The Epic WY/MT/CO Adventure!!

Ya but look and me vs Jon on 35s



We figured we were very close.

But in reality we weren't. The front was close as I had more lift. But his rear diff had soooo much more room then mine. And I drug it over everything lol Jon found it hilarious he CB me and be like "and another strike for the diff!!" Lol

Trust me. Your gonna be the lowest guy there other then my dad and Marc. Your gonna be bouncing off a lot.

Shouldn't be catastrophic tho..just gonna be nerve wracking.

Marc is going to Christina and make part of show e this weekend so ill finally know what it'll be like on 32s..I can't wait to hear what he has to say. Either ill be right..or look like a dumb shit when he says it's easy stuff haha

 

You need beefier rear leafs no doubt..or I could rebuild em for ya

I have an extra leaf still..could slap it in while your hear..although it's for a 95-97 pack..would be interesting to see if it would fit as it's a main leaf..but I could cut it make it work

 

Lol I ain't taking your keys haha

Here is a better pic..plus totally relevant to the thread and I miss wy and mountains..haha



But you'll be fine. Just be ready for so,e cool scars

Either way. Belly clearance isn't the issue on these trails. Rocks are that big..well..most. But those are avoidable.

It's the diff that's the touch spot. Which is strong if you drag it over something going forward. But it's when you get stuck and go backwards that it's scary.

 

Ya I doubt you'll get stuck..possible I suppose..but unlikely. We won't see traffic hopefully being there early which is when I had to back up and dented my diff cover.

I can't wait so excited for it

 

And mountains everywhere!! And nice sun and good weather. And driving..ahhh...shall be a week to remember.

 

I think I'm gonna try slightly longer shackles first. An 1" longer at most, just to see how they do. Then go from there.

I'll have my bamf diff skid on. I lose about a 1/2" of clearance with that thing but not too worried about hurting the diff.

Stop it you two. Yur gonna make me weep.

 

MOUNTAINS!!!!!




1" lift shackles?? Or only 4.5" long shackles(1" longer then stock) cause that's only .5" of lift about.

Shackles also tend to hurt load capacity. And you'd need longer shocks

I have my diff skid too. Finally on ha so now I don't care. 1/4" skid FTW!!

Plus my new front skid will be on. I will give little to no fucks this year out there. 3/8" thick up front heavy fucking thing.

 

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I think the ideal length shackle would be 5" pin to pin. Would be .75" more lift than what I get now with my stock ones. I am pretty sure my fox shocks will be Ok with that. May need taller bumps tho to protect the springs.

 

Didn't you and I already do that??..

 

I didn't think of it either. I have 2 tape measuers in the truck.

btw, I like the new avatar. It will be interesting to see edward scissorhands in the role of tonto in the new lone ranger movie.

 

Mm..not sure where you can get those..

Spring would be fine. If the torque is right the shackles will just flatten out the springs more..or they go negative..not that big a deal if it's not for long.

Might as well just do 1" ones. The problem with that idea tho is it doesn't actually increase your weight capacity..

 

I was measuring from a flat shop floor..so mine is unchanged.

Johnny dep in lone range

 

Loser haha

 

Johney Depp is the actor in your avatar. He is a great character actor. You don't know scissorhands?

 

Classic movie

 

Actually, the springs are OK. Even when fully loaded, like in the pic Ben posted, they still have arch to them. And they definitely ride super and flex very well. I think a slight shackle lift will be perfect to level the truck when fully loaded. And maybe even give it a little rake when not loaded.

 

Might as well get 1" shackles then. Easier to find. You'll get more droop too..well..I bet your shocks will limit you there..but you should get some more.

Get it done

 

monte, electrical question. I am planning to add a circuit to bring power to the back seat or maybe to the bed area. It needs to be able to handle a constant 5 amps minimum, with possible spikes up to 10 amps. I am wondering what gauge wire I should use. I've looked at a couple of charts which say if the run is 20' (to and from the fuse block) then 10 amps requires 12 gauge. Others have said 10 gauge. Do youthink I need to go with 10g or is that way overkill?

 

The raisin has 5" shackles on it right now.