Georgia Trail Riders Forum
MEMBERS DISCUSSION AREA => General Discussion => Topic started by: The_Dealer on February 07, 2013, 09:04:55 PM
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So I been saving for a while. My luck ran out when the 4.0 slung a rod thru the block. It got replaced with a atk 4.7 stroker crate motor. Got all the bugs worked out finally. Well when I got to work today, I got my long over due promised bonus. So I took a trip up to summit.
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33x10.50 km2's, soft 8's l, 1" bl, smittybilt rear bumper, the rest of my re arms, and some small things.
So who wants to help lol? Trying to get ready for a much needed trip to uwharrie next weekend
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Nice haul!
Wish I could help but many of us are heading out to Morris Mountain tomorrow and Saturday.
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Nice pile of parts! Are those your tires too? Congrats on the bonus!
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Got the bumper on today. What a pita! Its smittybilt, so the powdercoatiing/bedliner crap looks like crap. But I gotta admit, its pretty freakin heavy. I like the look of not having a hitch hang down.
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Next is the 1" bl, and then the tires/wheels. Might trim the flares about 1" or so.
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Yeah it is. Does your gas tank sit back against the rear cross member? My LJ has a decent gap between so it made it a little easier to do. My wifes small hands made starting the bolts simple.
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It had a little clearance. I also use my wifes small hands lol. Made it a lot easier. I had more problems getti.g the outside bolts in
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It had a little clearance. I also use my wifes small hands lol. Made it a lot easier. I had more problems getti.g the outside bolts in
Yeah I had to take the reinforcement brackets over to my dads to cut on a metal chop saw. They were about 1/4" to long
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Mine weren't that far off, but I had to.shave them down some. But for.the price you can't beat it.
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Not at all. A bit of latch rattle but I can live with that
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Well I just dropped the tires and wheels off to get mounted. Contemplating on going ahead and putting them on, or wait til Monday when my bl gets here
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I just got a set of the KM2s and I have to say... wow they are quiet, cant wait to test them offroad :D
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I got a chance last night to get them in the mud. I must say I'm impressed. I had them on my silverado, but it was a street queen
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The more expensive bumpers don't fit any better. I have a rear bumper from TNT and I ended up welding it on because I couldn't get the holes to line up with the brackets they supplied!
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I'll post these here so I don't start another thread, but I got the 1" bl on. Everything went smooth until it came to the radiator drop brackets.
Before
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After
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Next up is some 1" h&r coils, and bump her while the springs are out. I can fit a 16oz beer can between the tire and
flare, and still have about 1" clearance.
And in case anyone is wondering about the snow, I was in northeastern nc this past weekend. It was the first time my son saw snow
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^^^
Looking good!
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Thanks! I've put a lot of hard work into her, and she's almost right where I want her. I have an 8.8, artec truss brackets, and aussie going in soon. Still trying to decide between 3.74 and 4.10's. I have the 3 spd and 3.07's now. I still pulled 16.8 mpg at 70(60ish on speedo) on my recent trip. The more I run the new motor the better it runs. After the coils, I'm gonna iron out the small things and jump on the axles. This past weekend I did some snow wheeling for the first time. I'll just say it was interesting