Slick

*like* yesterday my center link came in and well.... you can guess what happened to it...

my youtube channel is slickpoose1. tons of vids

haha yeah, i gotta clean my mud out still today, my pro comps arrived for King and i turned them purple CL is due in tomorrow

at least yours doesn't happen til 75. mine starts when i start rolling lols. i have a severely fried CL tho. new CL is ordered and on the way!

i will probably just fab a spacer for now and not ruin the existing bracket. i just ordered my new center link, next up, longer shocks... and longer brake lines....

they are the MOOG variable rate coils from rock auto, part number 335 CC247. i had NO INTENTION of trying to lift my truck.... it just happened. now it's going to cost more $$ as i need longer shocks, longer brake lines, a drop on my already 4" dropped panhard bracke, a limiting strap......

got the new coils on today...... he's now 2-3" TALLER than he was and now needs new shocks as his are MAXED OUT with the new coils. also gave the t bars a 1" crank to get them back to where they were. (they lowered his t bars in Ca to align him) I am 5'8" (and a 1/4)..... and this is us today when we got home before coils after time to go shopping for new shocks!

yes, i am getting rather good with the rattle can. I paint all his purple stuff. i use dupont engine enamel dodge plumb crazy purple. I wiped n cleaned the coils off before i started, and i am very pleased how they came out. this is what mini's factory coil and JGC coils looked like when i did the conversion

240k and all original except front seats and engine. nuthin wrong with original engine, just put one out of another one of my pathy's in it (rebuilt at 350k)..

nope, they arrived black and nicely coated, i just painted them purple with my usual dodge plumb crazy purple paint ( i got the coils from rock auto, they're to MOOG coils)

today, i went from just another set of coil springs...... to. KING BLING!

i know, right! damn things

damn........... i went wheelin AGAIN.... so what did i do to him today? i got him muddy again

my personal preference is 11.5 but i prefer the 12.5's, for a few reasons i have very little rubbing, even with my t bars dropped low, only when i am at a bad angle, full lock (my steering is not set very extreme) and i bounce. i have no width issues, i have gone everywhere anyone else has... remember, out here it is the land of the overgrown off roader. i am small in comparison i have yet to brake anything up front, i don't beat on my truck, and it's the 1 good thing about the trail master lift

oh, i had put a lot of thought into the BS, but don't know which way to "go" with it. i have no idea the current BS on these rims, they are yota rims. i have been wanting different rims for a while, and will probably go with a 15x8, i just don't like how the 12.5's hang over the rim so much, i really like the look of the 15x10's with these tires, but again, when it comes down to it, if i do go 35's, they will have to be narrower and run on a narrower rim...... *le sigh* decisions decisions!

I washed n waxed King today first time he's been waxed in the 7 years i've owned him needs a good buffing next time around.......

hahaha X2! because you're not sucking all the sheit out of the tank what did i do... well, i removed 5 stickers that just needed gone, added 3 (SHIFT_OFFROAD and my RR stickers), adn gave him a hug. today is wash & wax and interior cleaning of mud.... yay... the old ones the new one the new RR ones

i would go with a narrower tire if these fatties didn't do so well in everything BUT the real nasty mud. they are awesome in ice, snow,rain, loose dirt, and dry conditions, so of all those they have 1 fault..... deep, heavy mud, and i personally think it's my front end clearance that is the biggest issue. I think they also help stabilize the truck in turns (i have no rear sway bar). i was considering the 35's as i really have my heart set on having the SAS by next fall and don't want to buy ANOTHER set of tires if i chose to go with a 35 then. i am also looking for a VG33 to build up for more pony power, and an open diff for a locker.

i won't spend another penny on suspension mods as i am saving fro my SAS, which i hope to get done by next summer. yes, my tires really are 12.5's, but they are a WIDE 12.5 lol, i love them to bits, do great in everything (so-so in real bad mud), and will get another set. i dunno what my current BS is on these rims, they are 15x10's as well, a lot of people run 12.5's on 15x8 rims which makes a difference too... i am swaying towards keeping the size tire i have, but i will get the weights of the tires.

SO! I have been doing a LOT of thinking lately. (i know, right! brain burn!) those of you who know me and my rig will hopefully give me some sound input on this. I am seriously considering going with 35x11.5x15's on my next round of tires. Reason for this being it will help with my ground clearance issues. I have plenty of room now with my 33x12.5x15's in the rear, but up front they rub the inner fender at full lock on a bad angle. (i have cut front fenders to the max). now, my t-bars are very low due to alignment issues. but i will be getting the longer bolts so they can shim him out more, so i can lift my t-bars a good 2" more then. I don't want to go 10.5 width, narrowest i want to go is 11.5, personal preference. I think a huge part of my issue up front besides low t bars is the width of my tires, they are some wide ass tires. I will be getting the STT'again as I love them to death. my question is; stick with what i have (if i keep 33's, ima keep the 12.5 width), or go with the 35's? i am not even sure the 35's will work, or reduce my flex clearance so bad that they're a hindrance more than a help.

yup, keep it, it's probably repairable, an insurance company just won't be willing to fix it. and NO kyle, your panhard bar should be STRAIGHT. go look at a pic of king.

ok, technically it was last night.... but.. i went wheelin. and i had too much FUN. and..... i even got the ONLY stuck of the night (the Jeep didn't try the part i gt stuck in, but the K5 made it on 35's)

ooooooooooh, ooooooooooooooK lol i was trying to get the visual lol here's a few of my write ups from waaaaaay back when.... coolant loss head gasket also head gasket bypass hose

what James said, and you will also need an alan head socket for the intake bolts, i have the size, i just can't damn well find it at this moment in time. I have 2 write ups about coolant leaks/tear downs (maybe even 3)... i am still confused as to you saying the bolts are "backwards"...... there is no humanly possible way to install the bolts from the back.. unless i'm reading it wrong. you will also need a gasket for the t-stat housing, just using rtv is not enough for that. Napa auto parts sell a nice, good quality intake gasket that i use, they are $6 and i've never had an issue with them. you can get the h2o housing gasket anywhere. if you changed a timing belt, you'll be more than fine doing this job, and we're here if you need us.