StatutoryApe
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do you want to get yourself into trouble or out of trouble?
my vote is for a winch. idk if you've been stuck in the mud or snow before, but you can get stuck in that stuff ALL DAY-- or longer. even if you have someone to pull you out (and they don't have a winch) there's still a possibility of that person getting stuck while trying to pull you out. this is where you really get screwed.
sure, a locker can help get you out of snow or mud, but it can also get you deeper in (as others have stated). you'll also be able to hit harder trails (obviously). personally, i don't like pushing limits too far, or any intense "pucker factor." that's just me, and i'm scared of rolling over (which i have before lol)
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Thanks for the link just what i was looking for.
no prob
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Yeah, or keep it cool the entire time....
is that possible? just curious.
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yeah, money's tight for me right now too :[
anyway, i know some nissan guys are gonna be goin to prairie city on the 6th at around 10 AM. Nismo5 from rugged rocks invited me. you can try gettin at him on that board if you guys wanna wheel.
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i jumped on the PA wedge that i used. but that was on a different vehicle.
maybe you can loosen it a lil by jamming the PA somehow, then moving the steering wheel back and forth. these things tend to slide out better if they're in the right position.
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***Reality check***
Ok, so funds are not what I'd hoped what they would be at this point and my time is a whole lot more limited than I really wanted.
i know what you mean, man! i bought an axle a while ago, but the rest of the process is gonna take me foreveerrrrrr! i'm savin up a lil bit here and there. i'm also tryin to do it on the cheap hahahaha.
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thanks again, everyone!
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Straight pedals! I'm amused how all three have different styles of rubber.
they made it like that so you know which pedal you're pushing
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i've pulled a domestic vehicle or two out of the mud. big deal
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see exactly! everyone is gone. Only wheelers around me left drive jeeps. I don't want to have to stoop to wheel at their level.
Glad to hear your going to try a solid axle. I will consider it when I see a design I like that won't mess up the suspension geometry too much.
I will be interested in checking yours out when it is done.
Mark
Mine won't be anything special. i'll probably only put 35s on it. i don't wanna do too much crazy wheeling. i'm just tried of broken steering and broken cvs. my main reason for swapping is reliability.
i'll just have leaves up front (stock waggy packs that i got w/ the axle) and i'll probably be too poor to do anything fancy with the rear so i'll just throw some coils and shocks in it and call it done (for a while at least) and i'll probably do most of the work myself. i'm tryin to do this on the cheap! cheap and good of course. so that means it's gonna take a while.
oh and i literally live 5 minutes away from Poly Performance!!! i'll get most of my parts from there.
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haha i moved to san luis obispo (central coast) aaaand i just bought a solid axle so i'm tryin to save money and sloooowwwwly work on it. so i probably won't wheel much
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Forever Today - Tiesto
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Thanks, guys!!!
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hah.
what's with your license plate, man? where's that from?
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pick n pull in my town. 268 bux. it wasn't toooo bad of a price. i got raped w/ 40 dollars in core charges for the axle and leaves. and i don't have any extra ones laying around to give back for the core charge
it's funny though, i went to pick and pull to get a tie rod to replace the one that i had bent at prairie city (weak, i know) when i saw that wagoneer with that d44. i thought, screw it, i'll just get that axle and not have to replace bent up steering ever again
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well i'll be starting school in 2 weeks, so i'll be less available.
i'll also be in san luis obispo, further away from nor cal and the sierra and its beautiful trails :[
and i'm tryin to save up money for my swap. plus i think i bashed my CL pretty good last time i went wheeling. check out my axle and leaf packs
i'll be down to work on other ppl's rigs on mod days tho. or be someone's trail b!tch.
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i always love gettin parts off old cars. then when it comes time to put it on the new car, i'm not as enthusiastic. it's just not as fun. lol.
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dohh! i'm gettin my wisdom teeth removed tomorrow. idk how i'll feel on wednesday. if i'm up to it, i'll be someone's trail b!tch.
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hah i decided to SAS cuz i bent a tie rod a week ago. then i went to the local pick n pull on monday to get a replacement when i saw the a wagoneer with the D44 i needed. it was like fate or something. hahaha. i'm not looking back now. i'm goin with it.
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I can't afford spring over coils
air shocks maybe?
If your going to link it all around, seriously consider the Poly performacne 4 link rear and 3 link front, good value.hah, i'm actually moving to the town here Poly Performance is located in a few weeks!!! they can't really help me w/ my swap tho
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no, but i'll be living in San Luis Obispo in less than a month and will be willing to go wheeling with you then
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lol. funny way to end the story.
so i've been driving my dad's car for not even a week now and i've already had two drivers try to hit me/run me off the road. i already miss driving my Pathy. lol.
Body Off Frame?
in The Garage
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yup, that was me who rolled the truck and replaced the body. i used to have a thread on here w/ all the pix but it's deleted now. here's a pic of what i did. did it all in my back yard.
http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b95/ch620/?action=view¤t=P8160136.jpg
like people said, just build a-frames over the truck and jack the body up (i used come alongs)
lemme know if you have any other questions or need to see more pix. and good luck with the project!