What Did You Do To Your Car Today?

[ttocs]

well go figure just as dad is recovering from the pacemaker, I end up dislocating my shoulder again. I was just rolling over at night and adjusting my pillow when suddenly it popped and I went from being very tired, to being very awake. I just got back from my ortho dr and he is saying PT PT PT and pray so it doesn't sound promising.

 

[joemomma]

Not the car, but did clean the truck up a few days ago after getting new tires. Went with Falken AT4 285/65/20. First 10-ply I've had. They're a little noisier than the Nitto Terra Grappler G2 they replaced, but they are quite a bit bigger. And heavier, which I discovered when doing rear brakes. I lost about 2MPG or so going to the 10-ply. Small price to pay for looking "cooler" lol. I also had to spread the crash bars to mostly eliminate some rubbing. If I had a porta-power I would spread them some more (I was just using a torch and a sledge). I still get a little in reverse when turning sharp, but nothing bad.
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[ju015dd]

Facebook memories got me in my feelz today...... boy was this car a fugggin blast to drive

 

[Musturd]

Replaced the drivers side caliper on my car ordered a driver side cobra caliper from the parts store . Get there before closing worked kinda late today ended up being a passenger side one . Oh well got it to bleed . I’ll order a drivers side and swap it over to the other side . I gotta race tomorrow .

 

[Musturd]

Not the car, but did clean the truck up a few days ago after getting new tires. Went with Falken AT4 285/65/20. First 10-ply I've had. They're a little noisier than the Nitto Terra Grappler G2 they replaced, but they are quite a bit bigger. And heavier, which I discovered when doing rear brakes. I lost about 2MPG or so going to the 10-ply. Small price to pay for looking "cooler" lol. I also had to spread the crash bars to mostly eliminate some rubbing. If I had a porta-power I would spread them some more (I was just using a torch and a sledge). I still get a little in reverse when turning sharp, but nothing bad.
Griot's Garage spray wax and Superior Products Cover-All
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Looks good .

 

[Daryl]

Not the car, but did clean the truck up a few days ago after getting new tires. Went with Falken AT4 285/65/20. First 10-ply I've had. They're a little noisier than the Nitto Terra Grappler G2 they replaced, but they are quite a bit bigger. And heavier, which I discovered when doing rear brakes. I lost about 2MPG or so going to the 10-ply. Small price to pay for looking "cooler" lol. I also had to spread the crash bars to mostly eliminate some rubbing. If I had a porta-power I would spread them some more (I was just using a torch and a sledge). I still get a little in reverse when turning sharp, but nothing bad.
Griot's Garage spray wax and Superior Products Cover-All
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Great looking truck, Joe! You’ll get used to the Falkens. Good tire+

 

[lwarrior1016]

Replaced the drivers side caliper on my car ordered a driver side cobra caliper from the parts store . Get there before closing worked kinda late today ended up being a passenger side one . Oh well got it to bleed . I’ll order a drivers side and swap it over to the other side . I gotta race tomorrow .

Oh shit, so you left it on there? How’d you manage to bleed it upside down? lol

 

[Musturd]

Oh shit, so you left it on there? How’d you manage to bleed it upside down? lol

Cranked the bleed fluid came out like usual . I’m Goona send it tonight it’ll stop . I’ll order another caliper from the parts store when it opens at 8 am . I was worried if I’d get it to bleed . Being the drivers side front it’s the last one too bleed so had lots of time to get fluid to the caliper I suppose

 

[badass98svt]

Oh shit, so you left it on there? How’d you manage to bleed it upside down? lol

Funny, my brother in law was trying to tell me it doesn't matter where the bleed screw is.

I told him about 20x it won't work if you put the PS on the DS. I watched him do it. Yeah, did t get the results he was looking for. Off to the parts store for the correct caliper

 

[ttocs]

I have been waiting on a new dremel so I can use the small cutting wheel to remove an extra dash brace to move my ecu for over a week(amazon prime week sale). Naturally on the day it finally comes in dad(5 days out from a pacemaker install) says he is light headed and feels funny so I am back at the ER. It is no wonder I have not got crap done on the car, mom has been hospitalized 2 times, me 2 times, dad 3 and one ER visit on top.

 

[white95]

Bringing sexy back or whatever Abraham Lincoln said..

 

[95opal]

Took it out of the box and layed it in to relax overnight. Tomorrow I'll kick it in and trim it up.

 

[Daryl]

Took it out of the box and layed it in to relax overnight. Tomorrow I'll kick it in and trim it up.
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Please let us (ok, me!) know how it goes. It’s a project I know I should do in the near-ish future, but seems doable, rewarding and well worth the effort. Thanks!

 

[Musturd]

4.56’s helped snapped a axle 4th pass but managed a 7.0 on a no prep front side can’t complain at all

 

[Daryl]

4.56’s helped snapped a axle 4th pass but managed a 7.0 on a no prep front side can’t complain at all

Holy crap, 7’s???

 

[ju015dd]

Fug it

 

[duh09]

Got everything ground up and fitted for the control arm bracket I drew up and had made for the WJ. I made more than a couple miscalculations but nothing a little bit of time with a cutoff wheel and a grinder couldn’t fix. Should be welding it up tomorrow.

 

[Musturd]

Holy crap, 7’s???

You betcha the gains were massive . Finally got the car where I want it to be . Time for a serious 8.8 over haul and some other upgrades before the next one . Can’t wait to run the car at a lower elevation where it actually makes decent power .

 

[lwarrior1016]

Fug it

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What did you do?!? lol

 

[lwarrior1016]

4.56’s helped snapped a axle 4th pass but managed a 7.0 on a no prep front side can’t complain at all

Not bad for no prep. I’m surprised the 4.56’s didn’t blow the tires off. Sucks about the broken axle though.