I have Dobinson ims 2 to 3 inches coils in the rear my front are set to 2 inches. No armor besides sliders. I have Wasatch overland drawers in the rear.
Build Project Bad-ish Decisions
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We got that KDSS lean… gotta fix that.
Also ordered a few more pieces, Dobinson 2” no-load springs, diff drop kit and pan-hard bar correction kit…
Hopefully it’ll all be here (along with the rear shocks) in next couple days.
Also ordered a few more pieces, Dobinson 2” no-load springs, diff drop kit and pan-hard bar correction kit…
Hopefully it’ll all be here (along with the rear shocks) in next couple days.
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One step at a time…
- Dobinson springs received and installed… 2” lift springs but initially lifting the rear ~3”… about an inch of rake, so we’ll see how it settles
- Bilstein rears installed
If I recall correctly the rear Bilstien shocks are soccer for 0-2” lift
Looks awesome! Glad the rear's made it! I'm sorry USPS sucks and the shocks ran late.
Keep the progress pics coming!
Keep the progress pics coming!
This is with the front set to the 5th perch?
Considering dropping to the 4th on mine, lessen the preload.
What are your dogs smelling...road kill?
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If you know anything about the breed of those dogs, you’ll know they (really mainly the cream colored one) aren’t the brightest lights in the shed… so they could easily be smelling their own breath, and rather just looking closely at my new purchase and taking mental “before pictures” they can store away prior to me making (more) bad-ish decisions.
… they showed up, at closing time…Looks good.
Now all youneedare bumpers (front and rear), roof rack for a tent, the tent, a winch, blindingly bright off-road lights, and an air compressor.
Oh, and a .50 cal Browning machine gun...
Now all youneedare bumpers (front and rear), roof rack for a tent, the tent, a winch, blindingly bright off-road lights, and an air compressor.
Oh, and a .50 cal Browning machine gun...
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Yeah... think besides what I'm doing right now, just gonna keep it pretty mild since it's my daily.
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It is on the 5th perch... are you suggesting 5th perch isn't a great ride? Too much preload? I figure I'll wait and see and make any adjustments once I've put some miles on the setup as-is.
I’m currently running OME 2721 coils in the rear. The front is set on the 5th perch gives a slightly nose high look. Current thought process: Back down to the 4th perch to bring the nose down. Secondary effect to that would be less preload on the coil, so a tad softer.
What’s odd to me is, the same setting on my 200 seems taller than what you are currently at. I’m on month 6 with this set up. There has been some “settling” and the ride has become more complaint over time. Could also be a placebo and I’m now used to it…
Fighting garage door opening constraints, going much higher in the rear is pushing it for me.
I’m at 3rd clip in front with 2721s in the rear
With drawers/tools/fridge the ride seems to be perfectly balanced. Spring rate wise
But I’m just about level, going to add 3/4 rear spacer and should be perfect
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Because my buddy working on the 200 is a gatekeeping SOB (and he’s prob busy with other shiz), he sent me some “teaser” pics basically from all the angles I care about the least 
but really just to show the Nomad 504 +35 are “flush AF”
but really just to show the Nomad 504 +35 are “flush AF”- Thread starter
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So an issue we ran into on Friday is that one of the 2 motors that came with the Amp Research running boards I found on FB Marketplace, and didn’t notice, is basically kinda fcuked… and when calling 10 different places including the manufacturer… it turns out this motor is discontinued with no superseding part number.
I called lots of places looking for motors on the shelf to no avail, did find one on Amazon but they wanted ~$500 for it (double what it used to cost)…
Turns out there are none available as replacement motors however they are included with a couple different full step kits, and Brandon jumped on his distributor website and found a kit that was scratch and dent that contained 4 x new motors.
Went ahead and ordered em, and will easily sell a couple (along with my used working one) and certainly recoup most of the money.
In the meantime, while we wait for it to ship, gonna secure the passenger side up so I can put some miles on this bish this week…
I called lots of places looking for motors on the shelf to no avail, did find one on Amazon but they wanted ~$500 for it (double what it used to cost)…
Turns out there are none available as replacement motors however they are included with a couple different full step kits, and Brandon jumped on his distributor website and found a kit that was scratch and dent that contained 4 x new motors.
Went ahead and ordered em, and will easily sell a couple (along with my used working one) and certainly recoup most of the money.
In the meantime, while we wait for it to ship, gonna secure the passenger side up so I can put some miles on this bish this week…
Where is the build thread for this rig?