Your work list

Got my winch in and recovery points on. Changed oil, swivel oil, plugs and wires. Decided against putting the skid plate on for now. Might sell it with the lowered rear shock mounts and front shock plate for spacers.

Need to cut some more for the winch clutch, wire it up and maybe get a new fairlead. Would like to get a syn. winch cable but damn they are expensive. need to get longer brake lines, bump stops and get near a welder. Hope my tires come in tomorow. I am damn excited!

Diff Guards on there junior?

DiscoSux wrote:

Diff Guards on there junior?

You talking to me? I have a qt rear and a strap on for the front with a qt front sitting in back seat

if you're getting a synth you don't need a roller fairlead. if you are keeping the cable you probably should get a roller fairlead.

Hilltoppersx wrote:

if you're getting a synth you don't need a roller fairlead. if you are keeping the cable you probably should get a roller fairlead.

I think I have a steel hawse now.. I need to figure out why my which won't engage. I have a bad line somewhere

didnt even know superwinch made steel hawse fairleads i though all they had was that blue aluminum one.

Hilltoppersx wrote:

didnt even know superwinch made steel hawse fairleads i though all they had was that blue aluminum one.

I think they use steel for steel cable winches like the lp8500. Well I think it's steel because my is rusting.

rust?! that can't be good. lol.

Hilltoppersx wrote:

rust?! that can't be good. lol.

yea it gets painted like once every other month. it looks like shit

there goes $80 for an aluminum one!

Hilltoppersx wrote:

there goes $80 for an aluminum one!

Did I say I care? lol I'll let that fucker rust before I spent $80 on a fairlead. Unless I get a synthetic line of course.. Plus smittybilt has one for $25. The problem is that my cable would eat an aluminum fairlead in line two recoveries

exactly why you need a synth line! the good thing about cable is if you get stuck by yourself you can really beat it up like if you have to winch yourself backwars you can go under your truck out thru the back and to a tree and not worry about the synth getting wrecked instantly.

Got my Ashcrofts today from L8.

This weekend:
install Detroit and axles, cones, X-ball to replace A frame ball joint, figure out brake line length issues and replace all the axle flange bolts with some grade 12's

Anybody around this weekend?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/New-Replacement-Winch-Fairlead-Truck-Roller-Up-10-000-Pounds-/250906760924?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3a6b3556dc#ht_500wt_1182

There you go, a roller for under $20 shipped

durt d1ver wrote:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/New-Replacement-Winch-Fairlead-Truck-Roller-Up-10-000-Pounds-/250906760924?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3a6b3556dc#ht_500wt_1182

There you go, a roller for under $20 shipped

hmm thanks! I think my mounting holes are 10" on center though I'll have to check

Jake - if I didn't have a wedding to go to this weekend I'd drive up and get all greasy with ya. Driving up to Cape May on Sat, hoping to take the long way there and take a scenic route through a couple of Pine Barrens roads. My wife has never been off road, just looking for a little intro.

Bought an '04 CDL shifter off of Marty over at DWeb today. He's not pulling it until Monday though so don't think I'll have the new T Case in for Robesonia. Thinking about taking next Friday off, I could come up and get you a hand then.

DocFodge wrote:

Jake - if I didn't have a wedding to go to this weekend I'd drive up and get all greasy with ya. Driving up to Cape May on Sat, hoping to take the long way there and take a scenic route through a couple of Pine Barrens roads. My wife has never been off road, just looking for a little intro.

Bought an '04 CDL shifter off of Marty over at DWeb today. He's not pulling it until Monday though so don't think I'll have the new T Case in for Robesonia. Thinking about taking next Friday off, I could come up and get you a hand then.

Nice! I will HOPEFULLY get mostly everything done except for a new set of brake hoses. Need to do some more measurements.

You should get the T-case put in so then all you have to do is install the linkage. Then just run the tcase locked for the weekend - did you call Andrew?

Jake wrote:

DocFodge wrote:

Jake - if I didn't have a wedding to go to this weekend I'd drive up and get all greasy with ya. Driving up to Cape May on Sat, hoping to take the long way there and take a scenic route through a couple of Pine Barrens roads. My wife has never been off road, just looking for a little intro.

Bought an '04 CDL shifter off of Marty over at DWeb today. He's not pulling it until Monday though so don't think I'll have the new T Case in for Robesonia. Thinking about taking next Friday off, I could come up and get you a hand then.

Nice! I will HOPEFULLY get mostly everything done except for a new set of brake hoses. Need to do some more measurements.

You should get the T-case put in so then all you have to do is install the linkage. Then just run the tcase locked for the weekend - did you call Andrew?

No, haven't called yet, been so frigging busy with work plus traveling I wanted to wait until I could see a breaknin the schedule. Maybe I can get the case in Friday and install the shifter on Sunday while the big kids are running the advanced course.

DocFodge wrote:

Jake wrote:

DocFodge wrote:

Jake - if I didn't have a wedding to go to this weekend I'd drive up and get all greasy with ya. Driving up to Cape May on Sat, hoping to take the long way there and take a scenic route through a couple of Pine Barrens roads. My wife has never been off road, just looking for a little intro.

Bought an '04 CDL shifter off of Marty over at DWeb today. He's not pulling it until Monday though so don't think I'll have the new T Case in for Robesonia. Thinking about taking next Friday off, I could come up and get you a hand then.

Nice! I will HOPEFULLY get mostly everything done except for a new set of brake hoses. Need to do some more measurements.

You should get the T-case put in so then all you have to do is install the linkage. Then just run the tcase locked for the weekend - did you call Andrew?

No, haven't called yet, been so frigging busy with work plus traveling I wanted to wait until I could see a breaknin the schedule. Maybe I can get the case in Friday and install the shifter on Sunday while the big kids are running the advanced course.

Or you can run the advanced course with me depending on how my truck and driving is

Or that... Be kind of cool to see of the new gear in action.

DocFodge wrote:

Or that... Be kind of cool to see of the new gear in action.

Good testing opportunity

Jake wrote:

Hilltoppersx wrote:

there goes $80 for an aluminum one!

Did I say I care? lol I'll let that fucker rust before I spent $80 on a fairlead. Unless I get a synthetic line of course.. Plus smittybilt has one for $25. The problem is that my cable would eat an aluminum fairlead in line two recoveries

I have a cable with a cast steel fairlead. It will be fine....

I have read too many horror stories about synthetic line. They are too fragile - strong until you rub them a bit. Then they go to shit - quickly.

DiscoSux wrote:

Jake wrote:

Hilltoppersx wrote:

there goes $80 for an aluminum one!

Did I say I care? lol I'll let that fucker rust before I spent $80 on a fairlead. Unless I get a synthetic line of course.. Plus smittybilt has one for $25. The problem is that my cable would eat an aluminum fairlead in line two recoveries

I have a cable with a cast steel fairlead. It will be fine....

I have read too many horror stories about synthetic line. They are too fragile - strong until you rub them a bit. Then they go to shit - quickly.

Yea I am fine with what I have, I dont really care - my winch doesnt even work right now so fuck it

Jake wrote:

Yea I am fine with what I have, I dont really care - my winch doesnt even work right now so fuck it

Not to mention that Dana can't resist a chance to show off his high powered winch and pull you out. I was in winching situations 3 times and never unhooked my cable.

DiscoSux wrote:

Jake wrote:

Yea I am fine with what I have, I dont really care - my winch doesnt even work right now so fuck it

Not to mention that Dana can't resist a chance to show off his high powered winch and pull you out. I was in winching situations 3 times and never unhooked my cable.

Lol I like that