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Box Rocket - 2003 TRD Doublecab

Discussion in '1st Gen. Builds (1995-2004)' started by Box Rocket, Oct 8, 2010.

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  1. Mar 27, 2014 at 7:08 PM
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    Box Rocket

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  2. Mar 28, 2014 at 8:55 PM
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    Hey Adam, re-doing the rear suspension next month. In the process was going strip and paint the axle and the OME leafs. Probably going to pull everything except the 3rd. I recall you've painted yours. Any tips or gotchyas off the top of your head?
     
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  3. Mar 28, 2014 at 8:58 PM
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  4. Mar 28, 2014 at 9:06 PM
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    This! I keep anxiously checking this thread to see, but am always disappointed as its always just some ones asking questions… not to discourage questions or anything just…………



    I HAS NO PATIENCE :eek:
     
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  5. Apr 1, 2014 at 5:37 PM
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    Dang man, you're way more detailed than I am. I just kinda brush the dirt off and blast it with a rattlecan. :p
     
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  6. Apr 1, 2014 at 5:39 PM
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    Looks like I am going to become one with steel again. :D
     
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  7. Apr 2, 2014 at 10:13 AM
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    Same here!

    Hey adam, quick question.......



    Can I have your truck :p
     
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  8. Apr 2, 2014 at 10:27 AM
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    Adam, did you run into any problems with your OME shocks in the rear with your lift shackles? I'm going to install longer shackles this weekend but didn't even think about maxing out my nitrochargers with the extra height...:anonymous:
     
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  9. Apr 2, 2014 at 11:09 AM
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    With my OME shocks, Dakars w/ AAL and All Pro shackles I am maxed out in the stock shock location with an empty bed, I have to put a decent amount of weight in there to get them from being maxed out. Next week I'm getting a cross member welded in to change mounting location for shocks though.
     
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  10. Apr 2, 2014 at 11:38 AM
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    w00dy Hey Now!

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    What shocks are you planning on using after you change the top mount?
     
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  11. Apr 2, 2014 at 11:41 AM
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    Same ones for awhile, I am basically copying what Adam did with my rear suspension. I got tired of trying stuff and it not working or wearing out too quick.
     
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  12. Apr 2, 2014 at 11:45 AM
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    Ok thanks. I have a shell on all the time with gear in the back. So a couple hundred pounds full time. And I have a RTT coming soon as well so I may be ok for a while.
     
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  13. Apr 2, 2014 at 5:44 PM
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    lotsoftoys pavement is boring....

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    Adam if u get a second, check my build. id like ur opinion on a few things.
     
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  14. Apr 2, 2014 at 5:47 PM
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    uh..ok I'll head over now. :)
     
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  15. Apr 2, 2014 at 9:39 PM
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  16. Apr 3, 2014 at 5:47 AM
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    i was just going to ask you about that trip...did you make it down to bobby's hole?
     
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  17. Apr 3, 2014 at 10:00 AM
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    Awesome stuff. I am really jealous. 1 month till school is done for good and I can free up some time to do some trips like this.
     
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  18. Apr 3, 2014 at 10:10 AM
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  19. Apr 3, 2014 at 11:14 AM
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    Nope didn't go that far. Wanted to but didn't have the time.
     
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  20. Apr 3, 2014 at 6:32 PM
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    So it seems like a good time for some short term feedback on the Safari LTD steering rack that I installed a couple months ago. Obviously it's had a decent amount of road miles in the last couple months and now has had some good testing offroad.

    After several days offroad last week and actually pushing the steering pretty hard through lots of high-speed dirt tracks and some solid time in the rocks I was very curious to see how the steering felt afterward. It is still very tight with good return to center feel. There is no play or movement in the rack. It kept the alignment in spec although I am having another alignment done tomorrow to fix my caster that the knuckleheads set to 0* last time, but that didn't have anything to do with the rack.

    So overall I'm really happy with the quality of the Safari steering rack and expect that I'll get many years of use out of it. It was a worthwhile upgrade IMO.
     
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