Alee891's Radiant Red Build & BS

@thefatkid let mepull my price book out and ill shoot you a price.

 

@thefatkid i sent you a text with prices

 

Hoping to get them installed this week. The combination of weather, school, and family has killed my time to get rig related work done.

Brian, I'll shoot you a pm regarding the break in process shortly.

Jake, can I swing by this afternoon to grab those stands??

 

would 7:30 be to late tonight on coming over? if so i can have my dad grab things out for you.. either way is fine

 

1st 3 trips, no more then 30minutes drive time. I would try and stay slower then 55mph. Keep acceleration loading low. Use 4wd on the straights for front diff break in. Allow the diffs to cool for about an hour or more between trips. After the 1st 3 trips drive normal keeping the load low. After 500 miles change the diff fluid, expect that fluid to be shiny and look to have metal in it, normal with break in. Do not tow for 1k miles. Try not to 4wheel for 1k miles. Use the front diff as much as possible on straights. I use standard 80-90wt for break in

 

I was going to try and get the front back in this evening and the rear tomorrow. Looks like some weather is supposed to roll in by Wednesday morning...

 

damn i need to get going then on mine so they are ready to play!!!!!

 

ok well let me know what you want to do and ill get them out

 

I'll head that way around noon to grab them. Let the old man know I'll be stopping by!!

 

ouch im telling him you said that and i might reconsider letting you use the new impact!!

 

Thank you, Brian. I'm really hoping to start the process this week. Are you just switching between 4wd and 2wd on straights, or driving 4wd everywhere?

 

Fixed it!

Also, I completely forgot about the impact. I can use the old one, too, no biggie. The addition of either will be greatly appreciated!

 

ill think ill let you use the baby impact

 

Long sweeping turns I leave it in. Run 2wd for 90° stop light turns or other sharp turns.

 

so i take it braking the tires loose and drifting around the corners in 4wd is not recommended for brake in?

 

Should have mentioned that the mounting holes are all off on that template. On the two that I've installed, I cut the large hole through the paper, and then put one stud in the snorkel, and hold it where you want it. Then you can mark that, and adjust the template accordingly. Back holes were off by 1/2" or more. IIRC, the snorkel rotates clockwise a bit on the template.

Anyways, looks good!

 

Thanks bud! Luckily I had yours and Matt's write-ups to make the process fairly easy.

 

Front is in!