A lesson in adversity, resilience, and discipline

OP going thru some shit rn.

Hopefully he'll be back with a vengeance soon enough.

 

Good to hear. Thanks for the update

 

I'm not sure what condition the truck is in right now but tell him I'll buy it if he needs to sell

 

Update May 1:
Totaled 32 days in patient at the VA hospital.
Stuck dealing with the reprocussions of that (meds fucked up my motor skills and sense of touch) and asymmetric issues from head to toe all on my left side.

Truck is in Beaumont California at Metul Monkeys shop/house
He’s been letting me store the truck there.
No front end on it at all
No bumper
Rear axel is still exactly how it was when I shipped it out here.
I have the new camburg axel but I need a 3rd member for it and to regear the front as well as decide if I am going to do short course links or traditional.
No real clear cut advantage for one over the other but I feel like traditional links would be like doing the job right the first time and then just take care of it....
But ya know
Money
Finding a shop
Getting in their que
Waiting
Ugh....
Yeah
I hate the way this situation and everything rolled out for me.
Hopefully it will get unfucked.
Nobody will ever own this truck except my dad and only if I pass away.
Otherwise this truck goes with me to the grave. Even if it drives me there.
This truck is a promise I made to myself
My grandfather and my brothers in the service.
I don’t break promises

 

Hang in there brother. The truck will get done when it gets done.

 

Shit's gettin real!

 

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Gonna put some of these on?

 

Not those ones particularly but yes
I’ll have something cut to do the same idea
Or maybe I will go the lazy route and just order those to modify for my needs

 

I saw the thread and immediately got excited. My driver side tabs are just chillin around 45°, need to get them straightened back out, just haven't taken the time.

 

You could always solid mount your lowers and then run a uniball upper to control all your alignment

 

Spendy though. And seems the general consensus in our geographic area is that uniballs suck balls (i.e. go bad faster than they should)

 

Stop using the PTFE lined balls, live with the squeaks, have them last longer.

 

If my truck didn't make noises, I'd worry. I've got SPC uca's with their squeaky bushing kit, and OME HD leafs with their, also, squeaky bushing kit.

 

My heims have been on the truck for almost 4 years now. Just now getting to the point that I want to replace them just because. If you buy good heims/uniballs and take care of them they last a good amount of time.

 

Oh now I see your name is Levi

 

Haha it's all cool man. It was a pleasure getting to talk to you on Sunday man, hope we can get together out on the trails some time soon