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Racing springs to replace factory springs

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by bartonmd » Thu Apr 26, 2012 3:04 pm

JamesDowning wrote:Yea, exactly. Might not be too hard to fabricate something that would work (basically a sombrero with a hole in the top). Issue is it prob needs to be heat treated so it doesn't open up around the shock's collar.


An enterprising gentleman from from FL (formerly from IL) could even incorporate a bit of height adjustment into it, for a different length of spring, if he chose...

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by lupisnegris77 » Thu Apr 26, 2012 7:07 pm

Times like these I hate the forum because I have them sitting in my house but don't have the time yet and all these posts just make me wanna figure it out now lol but yes if only there was a vendor...
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by lupisnegris77 » Fri Apr 27, 2012 11:43 am

Began taking everything apart but soon realized I reinstalled all parts after the last install with an impact gun I borrowed from a friend so I'm gonna have to do the install when I have time to go to the shop on post to use their tools. It's always something.
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by navigator » Fri Apr 27, 2012 1:10 pm

come on man, you can do it all by hand!
however the impact gun is really nice to remove the axle nut and the nut for the lower strut mount.
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by lupisnegris77 » Fri Apr 27, 2012 1:39 pm

navigator wrote:come on man, you can do it all by hand!
however the impact gun is really nice to remove the axle nut and the nut for the lower strut mount.


Doing it by hand is usually no problem but I tightened the strut nut as much as possible but I'm gonna give it another go since I doused everything in pb blaster lol
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by lupisnegris77 » Fri Apr 27, 2012 2:31 pm

Dammit still won't budge gotta work til 3pm to 1am then pretty much all day tomorrow and the shops closed on Sunday looks like I'm gonna have to wait til next week.
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by fishsticks » Fri Apr 27, 2012 4:09 pm

Go buy a breaker bar. There isn't a thing that my impact gun will put on that I can't get off with my 3ft breaker bar.
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by HARDTRAILZ » Fri Apr 27, 2012 4:17 pm

fishsticks wrote:Go buy a breaker bar. There isn't a thing that my impact gun will put on that I can't get off with my 3ft breaker bar.


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by boog2006 » Fri Apr 27, 2012 4:21 pm

If that doesn't work...eat a sammich :)

I always keep a couple extra ft-lbs in my belt for such occasions. :)
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by navigator » Fri Apr 27, 2012 9:22 pm

I agree with Donny and Kyle, if you don't have a breaker bar you need one. I can take my 24 inch 1/2 inch bar with a short piece of pipe and get most anything off.
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by lupisnegris77 » Sat Apr 28, 2012 1:02 pm

I'll see if I can borrow one from a friend,totally forgot about using a breaker bar
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by lupisnegris77 » Sun Apr 29, 2012 8:15 pm

Boss gave me tomorrow off since I worked all weekend so the springs are going on tomorrow.
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by v7guy » Mon Apr 30, 2012 2:50 am

I just read four pages and there's no pay off at the end, this is as bad as spending an evening at the strip club.
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by chevycrew » Mon Apr 30, 2012 3:55 am

If you would have clicked to the last page first it would have paid off!
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by lupisnegris77 » Mon Apr 30, 2012 5:23 pm

Lol sorry y'all, trying to get around to it but my son (18 mos) is home sick today so that pretty much has negated my day off. this is soo frustrating maybe I can convince my boss that I'll be teaching her how to fix her truck and she'll come with me tomorrow lol. I will get these springs on before next week that's a guarantee because this needs to happen. Sorry to disappoint y'all I should have posted this whole thing AFTER I got them on but y'all know how it is. Get all excited about the possibility so you have to post immediately after buying. Stay tuned and bare with me.
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by Mudwheelin » Mon Apr 30, 2012 7:35 pm

No problem man. Kids are first always. Looking forward to seeing this happen still. Hopefully your baby gets better soon.
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by lupisnegris77 » Mon Apr 30, 2012 8:34 pm

Mudwheelin wrote:No problem man. Kids are first always. Looking forward to seeing this happen still. Hopefully your baby gets better soon.

Thanks man.
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by fishsticks » Tue May 01, 2012 12:39 pm

Just send them to me and I'll test them for you. :raspberry:
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by Trail X » Sat May 26, 2012 10:03 am

Whatever came of this?
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by snowmirage » Sat May 26, 2012 11:42 am

JamesDowning wrote:Whatever came of this?


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