Alabama thread!

Yea after having a regeared truck and feeling how much better/normal it makes it I really wanna regear, but I may as well regear for 35 cause I’ll eventually end up there.

 

Yeah I wouldn’t regear for 33’s unless I knew for an absolute fact I wasn’t going any larger. With 4.88 I feel I can step up to 37’s if and when and it’ll probably feel like 33’s on stock gears. That’s pure speculation though

 

I think I’m just gonna get 4.88 that’s what ecgs recommended to @baldridge with his truck, and I’m pretty sure mines heavier. Mine gets mostly city so shouldn’t have to worry about interstate rpms.

Also going to get that rc tomorrow making the road trip up to Murfreesboro, hopefully everything looks over fine. Figured out it’s a 1 owner been in Tennessee it’s whole life.

 

I almost got 34's but eneded up going back to 33's which these run slightly bigger. But still 33. I didnt want the power loss in the end lol. Do you have a Cab mount chop?

 

Reinforced the hinge area last night with some .25 plate. Shouldn’t move now. Had a slight bend in the hind he metal from where I took the arm off last time. Shouldve been built like this from start. Nice to be able to make small adjustments on my stuff!

 

I did the CMC and pinch weld.

 

That swing out is a big lever and it don't take much weight to bend things.
I like that bumper

 

From AlabamaWX

MOSTLY DRY THROUGH SUNDAY: Alabama’s weather won’t change much through the weekend thanks to a strong upper high over the Gulf of Mexico… expect partly sunny, warm days and fair nights with highs in the 77-83 degree range. A few small, isolated showers could show up over the northern quarter of the state this afternoon and tomorrow, but odds of any place seeing rain will remain low.

To the west, a major storm system will form over the weekend with huge amounts of snow for parts of Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska. In the warm sector severe thunderstorms are likely through parts of Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana.

NEXT WEEK: Next week will be more like March, which is Alabama’s wettest month of the year. Rain and storms will move into the state Monday, and with a decent amount of surface based instability involved a few strong thunderstorms are a good possibility. But, the overall wind fields will be weakening with the incoming system, and for now the overall severe weather threat looks low. But, we always have to keep a close eye on systems like this in mid-March.

The best chance of rain on Tuesday will shift into the southern half of the state, but rain and storms are likely statewide again Wednesday as the next wave approaches from the west. Too early to know if severe storms will be an issue with this feature. Rain amounts next week will be in the 2 to 4 inch range for most of Alabama. Rain moves out Thursday morning, and Friday will be dry with a good supply of sunshine. Highs will be in the 70s Monday through Wednesday, followed by 60s Thursday and Friday. See the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.



ON THIS DATE IN 1993: The “Blizzard of 93” was underway across Alabama. It came in mid-March, when the flowers were blooming, and was one of those very rare times, when all 67 counties in Alabama had a snow cover. Snow totals included:

20 inches at Walnut Grove
17 inches at Valley Head
16 inches in Oneonta and Bessemer
13 inches at Anniston, Talladega, Pinson, Birmingham
12 inches at Thomasville, Childersburg, Scottsboro
11 inches at Sylacauga
10 inches at Cullman, Clanton and Heflin
9 inches in Thorsby
8 inches in Ashland, Centreville, Moulton and Guntersville
7 inches in Alexander City, Huntsville and Whatley
6 inches in Camden, Evergreen, Jasper, Livingston, Andalusia, Haleyville and Highland Home
5 inches in Auburn, Winfield, Muscle Shoals and Chatom
4 inches in Montgomery, Union Springs, Vernon, Tuscaloosa, Demopolis, Frisco City, Greenville, Troy
3 inches at Brewton, Hamilton, Bay Minette, Mobile Airport
2 inches at Atmore and Robertsdale
Trace at Fairhope and Coden

Remember, this does not count drifts. Those drifts were humongous in some areas, especially by Alabama standards. The drifts were 5 to 6 feet deep in parts of the Birmingham metro area. The official Birmingham snowfall of 13 inches was recorded at the airport. Naturally there was more in the higher terrain.

Hurricane force wind gusts accompanied the snow on ridges, and there was convective snow complete with thunder and lightning. Some had no power for over a week after the event, and travel was shut down for 2-3 days.

South of Alabama in the warm sector of the system, a vicious squall line swept through Florida and spawned 11 tornadoes resulting in five fatalities.

 

Yea i figured that out as soon as it bent lol. Bolt was just in top portion of the bumper and i accidentally let the arm drop and bent very easy. I bent it back in place and reinforced it so that wont happen again.

 

Morning Bama!

 

Just get some UCA then and max your caster out and you should be able to stuff the Tires in there with some more trimming.

Edit: My SPC only at +2* of caster and max is +4* and my 33 clear fine now that i toop the wheel spacers off. I have -12 offset and 2.25 inch lift.

 

That addition will definitely help strengthen the hinge.

 

@baldridge spotted i65 southbound I couldn’t see you with your tint but I waved lol

 

Let's try this again, too loud for an old man, lol

 

Dude is styling and profiling in that leather jacket

 

Not down the center but on backside and sides it is. Not sure why it wasn't welded there but really dosent bother me and haven't noticed any issues from it after i smacked it really hard a couple of times so i just haven't addressed it.

Its spot welded in spots on the front side

 

I hear ya. Some folks will lay in the heat to the back side of a seam like that and just grind the outer seam to blend it in.

 

Ill probably blend it at some point just too lazy to do it right now lol. But i wanted to address that hinge point. Didn't like how it was setup.

 

now you will just be able to build it how you want yourself!

 

Yea thats the idea haha. Got a bunch of spare steel from uncles to weld stuff up on it. Its ok now but ill probably make a few more tweaks to it.