Idaho BS thread in the PNW

Hi Ben, was thinking of you today

What?

 

you can't toy with my emotions like that Mike

 

Oh you have tons of room.

And I don't get it...is it that that one mounts the full length and mine just does on the bottom?

Why a double vs single?

 

also double ^^^ double shear just supports the top of the hinge/spindle so the weight does not put as much stress on a single point....... peace of mind really for me though

 

I cleaned my truck (finally) thoroughly today. Found all of the spots that require paint touch-up.

But I think of you every time I drive my truck now. When I step on the gas and feel the surge, I get to re-live what you experienced.

The upper hinge should reduce or eliminate flex from the weight of whatever is mounted on the arm.

 

there you go again..... right in the feelings

i still need to touch up the pellet mark in my door. i have a little jar of color match paint the dealer gave me when i bought the truck.

 

Ahh okay. I'm happy with mine. It's not the spindle that gives it's the bumper itself. But it's not too bad.

It'll buff out to hardly noticeable.

 

So rear bumper exhaust and gears for Joey? That's your winter project?

 

don't get me wrong. i'm not saying single shear hinges are bad by any means. i just feel more comfortable with dual shear for myself. personal preference i suppose

 

haha well, maybe what i'll get done.

pending funds.....

gears
exhaust
swingout
revamp bedrack
build trailer
stereo
aux fuse box
build diff skid

 

Its just the sliders for me to keep the rust at bay. I gave up on the body paint a long time ago.

 

Fair enough!

Nice! A good winter list no doubt.

Yea..damn rocks haha

 

Isn't the AT a 235/85-16?

 

i don't think so because one tire would still be traveling farther for every rotation.

 

Oh boy.... Today sucked.

 

You'll be fine. Run your locker. You wont hurt it. If it was a 31 and a 32 you'd want to be conservative but could still run it to get out of trouble.

 

No locker on all the time would be MUCH worse. The larger tire would cause tons of stress on the entire diff, both axle shifter and your main drive line cause it would be spinning slower causing it to skip a lot. Be very bad.

But it's on the front diff. So right now it's better the the rear as both sides are disconnected completely. So it doesn't matter. If there were on the back it would be like your taking a constant corner thus causing the diff to work hard to compensate the power thus more wear and tear.

As long as it's on the front. Doesn't matter too much.

 

Just don't use it like you usually do..on all the time.

Use it only for big obstacles.

 

hey last i saw it was on the front.

Id put it back on the front.

 

open..not so much and probably not as much with the difference's your dealing with. If it was a 32 vs 31 or 33 vs 32..it would be a much bigger issue. But since your probably just a few 32ndths off..your probably fine.