsh » Sat Dec 14, 2013 2:45 pm

:coffee: U don't need any off that stuff... Tell you what, throw on ur tire and see how much better it does in the snow.
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by mikekey » Sat Dec 14, 2013 2:47 pm

Heard he's getting a hover conversion with Mr. Fusion.
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by The Roadie » Sat Dec 14, 2013 9:14 pm

With my brother's help, was going to do new inner and outer tie rod ends, hubs, rear springs, and lots of other little stuff. Got one side TRE and hub done. Got over to the driver's side, did the hub, and installed the inner tie rod tool to get the inner off. I applied too much side torque, and the rack look like it bent, applied force to a screw cover on the back side of the rack and pinion housing, and it cracked the housing and the plug fell on the ground with a spring behind it. I was looking to change out the rack sometime after a long time of abuse, but now I think my core has no value because of the cracked casting. FML. New one on order from Rockauto. Rats.

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by Trail X » Sat Dec 14, 2013 11:58 pm

Wow, that's quite the unexpected event bill. I'm guessing you were turning the ratchet by the handle only, and not putting an equal force on the head of the ratchet? Still, doesn't make sense that a human can even exert enough force on that to bend it, even with a decent lever arm.

Guessing that screw that came out was the clearance adjuster?

And yeah, I was replacing the LCAs and putting in the radflos. Didn't realize how much of a pain it was to get the LBJ out of the knuckle. I hadn't had to do that before.
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by dvanbramer88 » Sun Dec 15, 2013 12:06 am

JamesDowning wrote: Didn't realize how much of a pain it was to get the LBJ out of the knuckle. I hadn't had to do that before.



Mine are a pain in the ass. I did the LBJ on my truck in June. I actually got the pickle fork stuck a couple times. My neighbor showed me the trick. After you have the pickle fork seated in there good, Take a 2-3 pound hammer. And whack the knuckle where the tapered shaft goes through. On mine, after a few good hard whacks it should semi-violently separate without much extra fuss. It worked for me 4 times. twice on the uppers and twice on the lowers.
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by ErikSS » Sun Dec 15, 2013 12:10 am

dvanbramer88 wrote:My neighbor showed me the trick. After you have the pickle fork seated in there good, Take a 2-3 pound hammer. And whack the knuckle where the tapered shaft goes through. On mine, after a few good hard whacks it should semi-violently separate without much extra fuss. It worked for me 4 times. twice on the uppers and twice on the lowers.


I havn't used a pickle fork in years. Once you get good at that "trick" you never go back. No more torn boots. AJ did NOT look happy with me when he'd been beating on his for an hour when I pointed to the little spot on those LBJ on our trucks and told him to beat Right There. 2 hits and it fell apart.
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by Moots1288 » Sun Dec 15, 2013 12:18 am

ErikSS wrote:
dvanbramer88 wrote:My neighbor showed me the trick. After you have the pickle fork seated in there good, Take a 2-3 pound hammer. And whack the knuckle where the tapered shaft goes through. On mine, after a few good hard whacks it should semi-violently separate without much extra fuss. It worked for me 4 times. twice on the uppers and twice on the lowers.


I havn't used a pickle fork in years. Once you get good at that "trick" you never go back. No more torn boots. AJ did NOT look happy with me when he'd been beating on his for an hour when I pointed to the little spot on those LBJ on our trucks and told him to beat Right There. 2 hits and it fell apart.
A hammer will do justice on anything.. I've done it enough times mine just pops right off.
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by TBYODA » Sun Dec 15, 2013 12:20 am

ErikSS wrote:Once you get good at that "trick" you never go back. I pointed to the little spot on those LBJ on our trucks and told him to beat Right There. 2 hits and it fell apart.
I think we need a thread called if you know the trick it's easy and post all these learned tricks. ;)
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by tarsh » Sun Dec 15, 2013 1:20 am

I agree.it would be very helpful
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by jrSS » Sun Dec 15, 2013 6:26 am

Drove my tank to work. ..who needs a lifted gmt360. Like a BOSS!! Muhahahaha
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