Official Tennessee Thread

8.75 to where the eyelet would contact the body

 

Started to replace everything, found out my jack stands were too short. Put the tires back on and went and bought new jack stands. Got one leaf pack off and the top nut on my factory shock is stripped and just spinning the shaft. Can't find my pliers. Fuck

 

Does it have a spot where you can put an allen key in the shaft to hold it? Mine did that when I removed them

 

I don't see one. I think I figured something out though. You saying that go me looking and it looks like the very top of the shaft is squared off for an adjustable wrench or something

 

Just kidding, I got about 1/2 turn out of it and then the top of the shaft sheared off. Might have to just cut these fuckers out

 

are you going to just chuck those shocks? If so, cut the "boot" off with a razor blade/box cutter, and get some vise-grips and just hold the shaft with them. And don't be dirty with the "hold the shaft" line

 

That's exactly what I did. I had to borrow the vice grips from my neighbor so he came and held my shaft for me. I've never seen shocks this blown. Lmao. Everything is out and I'm about to start putting everything in.

 

Good deal. It's nice when you don't have to worry about re using stuff lol

 

Got everything in and did quite a bit of driving. Didn't put the brake lines in though, just bent and spaced the brackets which actually gave me more than enough room. Rear end rides like a dream, now to do the front end here soon. Ordered a drive shaft spacer though to correct for the lift height, but learned that I have the hookup on driveshafts and could have a single piece or with a slip yoke built for ~300 and not have to worry about a carrier bearing or anything anymore

 

Why did you order a ds spacer? I had one here you could have used.

 

I haven't paid for it yet. I'll just come get yours then.

 

Glad I got to meet some of yall tonight finally, hope the firewood lasts halfway through the night at least. Another big thanks to Everett for the wheels so my turd could make an appearance as well

 

Quick question... Did anyone end up with a large light brown carhartt jacket after the March meet? Just realized that I lost mine and that's the only place I can think that I would've had it and left it.

 

Your truck looks good man. Except for the unpainted new fenders of coarse. Haha how did that party go? Or was it over by the time you got there

 

I sure don't have one

 

I had a couple beers with him. And taught him how to jump the starter solenoid on his zero turn mower after it took a shit in his drive way lol my truck is about to look even worse, back to stock headlights for a bit after new discoveries in a Wal mart parking lot last night. More to come on that later. Sneak peek, shit is melted

 

Oh no shit. So when we were talking about your headlight being tilted down, that clearly wasn't a good thing. Haha and it's those 55w ballasts. People have had problems with that

 

I'm guessing all the nice lifted trucks I see in east tn are owned by the folks in here? Newb here btw, finally broke down and joined the forum since I spent so much time reading posts here.

 

Welcome. Where are you located? There's several E. TN guys here

 

Sliders ship this Friday!