memario1214's JAFR Build

Anytime after January 31 I am live. You know you have a good platform and it's my DD. I am good to my baby. You've still got my info Marc?

 

Lying underneath the truck yesterday changing oil.. and what do I spot? GREASE. Why CV joints? Why must you be so fragile? The other side doesn't look great either so I'm gonna replace both and probably the driver's side hub as a preventative move.

 

My conscience won't let me do it... for the next guys sake

 

Somehow this build's not dead yet!

Just replaced the blower fan this past week. Also, was under the truck the other day doing an oil change and discovered... GREASE! CV Axle on the passenger side popped open again on the hub side. Upon inspection of the driver's side I found that it is not long for this world either. New CVJreman axles sitting in the garage for me to get some free time to do the swap.

Also, re-derped the roof and front bumper a few days ago. They hate us cause they anus

 

I took all of my dip off and reapplied and that's how I have always done it personally. The internet said that WD40 works wonders for getting off dip applied too thin (which my roof was). It did get the stuff off, but I figure there's gotta be a better way. It took FOREVER and required a lot of elbow grease. If you have it on thick enough I say peel it off. Much easier. If I were to do it again I would try to use the dip remover available from dipyourcar.com to see if it works better.

 

With the added bonus of removing all of your clear coat

 

Spent all day Saturday working on the pickup. Replaced some shot Light Racing rubber bushings with the poly ones that are MUCH better quality than those which they replaced. Also replaced the front bushings on my Dakar heavy packs with poly ones. Truck is going back on the lift tonight to replace the drivers side hub assembly and we will also be searching for a thud that I am experiencing when I have a stopping event when changing direction. Sound started up when I had replaced my CV axles so we'll start there...

Last but not least I removed the 3rd leaf from my Dakar leaf pack and added a 1" block to compansate for the change in height. Ride is SO MUCH BETTER! I can actually feel the rear end of the truck articulate when going over obstacles. I really regret not doing this years ago. If anyone reading this has the Dakar pack that comes with the OME setup and is dealing with a stiff rear end do yourself a favor and get it done. Only thing I wish would be different is that the height decrease wasn't as significant as I was expecting and the 1" block actually lifted me a tad. If I get a hankering to change up my suspension again I will probably change the block out for a smaller one. Considering the shackle flip kit anyway. @Yager78 @bigstik

Still riding that fence of keeping the truck or trading up. If I keep the rig I think that I will finally see what all the hubbub is about and spring for a set of Kings.

P.S. Don't mind the rust. THANKS MINNESOTA. If I do decide to buy new shocks imma rehab everything underneath there. Good thing is that everything appears to just be surface rust.

 

I installed the bolt backwards after going through the mess of taking it out the first time. Much easier insert and removal going forward.

 

Right about the time I get to thinkin' I want to swap it for something else she just keeps pulling me back in!