Official Tennessee Thread

Pitter patter

 

5.5 hours ish total and It’s done. Well minus bleeding the driver rear. Gotta wait until someone is here to do that. But not bad for a solo job. Not to get un greasy and start in the cab. Gotta hook up the giggle switches now

 

Lol! Mine have given me no problems, but sooner or later i will need to change an oring or something im sure.

 

Let’s get after

 

Fox.

Smart man doing the front first.

What if I told you now that you can do the rear without disconnecting brakelines, and get the axles out 6-8" on each side...

 

You did but I was too nervous cutting that bracket incase I screwed something up lol

 

How're ya now?

 

I wanted to try that as well, but I bitched out and just bled the brakes. Had a helper anyway.

Also, began to assemble my front shocks with compressors. Bitched out AGAIN when them fuckers started to walk off a coil right before the money shot. No thanks, I like my face!

 

You’ll be in the same boat now that you can turn any time

 

That saga continues got the first two initial break ins done. Now I have a pretty decent vibration that I can’t determine is coming from the front or the rear. I did take my wheel spacers off while I had everything broken down but I don’t think that would have effected anything. No binding sounds or anything. Only thing I can think of in drive train related would be I haven’t aired my bags back up. So it could be causing the rear drive shaft to sit funny since. Will try that after I get the kids home then if that’s not it take it to get the wheels balanced and see if the spacers did in fact have something to do with it.

 

You drove 500 miles already!?

 

No the first 2 15-20 minutes with 25 minute cool downs. I’ve put right at 30 miles on them lol.

 

Same here. Feels good to be rwd again

 

Well eliminated the rear it’s somewhat better. But the steering wheel is still rocking so I’m thinking balancing issue. A wheel weight may have come off and I just didn’t catch it or the tires got used to having the spacers on and that’s causing it (this feels like a long shot) but it is what it is.

 

What do y’all think about Orca coolers? Seemed to be based out of nashville, I’m in the market and they’ve got a sale. I’m
About American made+its a local company. Anyone have some insight?

 

A buddy of mine has a Cabelas and a expensive one, when we go camping (a week or so) my walmart brand Ozark Trails does well enough that we can barely tell a difference. The key to coolers is usage. We have a fridge/freezer cooler that is basically just meal stuff, and the drinks cooler that is basically left open. I sometimes will use a 3rd for extra ice storage

 

good to know, I’m looking at a 75, and it’s going to be the only one I use. Food/drink, reason I was looking at orca is the 3” insulation compared to 2 and below. She’s a thick’n.

 

Your way more south than me, so more insulation is obviously good. But on big ass cooler means, one big ass air exchange every time that’s open. I am a firm believer in multiple coolers, in fact I have been know to strap my non drink coolers shut. When the kids where little I considered finding ways to lock, but the straps where enough for every one to get my point.

 

I think they are probably like most any of the rotomolded coolers and work well.

I actually have regrets on my 65qt RTIC. I wish it was either smaller or bigger...Loaded, its too heavy to move around by myself easily...but it's not quite big enough for a long weekend's worth of food and drinks. I wish I had a 45qt for food and a separate drink cooler that both can be moved easily or a 110qt that does it all comfortably and stays stationary.

 

I got this on a sale for $140 https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/p...-60-qt-2811s753?solr=1&cm_vc=-10005&st=cooler

Works well enough for me! Without the $200+ price for its size.
Let's face it, we're only needing to keep things cold for 4 days max in most situations.