XPOTRPR build & BS

well shiiiiiit. lets do it! would be awesome to get mine done as well! @Rashnu when and where you doing your install?

awesome! well if you want to make the drive up Saturday.. otherwise we should plan something dude!

 

haha spontaneous mod day!!

 

Tensioner arrived. Too bad I'm swapping the bearing now instead. This will get returned.

 

Hmm...I was going to do it in my tiny garage, but if there are more people I will see if we can use my friends

 

I was gonna do it in my garage too.. no worries man. were you planning on doing it this weekend?

 

Plan is to do them this Saturday, but if they're not rebuilt by then I can always push it out to next weekend. I don't think @RPain will be ready for them until then

 

got ya. did you want to plan something where we are all together? otherwise, I was thinking of grabbing those coils from you saturday as well and try to get them swapped. especially since Im not doing my other maintenance stuff this weekend now.

 

Yeah I think I'm planning my install for next weekend or the following week. Depends when Jerry gets his RXT setup. No rush.

 

I need to pull my front hub and replace he bearings before I drive the truck lol

 

Did that earlier this year. Definitely some work.

 

You have Dana 44 hubs right? At least that's easier to do then the stock bearings haha

 

Yeah.... and they are loose enough right now on the drivers side that I can move the tire and the truck stays still on its own weight lol

 

Yeahhhhhhhhh. We should probably get that taken care of. Trailer it up here and let's knock it out.

 

Hahaha nah I'll fix it then drive it up if I come up. lol I don't have a trailer or tow rig.

 

Huge thanks to @MrCrowntown and @05TacoRunner for the help this weekend.

Saturday, got the last idler pulley replaced, and pulled the tensioner pulley from the assembly, took it into work and pressed out the old bearing. New bearing went in, re-installed, and done! so much easier than pulley the assembly. Swapped in the new shorter Dayco s/c belt as well. Once these gears are broken in (they are gettin closer) I'll be able to see if it helps with boost. truck just runs smoother and quieter now.

Also swapped my 600# coils to 650#. The ride is night and day difference. less pre-load with a taller ride height and better ride quality. win, win, win. Just need to replace the spherical bearings in the lower eyelet which are shot. glad to know though, because I have been chasing a clunk under my feet for MONTHS. Thought it was the cab mounts and have tightened them down multiple times with no luck. So, that will be nice to replace those. then everything is good and new up front.

 

@Rashnu I have monies for you... and @Milota95 I have monies for you too.

we can meet up this week guys

 

For new belt results.

I need to install 650 ppi springs as well. Currently running 750. See how it changes the handling.

 

im excited too!

oh nice! softening it up.

 

Yeah. A little too firm. Pushes through the hard turns.

How many more miles until the gears are broken in?

 

got ya. that will be a nice track upgrade!

well the standard is 500.. Im at 350. but anywhere from 500-1000.. I'm gonna try and get as many easy miles on them I can before I do anything stupid. lol