Long Travel BS Thread

like the pump is going out. Gets hard to turn and then will turn. Replace the rack and it works... The first time I blew it though I pulled both ends out of it.... lol

 

I did this for almost 6 months on my last rack, Lucas Power Steering stop is awesome! haha Finally destroyed it last weekend but had nothing to do with fluid leaking, more do do with hitting a 2' deep surprise wash out at like 55 wide open.

 

I think metal to the outside. That's how I did mine

 

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So I'm good?

 

Nope sorry. Reverse what you have... Metal on the outside nearest to tailgate, sandwiched over the glass

 

Just realized this is a buddy of mines truck. Rode in it last weekend, his steering setup works well

 

Thats how my first one went.... It was bad. Ask @lembowski or any of the guys that were there. Pure stupidity/ ignorance really on my part.

 

I was 99% sure it wasnt going to last through the Parker 425 Pre-run. It survived that, 10-12 trips to the desert, the dunes once, some street use, a blown hub and a crawling trip so I have nothing to complain about

 

Spot on lol

But the rack was 1 of 1 billion things that broke that time haha

 

Yeah on mi

My fiberwerx bedsides go over the metal (composite part of the bed)

 

Here's mine, glassworks bed sides.

 

I kinda had an issue with the steering on my first gen and used the Lucas oil stuff, it made it so much worse! Was ready to buy a new pump and ended up switching back to regular ATF and it stopped all the noise. I think the Lucas is way too thick for the first gen pumps. Cause it would stop making noise after about 5 miles and the fluid warmed up I guess.

 

I ended up replacing it because it kept leaking to the point I had to add fluid every hour. I am supposed to do the core return but I'm tempted to rip it apart to try and replace the leaky seal.

 

Its stupid thick, but beats dumping fresh PS fluid into the truck every other week. Stopped my leak almost completely and I never noticed any issues or noise but then again my truck is a little different than most. I bet I was running pretty much straight Lucas by the end haha

 

So I finished the bumper.

 

Looks good dude. We're you not able to tuck the bottom further back ?

 

Thanks. From there back I'm going design a full undercarriage in separate sections because it's going to take one hell of a beating on colorado trails. I'll be able to fix stuff in sections as it gets beaten up.

 

Anyone here have some 18" 650 or 18 600 coils I could try?? I have 18" 700lbs now and with my kit I cant run a flat bottom on the coil over so there is preload on it. Id like to have a bit more down travel then I do.