Jump to content

3rdtimesacharm

Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    129

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Posts posted by 3rdtimesacharm

    Eagle eye view

    in Off-Topic

    Posted

    That is pretty neat. Imagine if you had the eagles "estimated 4-8 times stronger" eyesight as it flew around. And it was flying over monster trucks racing on an air crafter carrier in the middle of WW3. :jig:

     

    I raise you..

     

     

    1:40 in is the sweet spot.

    Moog / 555 tie rods

    in 90-95 WD21 Pathfinders

    Posted

    .. In fact the non 555 boot ripped early in its life..

     

    Reading that I gave them a fondle and I'd hazzard a guess the 555 boot used a thinner rubber, but without cutting them open I wouldnt stake my life on it.

     

    When I do the 2wd steering swap I'll use the nylocs as easy fit spares and get some me castelation. I wonder if moogs heavy duty (problem solver?) tie rods use nylocs..

    Moog / 555 tie rods

    in 90-95 WD21 Pathfinders

    Posted

    Got my hands on a Moog DS-2386 (tie rod assembly) and a Moog ES-3002 (single outter rod). Both came in official sealed moog boxes but the assembly is actually a 555 product. From what I gather moog outsource some things to Three 5s (made in Japan) and get them to manufacture to their moogy standards.

     

    Comparing the two is vaguely interesting ! The moog has a remarkably smoother movement where as the 555 is definitely rough and almost binding. The moog also uses a nyloc rather than castle nut and is without greasy nips.

     

    The 555 has a rubber nubbin on each boot for old grease to come out of as you gun it in. Saying that, they dont actually have nipples but a screw on the underside. Plus they come with castle nuts + pins. With the rough movement I think it'll need greasing pretty often.

     

    If anyones curious I could take pics.. they're getting fitted on the truck tomorrow though :blah:

     

     

    Gas prices: top 10 in North America

    in Off-Topic

    Posted

    £1.35 for a litre of unleaded (that's $2.10). So, a US gallon would be $7.93.

     

     

    He also suggested another way of looking at our gas prices.

    “It’s not that they’re that high here, but it’s in the other places they’re so low,”

     

    There's a word to describe this type of logic..

    Future proofing shock choice

    in The Garage

    Posted

    Limiting straps could be an easy solution to excessive droop (until further mods are made).

     

    I hate paying for things when I know it's just going to be changed down the line. Scratch that, I hate paying for anything. Comparing prices between say the USA to GB, you get the feeling you are royally being shafted.

    Future proofing shock choice

    in The Garage

    Posted

    You have a stock truck with no lift on stock shocks.

     

    You have a searched around and found the rear shock compresses down to 14" and maxes out at 22".

     

    You need a new pair of shocks, sad times.

     

    You find a new shock that compresses down to 14" but can max out further to 25".

     

     

     

    Are you now fine to ride around as before without any negative affects?

    Do shocks have a specific sweet spot they function best within or is anything within that 14 to 25" fair game?

    Are you missing something important?

     

    Machine gun fires after being buried 70 years

    in Off-Topic

    Posted

    Already making plans on which boat were gonna use (my neighbor and me) to hijack it and where to hide it!

     

     

    Fill Big Yella with hydrogen and ride it away :D

     

    Think 'Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'

     

    Slim-pickens_riding-the-bomb_enh-lores.j

     

    CATCH ME NOWW MOTHERDUCKERS ! !! YEEEEEHAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!

    • Like 1
×
×
  • Create New...