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Long Travel BS Thread

Discussion in 'Long Travel Suspension' started by amaes, Aug 20, 2010.

  1. Jun 20, 2014 at 3:36 PM
    Airdog

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    Not all the way thru though. I just drilled the spot weld with a 5/16 drill till it seemed as if the point of the drill was about thru the cam tab metal then used an air chisel to knock them off...took 10 minutes to do all 8.
     
  2. Jun 20, 2014 at 4:02 PM
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    10 minutes wow! its been a hour and i dont even have one lol...drill bit is extremely worn...no air chisel either
     
  3. Jun 20, 2014 at 4:22 PM
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  4. Jun 20, 2014 at 4:59 PM
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    i was talking to sway away and they told me to wire wheel the rust off my shocks then paint them with engine enamel? does that sound strange to anyone?...
     
  5. Jun 20, 2014 at 5:05 PM
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    Why not?
     
  6. Jun 20, 2014 at 5:05 PM
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    Pics of said rust?
     
  7. Jun 20, 2014 at 5:20 PM
    anthony250f

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  8. Jun 20, 2014 at 5:21 PM
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  9. Jun 20, 2014 at 5:23 PM
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    haha yeah they are bad...sway away said they would re coat them for free..but id have to dis assemble completely and pay for sand blasting
     
  10. Jun 20, 2014 at 5:25 PM
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    I know someone with a sand blaster here in az. All youd have to pay for is sand.
     
  11. Jun 20, 2014 at 5:44 PM
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    is the gas tank ratchet strapped in the bed??
     
  12. Jun 20, 2014 at 5:45 PM
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    Its the new fuel cell bro!!
     
  13. Jun 20, 2014 at 5:55 PM
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    it has a fuel cell...that was only to pass smog...i removed the fuel cell though and the tanks going under the bed again
     
  14. Jun 20, 2014 at 6:19 PM
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    Not sure how many people have seen it but Trac performance did a kit with lower uniballse8ajudeb_eefa82fdc3d51b8ef4e9263db9cab4824667f922.jpg
     
  15. Jun 20, 2014 at 7:11 PM
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  16. Jun 20, 2014 at 7:29 PM
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    Stock gusseted spindle looks like it. Very nice. Big fan of Trac.
     
  17. Jun 20, 2014 at 8:21 PM
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    Ha
    By looking at the design of the resi, those are some pretty old shocks, at least 10-15 years i'd guess?
     
  18. Jun 20, 2014 at 8:28 PM
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    Agreed I haven't seen a resi cap like that in years, that's the screw on cap right?
     
  19. Jun 20, 2014 at 9:23 PM
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  20. Jun 20, 2014 at 9:37 PM
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    ^^^highway miles only, never seen dirt
     

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