What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (61 Viewers)
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Gardens? What gardens?? 
Good job on the suspension upgrade!!
Good job on the suspension upgrade!!
Haven't done the castor correction yet. Have the OME bushings already, but just haven't installed. Wanted to drive it first, and was pleasantly surprised at how well it drove! No weird vibrations (even at 70mph on the freeway), no pulling side to side when braking, not stiff to drive at all. Don't really know what the castor correction will do to help as it already drives very well. I have them, so I will probably install, but is there any harm in not installing the castor correction bushings?
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In addition to the weird vibrations some of us see, your steering will tend to wander a little bit more or feel a bit lighter without the castor correct due to the way castor affects the "return to center." There isn't really any harm in not installing the castor correction if your truck doesn't feel too loose on the interstate and there aren't any vibrations.
That said, you can always run by an alignment shop and get a printout to make sure it's in spec. If you do the castor correction, you might as well buy a couple of fresh bushings "while you're in there."
Jack
RiverCityDave
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I pulled 19 people out of the mud (including 5 different 50K plus 4WD "Heavy Duty" diesels) with a 25 year old bone stock straight six. Good times...
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LS1FJ40
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I believe I can speak for all of MUD... THANK YOU!! I've seen enough of your hairy feet to last me a lifetime.
LS1FJ40
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Pretty sure this is the only part of the post that @retrofive comprehended. And guessing he wasn't the only one...
I don't think I've ever seen MUDers be so helpful and quick to offer advice and troubleshoot problems that don't even exist. Amazing what an avatar can do 
Got the plates for the sides of the rack cut out and my lights for the rear of the rack!
Yeah, no weird vibrations at all (yet) and the steering doesn't wander at all. I let go of the wheel at several different speeds to test it and no drifting, drives super straight. In addition to the castor bushings, I ordered a new set of sway bar bushings for the front and rear from Beno...any other specific bushings you would recommend I replace while in there?
Pulled the cover off. Moved it.
Put the cover back on
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Put the cover back on
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surfpig
The Anti-Tech
LS1FJ40
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I um, OK guilty.
No suspension upgrades necessary in my opinion.
I meant to tag you as well...
surfpig
The Anti-Tech
Drained/filled diffs/ transfer case. Two years since the last time. If you do any water crossings, even if you have axle breather tubes, figure on changing that stuff out sooner than later.
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surfpig
The Anti-Tech
Things looked OK though. Rear diff drain plug collar thingie was interesting. Rocks happen, apparently.Drained/filled diffs/ transfer case. Two years since the last time. If you do any water crossings, even if you have axle breather tubes, figure on changing that stuff out sooner than later.
Hard labor
