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Double check that spring I left you. One of them is missing the metal sleeve in the bushing. I also put my tent on and added my Jerry cans. I don’t think it budged. I’ll get it all loaded up by Thursday and weigh it. I mobbed it around down at the river off little ledges and across ruts and it felt amazing. The front needs love but the back soaks everything up like it’s not there.

 

Yeah its missing the sleeve, but I found a sleeve that I can make work in a pinch.
And good to hear! Glad its holding the weight well. Youll have to post some flex shots sometime

 

I could only get 10” of shaft drooped out in this one before I started climbing over the top. I dug it in a little because my Ebrake isn’t that awesome right now. Pics never do justice.

 

Same spot with the Icon add a leafs and Bamf Hangers. Huge difference.

 

PM sent! So rad to have such a great resource around.

 

Alright guys and gals, should be able to get back to work in the next couple of weeks. In the meantime here's a photodump of the last trip. Did 8 days of wheeling, did the Rubicon, and did some wheeling with some California guys down in Central California. Super rad time, truck did flawless, got 16.5mpg doing 70-80mph there and back, broke nothing besides some bent up sliders and my whole front clip/inner fenders are actively cracking off.

 

Yeah!

Looks like a great time.

 

Coastal rear with dual swingouts all welded up! Fitted on my truck, so then the guy can just drop it off at powder coat and then slap on. Think the swing outs took more time to weld/mock up than the bumper itself.


Also snagged a Meso 3rd brake light, super neat idea and its nice having some chase lights now. All wired/plugged into the factory wiring with no issues.

 

I was mobbing around on the new tires and I heard the passenger side rub a whisker. Cab mount relocate may be on the horizon.

 

My worn 35s (measure 33.5) cram the wheel well so hard that the wheel well is totally cracked and the core support is falling apart, so guess Im borrowing a 37 to tub for that so I don't have to do it again down the line

 

Thanks @Buttskevin21 for the @WarFab Armor tie rod sleeve install, and maintenance on my truck today (not to mention your previous work on the Marlin cam tab gussets and TC LCA install)!

have a great weekend, dude!

 

hope you’re still having fun out at camp, we had a blast!

 

Definitely not as fun without you. But I'll drown myself in alcohol, and see if that helps. We all miss ya!

 

that looks sick as hell

A lot of people seem to do the following "kit"
-Archive hammer hangers w/ shackle, SOA (+1" up & downtravel)
-taller shock of your choice, Archive relocate towers
-leafpack, such as Icon RXT

is Chevy 63 swap conversion better?
Or maybe it is but the tradeoff is a thinner pack that while more flexy, is not as good for carrying load or towing?

that's the second time I've ever seen a bedcage spare tire mount for more clearance than a bumper swingout
I wonder whose truck that is and if they have any more pics

 

More travel, its cheaper, softer spring rate per the same height as a bolt in leaf pack, and you can find a spare leaf spring anywhere. You can set these leafs up to hold weight, as they literally come off of real 1 ton trucks. Also gets rid of the low hanging shackle hanger. Its my buddys truck, can check it out on his instagram here: https://instagram.com/pnwlex?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

 

@Buttskevin21 still taking on install projects? I have a DRT Fab CMR and Archive shock relocation kit I need installed.

 

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Hey Kevin need to fix one of my leaf springs. They in stalled a leaf backwards. Maybe add extended brake lines.