New Mexico Owners BS Thread

I have that socket and can help out. Takes about 15min to switch them out. PM me when you have a sec and we can get together and figure it out.

DAMN!!! Looking good buddy.

 

bird, your truck looks good!!! i have the same lift minus the top plate spacer. i think that is my next mod to get the full 3 inches. Then i am going to step up to 285's. cant wait!! what tires are you running?

 

check these bad boys out!!!! looks pretty sweet if anyone is interested.
http://albuquerque.craigslist.org/pts/3711158983.html

 

Do I require aftermarket UCAs or is there a cheaper fix to this problem?

 

18.5mpg on the last tank. I'm in disbelief but I'll take it.

 

I did 22 mpg going up to Moab last year. I think I was drafting off of cloudy who was doing about 55mph towing a massive jeep haha.

 

Bike's for sale if anyone's interested.

http://albuquerque.craigslist.org/mcy/3713871930.html

 

Looks like one of the possible cheap fixes is to turn the coil so the spring section closest to the ball joint is sitting a bit higher. Not sure of the effort required or if it will completely fix the problem. Not understanding what changed to cause this problem.

Looking at the geometry, I think a uniball design would fix it. The greater articulation would keep the top of the spindle away from the spring as the suspension fully extends.

So often, I create my own problems.

 

I sometimes suspect it is the gas here. I lived in Tucson for the first 4 years I owned the truck. Always got 20mpg. Moved here and starting averaging around 17-18 mpg. I took a trip up into Colorado in the Fall of 2011 and the mpg jumped up to 21.

 

Nooo not the bike!

 

I'm making $300 a month right now and my rent/utilities alone are $400/month.

Something's gotta go haha. The car isn't "done" enough to sell so it's the bike.

 

You and everybody else!!

 

Hey Cloudy, I got an SWR meter cable sitting here for you.

 

Sweet. I got your pic the other day. What is your schedule looking like for this week?

 

Tue or Thur after 6pm, I'm free.

Working on the holes for the hilift mounts tomorrow. Once I get those done, need help cutting down the spacers and drilling the lock hole. Not sure you'll have time for that. In the least, can drop by the house and drop off the cable.

 

Lets shoot for tuesday and I'll try to get the kids taken care of a bit earlier than last time and we can get everything knocked out all at once.

 

That is a plan! see you then.

 

SAD!!I almost wanna buy it.... Mom would kill me though

 

lol I could cut you a good deal

My mom tried to kill me when I bought it. Good thing I live 90 miles away from her.

 

Hi-lift mounts done up:



Some minor work still needs to be done, Cloudy is helping me with. Have to cut down the sleeves so the baseplate rests against the bottom of the bed, hoping to drill a hole in the top bolt for a padlock and then paint 'em black. Took about 20minutes to get the mounted, drilling 5/8" holes included.