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jberry's Retarded Desert Penguin

Discussion in '1st Gen. Builds (1995-2004)' started by jberry813, Feb 5, 2011.

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  1. Oct 11, 2012 at 7:43 PM
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  2. Oct 11, 2012 at 7:50 PM
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    I've been bitching about my rear suspension setup since I owned it. Little by little I've been fixing the problems. Shocks were always a black box to me and I don't have a shop to rely on to fix things for me. But...since the truck is apart and all the nitrogen bled out, now is as good a time as any as to learn how to rebuild and revalve.
     
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  3. Oct 11, 2012 at 11:54 PM
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    Jasons miagi and karate kid all in one person.....
     
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  4. Oct 11, 2012 at 11:56 PM
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    shoulda gone DSM?? :notsure:
     
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  5. Oct 12, 2012 at 12:01 AM
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    He bought with rear LT already done by giant. He went with dsm for front shocks....as everyone should :)
     
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  6. Oct 12, 2012 at 7:59 AM
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    aaahhhhhhh gotcha..

    yes..i will go DSM for shocks every time too.
     
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  7. Oct 14, 2012 at 6:36 PM
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    I'm both the student and the teacher?

    [​IMG]

    ^ This

    Shitty valving...check
    56.5" spring hanger to pivot instead of 52.5"...check
    E-brake bracket hitting shock at full bump...check
    No limit straps...check
    Factory rubber brake line acting as limit strap...check
    Giant's shitty shackles rubbing frame...check
    No frame plates or frame box...check

    I'm sure I forgot something.
     
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  8. Oct 14, 2012 at 6:46 PM
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    Yes. I even have the original invoice from the previous owner.
    He got raped. And when I say raped, I mean the kind involving several inmates without any form of lubrication. Not even a courtesy spit.
     
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  9. Oct 14, 2012 at 6:54 PM
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    :playball:

    Actually working on the little shit on the truck. Got the wires all cleaned up and zip tied to the new crossmember. Welded on some solid bar for the tire straps instead of using the axle straps I was using before.


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    Custom jack handle mount.

    438BC249-A601-4B86-BA08-BF7AE5EE6CB5-257_b6740fe538751ec81a59eea3e99ef1ae9bb166e3.jpg
     
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  10. Oct 14, 2012 at 9:55 PM
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    check my build
    its all the little things that add up and make a truck that much more clean. looks good! :thumbsup:
     
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  11. Oct 14, 2012 at 9:57 PM
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    So true. But right now, it seems a little dirty. ^^^ :rolleyes:
     
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  12. Oct 14, 2012 at 10:00 PM
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    Cause its been in his garage for weeks collecting dust and metal shavings :anonymous:
     
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  13. Oct 15, 2012 at 7:42 AM
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    Gimme a minute.....

    <runs down stairs>
    <observes>
    <runs upstairs>

    Yep...confirmed. It's a truck. Means IDGAF.

    ^ This too
     
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  14. Oct 15, 2012 at 8:31 AM
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    Thanks for the info, but split loom, electrical tape, and zip ties works for me. I've never had a problem with it and I still have like 50 feet of split loom left. Most of the wires were already wrapped from the factory, just had to wrap the ones for the trailer hitch wiring and license plate lights and tie it to the frame.

    You can see here where the wires were just hanging since I cut out the rear of the bed asking for a rock or branch to rip it completely off :anonymous:

    IMG_0921_zps085264da_75515a05c31d046ed34599d2a12e34697839c4fa.jpg
     
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  15. Oct 15, 2012 at 8:58 AM
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    Looking good! :D
     
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  16. Oct 15, 2012 at 2:28 PM
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    Did it work?
     
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  17. Oct 15, 2012 at 5:21 PM
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    Never again!!!!
    I swear I'll pay someone to do a proportioning valve before I'll do another one ever again. Part of is I absolutely despise brake fluid. I'll work with any other grease, oil, chemicals, anything but brake fluid. IMO, It's the absolute worst shit.

    That being said...I took a page out of your book...and then re-wrote it. Got the same proportioning valve kit from FM you got. My truck has/had ABS so it wasn't exactly the same process as yours, but similar. I opted to mount it in the rear instead of on the MS like you did too.

    Before:

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    After:

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    Fabbed up a little mount for the proportioning valve so that it used the mounting location the factory LSPV used.
     
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  18. Oct 15, 2012 at 8:50 PM
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    Ahh I see what you mean, I dont have ABS so I dont have the "T" under the master cylinder like you do. Looks good
     
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  19. Oct 15, 2012 at 8:52 PM
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    QUESTION!...
     
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  20. Oct 15, 2012 at 9:34 PM
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    Ya but I didn't have the T down on the frame that you did. There's three separate elbows on mine.

    ANSWER!...
     
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