Long Travel BS Thread

Driver side done. Need to get the tie rod on and then it’s ready to roll. Passenger side is painted, just need to weld the tabs. All that’s left is beadlocks

 

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You won’t build one

 

“For $55k I could buy a Raptor”.....

 

Good shit. It was a beautiful truck

 

Whos gonna link their truck ...
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/lgb/pts/d/carson-king-45x16-bypasses/6776597201.html

 

Man those are bitchin

 

Ok so, after multiple attempts I'm at a standstill. I cut out the LCA cam up front that was seized, now I'm stuck with the shaft for the bolt stuck in the uniball, it's got just a sliver poking out and I can hammer it a bunch of times to move either way but its good and stuck in there. I tried putting in my 12 ton press but the uniball just wanted to roll which could have caused some damage to me or something. I dunno how to get that MFer out now. I guess just find a bolt of the same size and start hammering?

 

Maybe try some time with a torch and get it to loosen up,
Or if you have a deep freeze drop it in there for a few hours?

Any expansion or contraction of the metal should help loosen it up, and penetrating oil is always helpful.

 

yeah I just threw some Kroil on it, i'll wipe that up and maybe try a torch next on it. Ugh man what another nightmare lol

 

You could also try tac welding a smaller bolt to the cut one and using a drill to try and get it spinning and then see if it will budge... but that might just spin the whole thing

 

Yeah I thought about that too hahah. Might have to bust out the welder and give it a try.

 

At this point if it's that bad, I'd just press the uniball out and replace everything.

 

I ended up getting it out last night. I think the Kroil just needed some time to work it's magic. Also, my bad, I was hammering the outside part and didn't realize the piece was shaped differently on that side and was just very slightly larger than the rest of the tube, once I started hammering it from the inside out, I got past the larger part after some hefty cardio and it just popped out with the misalignment spacer and my press took care of the rest.

Thanks to everyone who chimed in the last few days. This shit was stressing me out.

 

Get some Mastinox slather the misalignments and the new bolt in that shit when u put it back together...it will never seize in there...use the stuff on helicopters all the time...have pulled out close tolerance bolts out of old crusty airframes from Vietnam and they still look new cause of the stuff lol

 

Anyone running JBA headers with coil bucket gussets ? Any fit conflicts ?

 

This. Even without LT I need to clearance that shit .

 

Yes I am, no issues.

 

Cool thanks ! My cats are toast so it’s time to do some short tubes...