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Discussion in '2nd Gen. Builds (2005-2015)' started by deadhed61, Feb 18, 2013.

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  1. Oct 9, 2014 at 5:05 PM
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    Looks like I have a little project to do next week. Crossing my fingers everything goes smoothly!
     
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  2. Oct 9, 2014 at 5:32 PM
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    How much is the shocks oil alone?
     
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  3. Oct 9, 2014 at 5:43 PM
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    1 gal + 1 quart was $44 before tax.
     
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  4. Oct 9, 2014 at 10:42 PM
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    That's the "special tool" needed for the icons......almost cost as much as the oil. :mad:
     
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  5. Oct 10, 2014 at 8:14 AM
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    Hey Chris pm me your phone number.
     
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  6. Oct 10, 2014 at 9:20 AM
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    Just sent you a text. :thumbsup:
     
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  7. Oct 10, 2014 at 9:38 AM
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    :woot: ppl like me :D.
     
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  8. Oct 10, 2014 at 11:00 AM
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    look ... it is Chris heading to big bear.
     
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  9. Oct 12, 2014 at 1:51 PM
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    Lol! He'll yeah! I should have had my little bro drive mine up and just left it at the campsite...next time!

    I'll be down that way next weekend as well. Open for a Sunday morning run if you're in?
     
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  10. Oct 12, 2014 at 4:24 PM
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    Got into your shocks yet?

    So you got a gallon and a quart for just your rears, or all four? Always good to have extra but I used maybe a half gallon for my rear 12" 2.0's. And the front coilovers were even less.

    Have fun!! I kind of enjoyed the actual revalve part :cool:
     
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  11. Oct 12, 2014 at 5:00 PM
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    That is hopefully for all four......? But :notsure: it's what I was told I would need. Haven't got into them yet. I have tomorrow off and no plans yet so after some fun at the beach in the morning I'll probably start with the rears...

    The plan is to put my backup shocks on the truck and really take my time. It's not really something I want to rush since it's my first time and all. Might be pm'ing you sometime during the process. :)
     
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  12. Oct 20, 2014 at 8:55 PM
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    Started this project tonight. And so far so good. Definitely a nice learning experience.
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    Had to stop for the night though. Found that the shims that were shipped to me have a larger ID than what's already on the Icons. Icon shims are .435" ID and my new ones are .5". Didn't seem right, so I'm going to call up DSM tomorrow and make sure.
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  13. Oct 20, 2014 at 10:22 PM
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    My bad. Yeah, the Icons are .435" and the new ones are .5" ID.
     
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  14. Oct 28, 2014 at 4:57 PM
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    spent a good amount of time playing with the truck last weekend and found that the new SuperBumps compress down to almost NOTHING when hit.......fortunately no damage. But it's crazy that these front bumps compress to a thickness way less the the stock bumps. :eek:

    Oh well. made some custom spacers at work out of UHMW. 0.745'' thick should stop me where I need.

     
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  15. Oct 28, 2014 at 5:58 PM
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    I didnt think they would compress down to nothing!! I mean, daaayuum!

    I had some down time at work so I turned them down on the lathe. Luckily we have tons of this stuff just laying around work. Should have used the black stuff we have but that would have been more work....and I was a bit lazy today.
     
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  16. Nov 1, 2014 at 7:22 PM
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    Dude! How'd the shocks end up going back together?! You like em with the new valving?
     
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  17. Nov 2, 2014 at 2:50 PM
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    Cool pic Timmy!!

    The shocks went back together flawlessly. I took my time with the first one, and after that the second one was a piece of cake! It's way easier than I expected. But I haven't had a chance to really test them out yet. They were hydrolocked so I can tell they're better already! Haha

    Now that I know what I'm doing I'm very tempted to buy a bunch of different shims and just keep changing things around until I like them. I finally found a spring compressor that will work so I'll be doing the fronts next weekend! Thanks for the help Marc!
     
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  18. Nov 2, 2014 at 3:41 PM
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    Spill the beans on this spring compressor that will work! I used ratchet straps and was not impressed with my idea...lol plus it took forever. haha yea once you get into them it's not bad, the only drawback is time it takes.
     
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  19. Nov 2, 2014 at 3:58 PM
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    To be honest, the 2nd shock I did took about 20-30 min to rebuild and revalve. It took me longer to clean them. :anonymous: haha

    Since I'm planning to revalve my shocks as many times as it takes to get where I want I need somethino that is quick and easy so I'm kinda making my own compressor. I sketched up some custom brackets that will mount to a bottle jack. Kinda like a mini press. I should have the brackets machined up in about a week. Hopefully for next weekend. I'll post some pics when it's done.

    I saw your ratchet strap idea and also heard peope have even used zip ties, but I was too scared to even try anything like like. Lol!
     
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  20. Nov 2, 2014 at 4:09 PM
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    Nice! excited to see what you come up with.

    Yea would not recommend ratchets...at all....ever. miss one little thing and your ******!
     
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