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Alabama thread!

Discussion in 'Alabama' started by Davtopgun, May 18, 2009.

  1. Feb 5, 2019 at 6:25 AM
    stronghammer

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    I think 6 ton will be doable for me. Ask Jeff lol, when he came over to help with my diffs...we had to lower the jack slowly down to the maxed out jack stands and then working under the front end was difficult because it was so low.
     
  2. Feb 5, 2019 at 6:27 AM
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    Do you ever plan on going 37s?

    Jackstands are a lifetime item.
     
  3. Feb 5, 2019 at 6:27 AM
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    Go 40's
     
  4. Feb 5, 2019 at 6:27 AM
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    labor comes with a warranty though.

    mine have been in 20k miles, but if i was to do it again I'd contemplate letting ECGS do it next time.
     
  5. Feb 5, 2019 at 6:28 AM
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    nope. guaranteed. 35s is enough of a headache for me. 37s or larger will be on a truggy or toy one day. not on this tacoma.
     
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  6. Feb 5, 2019 at 6:29 AM
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    You didn’t swap gears did you? Just referring to the locker install and re-setting up the factory gears?
     
  7. Feb 5, 2019 at 6:30 AM
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    it's same process, because you have to reset backlash. the only thing I didn't do was a crush sleeve or orings on the pinion. I've done that before on a blown up Dana 30 under a wrangler. It's easy as well.
     
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    If you have a HF near you, their 6 tons are on sale for 35
     
  9. Feb 5, 2019 at 6:33 AM
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    We can try lol. I have set up 3 sets and no explosions yet.
     
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  10. Feb 5, 2019 at 6:36 AM
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    I just want to know how to do them. I can pull them all day but never set them up
     
  11. Feb 5, 2019 at 6:36 AM
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    My wife has Bose QC35's and likes them. My old Bose QC15's are wired, but still sound great!

    I think both are too bulky for the gym, but are perfect for traveling.
     
  12. Feb 5, 2019 at 6:37 AM
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    These used to be Lincoln, before being bought.

    https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B0011O4...olid=1WZNTBBGNHJX3&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

    Just like safety/recovery gear, be careful buying anything manufactured overseas. You only have 1 life, and really don't want it crushed under your truck.
     
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  13. Feb 5, 2019 at 6:39 AM
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    I keep a bottle in the truck.
     
  14. Feb 5, 2019 at 6:39 AM
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    True. But it also comes with a bunch of down time at the end of which i still dont know how to set them up lol
     
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  15. Feb 5, 2019 at 6:42 AM
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    ECGS will have the least downtime, you order there units and pay the refundable core charge. you have yours in the truck till theirs show up. pull yours install theirs then put it back in the crate and mail it back and get your core charge back.

    without a doubt the least amount of downtime.

    which downtime doesn't matter too much if you have an extra vehicle.
     
  16. Feb 5, 2019 at 6:45 AM
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    If they were Dark Bronze, I'd consider it. :D

    Mine are a set of 5 though.
     
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    Morning :wave:
     
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  18. Feb 5, 2019 at 6:47 AM
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    I have 2 with a house of 5. So really know extra. And how much more is it to do all that
     
  19. Feb 5, 2019 at 6:48 AM
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    What @whitedlite said would be the least down time. If I were doing it to my daily drive I would get ECGS to do mine. They even replace them if you break them not sure if they will in a self install
     
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  20. Feb 5, 2019 at 6:48 AM
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    Morning Murph :wave:
     
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