Chick fil a, that explains a lot....
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Hey, now.
Skinny jeans don't come naturally to everyone and there's only a lucky few that can eat at the local greasy spoon for breakfast, the local deep fried hamburger joint for lunch, THEN a five course firehouse meal for dinner without weighing 500lbs.
I see your menus.....
Bahahaha.
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Krawlers suck first thing on a cold morning.
I've jacked with air pressures, have swapped Co2 for N2O2Co2, to no avail.
Seriously considering popping the weights off and dumping 2lbs of air softs through the Monster Valves unless anyone had a better suggestion.
I've jacked with air pressures, have swapped Co2 for N2O2Co2, to no avail.
Seriously considering popping the weights off and dumping 2lbs of air softs through the Monster Valves unless anyone had a better suggestion.
Yeah I don't think weight will make much difference, I ran those heavy ceramic balancing beads in mine, it was like they would flat spot and then take a while to warm up and be round again. I think it's the nature of the softer rubber. Running high pressure helped but then they felt too rough
A lot of guys that run race rubber on sports cars use a round cradle to park on to avoid flat spots. My R888's on the car do it some but no where near as bad as the krawlers, but maybe look into something like this.
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we're talking about an 80 here, right
No, a Pink Panty 80, and as everyone know, pink panties shan't chap the hide.
Bahahaha.
The oscillations this morning, being the first colder of the season, were enough to blow out the seals on the stabilizer. (Dramatic).
Well worth it, since they're like gecko paws on rocks, but if possible to minimize, I would.
I fought the same flat spot issues for months after I made the mistake of buying the old military MTs on my last truck.
I finally got them balanced with beads but it was a lot more complicated than just dumping some in.
Too much will make it worse too. What I finally did to make it work was(on the recommendation of the guys at trailworthy who were tired of sending out replacement tires):
bought one of these static balancers:
http://www.harborfreight.com/portable-wheel-balancer-39741.html
loaded the inflated, unbalanced tire on the balancer and added airsoft beads to a ziploc baggie on the high side of the tread until the tire and wheel sat level on the balancer.
Then I poured the beads into the tire from the bag. That way you have just enough beads to balance out the tire.
It took a lot less than I was expecting, about 3-4 oz per tire, 8 on the worst. With the beadlocks I was able to spin the tires on the rim to find the most balanced spot though.
Good luck, I think that tire fiasco is what pushed me over the edge to sell the old truck.
I finally got them balanced with beads but it was a lot more complicated than just dumping some in.
Too much will make it worse too. What I finally did to make it work was(on the recommendation of the guys at trailworthy who were tired of sending out replacement tires):
bought one of these static balancers:
http://www.harborfreight.com/portable-wheel-balancer-39741.html
loaded the inflated, unbalanced tire on the balancer and added airsoft beads to a ziploc baggie on the high side of the tread until the tire and wheel sat level on the balancer.
Then I poured the beads into the tire from the bag. That way you have just enough beads to balance out the tire.
It took a lot less than I was expecting, about 3-4 oz per tire, 8 on the worst. With the beadlocks I was able to spin the tires on the rim to find the most balanced spot though.
Good luck, I think that tire fiasco is what pushed me over the edge to sell the old truck.
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I've run 12oz airsofts in the 35x12.5x17 KM2s on the FJC for 70k, the reason for being the 270 mile return trips from Superlift after loosing lugs with conventional weights not having the ability to counteract the loss.
Now, the return trips before moving to beads were a hundred times more miserable than this scenario on the 80, since it wouldn't change at any speed, nor tire temp, but the beads corrected at all but very slow speeds.
Don't know that beads would really counteract the out of round cold tire...think 4-5 golf balls might, though.
Hahaha.
Now, the return trips before moving to beads were a hundred times more miserable than this scenario on the 80, since it wouldn't change at any speed, nor tire temp, but the beads corrected at all but very slow speeds.
Don't know that beads would really counteract the out of round cold tire...think 4-5 golf balls might, though.
Hahaha.
My experience was that the beads would lessen the steering shimmy with the flat spotted tires but obviously wouldn't do anything for the thump, thump, thump from the flat spot. At least yours warm up, several of the military MT's had permanent flat spots in them.
Maybe it's time you went hydro assist.
Maybe it's time you went hydro assist.
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Well past time, but it's not a matter of just adding a ram due to the DS arm configuration.
High steer is only way I can see to do, plus consideration would have to be given to a new pump, because mine can't keep up now.
Box is ported already, which does make for easier bleeds, at least.
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Rear brakes are squalling already, with less than a few thousand miles.
Go back to thinking I've an issue somewhere in the arse end that's attributable to more than oversized tires and lackluster proportioning, but determined to correct, so the questions.
Are non-US masters sans ABS? Dual circuit?
Regardless of above, can the lines simply circumvent the LSPV?
Go back to thinking I've an issue somewhere in the arse end that's attributable to more than oversized tires and lackluster proportioning, but determined to correct, so the questions.
Are non-US masters sans ABS? Dual circuit?
Regardless of above, can the lines simply circumvent the LSPV?
I remember you having an issue before. Years ago, I had Mazda that didn't drive right and would not align. I found that a large bolt had been bent but there wasn't obvious damage to the LCA. I got lucky and just happened to replace some parts trying to fix the problem and bought the factory bolt as an afterthought.
I thought that you sold this truck....
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I gots a lots of love to give......
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There ain't a bolt left untouched.
Still having the "first five mile" tire wobble, but guess that's par for course with the Krawlers.
No clue what's up with the brakes, as there's nothing untouched, so narrowing down to the LSPV and gonna eliminate the whole affair.
When you switch to stickies I need those nasty horrible umbalanceable tires.
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They're beyond irritating...
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Previously titled: "SCREW MUD" until the title mysteriously disappeared.
IH8RUST!!
Have been in gripped within Tulsa's first snowpocalyptic event of the season, a deadly, shut down the city, winter storm of five days of snow and ice cover, sub zero temps, consisting of 4" of accumulation.
Yeah, 4" and the world stops here.
Anyhow, utilized the abilities afforded by the PP80 to traverse the town the last few, the entire time worrying about the ill affects of road treatments, hidden under a layer of ice and grime, so much so, I was at the car was in 26 degree temps, this being the first day opened in a week, to cleanse the impurities from every surface.
It has appeared.
Four small spots on the upper hatch....enough to send me over the edge into the abyss and yank the body off for the full treatment.
It's gonna drive me nuts!!
Why, much you ask, would such a minuscule amount of corrosion be enough to warrant such drastic measures?
Once it begins, it eats at the very core of TLCs, deteriorating every bonding fiber of her being. If left intended for mere moments and in the blink of an eye (long, very long, deliberate 41 year blink) it'll reduce her to this.
Sadly, it was port installed on all LCs, so remain ever vigilant....
IH8RUST!!
Have been in gripped within Tulsa's first snowpocalyptic event of the season, a deadly, shut down the city, winter storm of five days of snow and ice cover, sub zero temps, consisting of 4" of accumulation.
Yeah, 4" and the world stops here.
Anyhow, utilized the abilities afforded by the PP80 to traverse the town the last few, the entire time worrying about the ill affects of road treatments, hidden under a layer of ice and grime, so much so, I was at the car was in 26 degree temps, this being the first day opened in a week, to cleanse the impurities from every surface.
It has appeared.
Four small spots on the upper hatch....enough to send me over the edge into the abyss and yank the body off for the full treatment.
It's gonna drive me nuts!!
Why, much you ask, would such a minuscule amount of corrosion be enough to warrant such drastic measures?
Once it begins, it eats at the very core of TLCs, deteriorating every bonding fiber of her being. If left intended for mere moments and in the blink of an eye (long, very long, deliberate 41 year blink) it'll reduce her to this.
Sadly, it was port installed on all LCs, so remain ever vigilant....
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