Steve o 77's Build/Pics

Yeah, it actually was kinda fun lol. I actually have to take the whole thing back out again because I don't have the splines lined up right and the wheel is a tiny bit to the left when Im driving straight. I should have marked it but I assumed it would only go on one way, I was wrong. I'll get it taken care of next week since its not really affecting anything.

 

U r hardcore! I need to do mine but to be honest I am a little intimidated!

 

haha, Its really easy. The hardest part is getting the splines on the steering shaft lined up when re-assembling (as can be seen by my mistake lol).

You saw this link right?

 

well if it's that easy Ill put it on the list!

 

^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Fearless is the adjective I would've used.

 

lol, thanks. It really looks a lot worse than it is.

 

Steve O nice build, great truck. Here in NM too....

How much lift did the OME 881's with bily's set @ 0 net you? How is the ride?

 

I ended up with about 2" of lift in the front and the ride is definitely stiffer on the road, but it just feels like it handles better. Washboard roads are way smoother now.

 

Wad up

 

Wishing I could go riding but I had to get a new pipe for my bike. The old one was so tweaked all the mounting brackets broke off lol.

This is the first sunday I've had off work in a month too.

 

Damn lol,

 

I know, I was just going to replace the o rings that go into the cylinder when I realized the only thing holding it on was one bolt and the exhaust springs lol. Its alright Im getting a shiny new FMF fatty out of it.

 

Okay, to anyone wondering, I just got done pulling out my steering column again and it turns out there is no way to put it in crooked. There are 2 splines on the column that are bigger that have to line up with their respective bigger ones in the fire wall. So the reason my wheel is crooked is probably from when I replaced the steering rack bushings. Im going to take it in to get an alignment today.

 

Got my wheels re-painted..Still don't look as clean as yours but they will do

 

Nice, and I should post a current pic of the wheels, it will make you feel a lot better about yours since I still need to touch up where the old wheel weights were and paint the new ones. Plus using the impact wrench on the lug nuts hasn't been easy on the paint lol.

 

Jolly good write up man... I enjoyed reading it.

Makes me miss my little silver 2001.

Great little truck!

 

Thank you!

Glad you liked it.

 

Oh and for anyone reading, the alignment fixed the off center wheel. Now I need to start working on getting rid of the driveline vibes. Im going to try and take some measurements this weekend and figure out what * shims I need for the rear.

 

New tires again!
"upgraded" to some 265/75/16 BFG A/T's today since I drive 90% freeway and Im sick of the vibration coming from the coopers.









They look tiny in the rear!

 

White letters!