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For sure, I'm in Petaluma all the time! Do you go wheeling around the north bay?
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Occasionally at Cow Mtn but mostly just at the mall lately...ha. Where have you been going?
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So far only on private land but I'd like to go to Cow. Is it cool to go solo or would you recommend duo just in case something breaks down?
On a weekend there are usually enough people there that I wouldn't sweat it.
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Finally got around to getting the OME caster kit installed and it did fix the caster angle by close to 2º so yeah, the LC handles much better now! We also swapped the front A B coils as recommended by ARB. It did pick up 1" of slack.
The brakes are feeling MUCH better too... Over a 1,000 miles on them now and they have a strong bite and no fade! Love them!! Based on that, I'd say the improvement is well over 50% from the original brakes.
The brakes are feeling MUCH better too... Over a 1,000 miles on them now and they have a strong bite and no fade! Love them!! Based on that, I'd say the improvement is well over 50% from the original brakes.
Cool
What is your final castor ?
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Caster is now FR +0.95 and FL +1.0
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I'm not sure but considering my original caster was at -1.7º there must be something else I'll need to fix in order to get between +2 ~ +4
2 1/2" OME LIFT
Med springs front and rear
Icon stage 2 shocks
Installed OME 2 degree cc
Caster became +0.8
Steering was "light"
Removed OME 2 degree ccs
Installed adjustable ccs set to +4 1/2
Caster is now +3.8
Drives great
Will see how the ride is and how they hold up
Med springs front and rear
Icon stage 2 shocks
Installed OME 2 degree cc
Caster became +0.8
Steering was "light"
Removed OME 2 degree ccs
Installed adjustable ccs set to +4 1/2
Caster is now +3.8
Drives great
Will see how the ride is and how they hold up
inkpot
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If you are happy with 1 or 2 degrees of caster, then drive it. Lots of rigs here with between 0-2 degrees and planning on leaving it alone. With big tires and big lift these rigs are not stock anymore. If it works OK them drive it. Excess caster will not make up for increased load and raised CG.
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Thanks for the tip! I'm gonna stick to the OME for now, I have other upgrades I need to do first
Next will be installing a Firestick CB antenna.
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Yodateq Rear Antenna Mounts – Combo Pack (will use the passenger side one for a Camp/Backup Light later)
Wilson 305-830 18' Belden Coax Cable with PL-259/FME Connectors
Firestik SS-3H Heavy Duty Stainless Steel Antenna Spring
Firestik K-4A Stud with Screw-On Coaxial Termination for Antenna Mirror Mounts
Firestik II FS3-R Tunable Tip CB Antenna, Red (3 feet)
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Done! Working fine right out of the box!!
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I have to say, Frank from YodaTEQ provides quick and great support
I wanted to angle the antenna a certain way and he got back to me ASAP with suggestions.
The mounting holes on the bracket are slotted for a little adjustment, that was the easiest way to achieve what I wanted to do!!
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Went to Mt. Shasta and ended up doing some rescuing... It was just a couple cars at first then things got worse! People not reading the sign requiring chains, snow tires or 4x4 before continuing on this road!!
Eventually, had to call in the big guns, CHP and several tow truck as a dozen people got stranded in ditches!!! Made some new friends from Australia who had no clue how fresh snow could be this treacherous ah!
Before the CHP could get to us, more people were still driving up but at that point, the road was impassable due to the number of cars stuck in the middle of it!
That's when the pickup with a trailer decided to move back in hopes to make a U-turn I'm guessing... Wrong decision, he stared sliding off the side of the road and into the other pickup truck that was already in the ditch (being rescued) ah!
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