New England Mod & Meetup Thread:

One more tip I have for you. There will be two studs to remove to get the pump out. Use a 6 point deep socket to remove them. Sometimes they can be very tight.

 

Was an awesome day wrenching with @drmk24 , @AllTacosFloat and @Brownmatthall in NY. Great to meet you Dan and start following through with the next replacement stages. Pm me if you want my number to walk you through it when you get all of the parts you need.

 

Yep, need to get mine done soon.
I cant put my swingouts on until I do the springs, already soft/low in the rear with all the weight. Hell, front feels soft too I think..

Anyways.. babling...

 

Anyone have a one step paint solution that works decent on parts? Got a bumper to paint and my rock sliders are getting smoked this winter by the salt

 

Yeah I think I’ll need rear leafs pretty quick once I put the bumper on

 

Jack might still have some dtm, direct to metal, cheapest easiest thing I’ve found

 

I'll toss ya mine if you want to try them? Was pretty good until the tipping point...

 

What was the tipping point?

Apparently this bumper is like 240 lbs.

thanks John I’ll ask him

 

What bumper you end up going with?

 

Bruteforce with the swingout

 

No idea, but, I think they were intended for a daily load of 300lbs?
I'm well over 500lbs.

 

The allpro expo leafs I gave you are for 500#s constant load

 

Jeez, that's a heavy boi lol. Definitely start considering new leafs, for what it's worth the pack I'm running now is rated for 4-500# over stock (just happens to give 2" lift without extra weight, reason I'm running them now)
https://www.autoandtrucksprings.com...vy-duty-rear-leaf-spring-both-sides-90-297hd/

 

Yep. Just hope it isn't too stink-bug with the front as low as it is .

But, I need to get this show on the road soon. Almost time to be outside all the time...
Just spent about 6hours on the bike.... holy shit I needed that.

 

I’ll check tomorrow for the paint. 240 before the spare is girthy

 

Thanks so much to Matt, John, and Jared for your help yesterday! Your time, knowledge, and assistance made the install so much more fun than stressful, as I had anticipated. Simply could not have done it so quick and easy without all of you.

Couldn’t believe how much better the truck drove on the way home - even without the next steps. So now to those next steps....

Thanks again!!

 

Happy to help out! Don't be a stranger either, me and @GarlicFarts wanna get out and see more of NY and need a guide

 

@super_white Hey Harry, do you happen to remember off-hand if the 2 12mm head bolts, listed as "A" bolts on both diagrams I've looked at, need a dab on RTV/FIPG on the threads? Looks like factory had some Gray on them. I think I remember putting ultra black permatex gasket maker on my other truck but it's been awhile

 

Which diagrams are you referring to?

 

Sorry I should have specified more, 2 bolts on the left side of the pic