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It was recommended by Ben, that I run 150# of pressure in the shocks, any opinions?
It was recommended by Ben, that I run 150# of pressure in the shocks, any opinions?
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180# in the front, 150# in the rear, 300# in the bump stops is what I have now.
I bumped up the fronts after my first Moab trip.
Very good, I'll start with 180 in the front. Figured you had first hand experience.
Thanks,
Thanks,
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Might try 150# first, I drive like an a$$ and I was bottoming out with 100# in the bumps and 150# in the shocks on my high speed test strip ( a rutted 1 mile strip of desert buy my house) driving faster then I should in the pig.
After Moab I increased the bumps to 300# and it was better, then I increased the shocks to 180# to help with the top heavy feeling I was getting, it did help a little with the tipsy feeling and the bottoming out but the ride is not as good.
The differences are only slightly noticeable between the 150# and 180# change in pressure but you might like the ride better with the lower pressure
I drive like the old man that I am, so maybe I should just take the tank of nitrogen with me.
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The odometer was getting ready to turn 5000 miles on my pig so I thought I would go for a drive in my back yard to celebrate the occasion, this is a ~240 mile dirt road loop up to Atlanta an old gold and silver mining town surrounded by the Boise National Forest, located near the headwaters of the Middle Fork.
This is the start of the decent down to the South fork, we will travel on the dirt path on the right side of this picture and traveled to the top of the snow covered mountain on the left.
Most of the drive is a reasonably well maintained dirt road with several climbs and descents on rutted switch backs, we stopped on this section of road to checkout a couple of mine shafts, unfortunately I don’t know what happened to the photos I took of the shafts but there is an eight foot square hole cut in the side of the rock face just above water level on the other side of the river blocked by the tree is this photo.
This is a photo of the tailings from an old dredging operation, these massive piles stretch for about five miles. In one way it’s sad to see what we did to the environment in our quest for gold but in another way it’s cool to see all this old history and just how much they were able to accomplish with the tools of the time.
This is the start of the decent down to the South fork, we will travel on the dirt path on the right side of this picture and traveled to the top of the snow covered mountain on the left.
Most of the drive is a reasonably well maintained dirt road with several climbs and descents on rutted switch backs, we stopped on this section of road to checkout a couple of mine shafts, unfortunately I don’t know what happened to the photos I took of the shafts but there is an eight foot square hole cut in the side of the rock face just above water level on the other side of the river blocked by the tree is this photo.
This is a photo of the tailings from an old dredging operation, these massive piles stretch for about five miles. In one way it’s sad to see what we did to the environment in our quest for gold but in another way it’s cool to see all this old history and just how much they were able to accomplish with the tools of the time.
Great pics!! A Pig at Home!
That first picture is one of the best I've seen. Great Job! That's got me pumped to head out.
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Wow... That is what it is all about! That is why we go through what we do, so we can get out and experience this beautiful country we live in.
Nice way to spend your time with your Pig!
Nice way to spend your time with your Pig!
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Thanks, I hope to catch up with one of you at an event sometime..
Thank you,
The pig did great and as I’m getting more miles and working through the small issues it’s getting to be more of a pleasure to drive, remembering I built this by myself in about a year start to finish in an effort to make cruiser fest last year it had some issues that needed sorting out.
The only issue we had on the trip was this 6” nail found its way into my side wall taking out another new 35X12.5 KM2, for those keeping score that’s the 12th KM2 I’ve bought for this pig in just over 5500 miles counting the ~600 miles I put on the pig before the rebuild.
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Speaking of tires, in the coming days, I'm starting on the spare tire rack. I'm trying to put in it inside, against the left cargo panel. Have you decided where yours is going.
Edit....better plan on a dual carrier.
Edit....better plan on a dual carrier.
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Well short term plan is to use the ARB Speedy Seal Puncture Repair Kit Part# ARB10000010 that Kurt @ Cruiser Outfitters was demoing at Cruiser Fest and fixed a 6” gash in my sidewall, I bought several from Kurt and keep them in all my cars now. I’m confident that this kit will get me off the trail with 99% of the punctures I’m likely to see including this recent one, even if I had my spare with me I would have still plugged the tire and kept driving vs. changing it on the trail. FYI this tire was still holding 32# when I drove to the tire store to get it replaced, Cruiser Outfitters
Then I built a 3-way spare tire strap so I could strap the spare to my roof rack and look like all the cool flat bill Jeep kids for trips that require carrying a spare until I come up with something better to mount it off the back, my issue is we camp in the back of the pig so no extra room for a 35” tire and I don’t want to take it out every time we stop. I have an idea for a removable swing out tire carrier but its low on my priority list trying to finish both pigs with limited time right now.
Then I built a 3-way spare tire strap so I could strap the spare to my roof rack and look like all the cool flat bill Jeep kids for trips that require carrying a spare until I come up with something better to mount it off the back, my issue is we camp in the back of the pig so no extra room for a 35” tire and I don’t want to take it out every time we stop. I have an idea for a removable swing out tire carrier but its low on my priority list trying to finish both pigs with limited time right now.
PabloCruise
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So you are getting about 1800 miles per set of tires? I hope they gave you a punch card at the tire store...
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Next best thing, I bought the Discount Tire coverage and they only charge me tax for the replacement tires..
"In the event one or more of your tires with certificates fail due to defect, or incurs road hazard damage that cannot be repaired, Discount Tire will replace it at no additional charge. Regardless of the number of miles you put on the tires, you will be covered for the life of the original tread down to 3/32" remaining, or 3 years from the date of purchase, whichever occurs first. We have offered certificates for over 30 years; they are unbeatable in the tire industry!"
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I do like Discount.
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I have Discount's warranty on my 315 KM2's, they were expensive enough that it I feel it was worth it. Maybe when I'm at about half tread I might get lots of "mysterious punctures"....
But damn, twelve tires?! Holy crap!
But damn, twelve tires?! Holy crap!
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Ha, I guess my comment was a bit misleading. I’ve only destroyed two of the twelve tires in 5500 miles. I originally bought five 33”-12.5” KM2’s for the pig and drove it for about 550 miles with the SBC while I gathered the parts for the Cummins swap with the intent of having about a 2.5” total suspension lift when I was done, the Cummins engine was taller and without major transmission tunnel modification it was not possible to get the oil pan height the same as the SBC so a 3.5”-4” suspension lift was needed and the 33” tires looked silly. I bought five 35”-12.5” KM2’s and destroyed the first one at Cruise Moab with just a couple hundred miles on it and now this one right at the 5000 mile mark.
The tire damage was in no way a tire issue but just another example of how this pig can’t even get a normal flat, it has to eat the tire beyond repair not once but twice. This is the only vehicle I’ve owned that spectacularly fails continually, this pig has eaten more high-end parts for no apparent reason in such a short period of time that I’m starting to believe it was built on some sort of Japanese ancient burial ground. Hell it was eating parts before it even ran and although not all of the spectacular fails where manufacture defects every time I have called a manufacture to describe their part failure I always get the WOW we have never had that happen before story.
If you want to get out sometime this week I'm up for getting out again. We are off for spring break. If it makes you feel better I'm having issues installing the ARBs in Sam's truck. Stupid little things that require extra work and more patience.
