Did you tighten the studs into the knuckle or only re-torque the nuts?
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Both. Even though that's the first time I've had them back off and had to do that, I've read enough horror stories on here to know better!
Perfect.
In motion. After two of these holes, we decided the thick ice probably isn't great on the stuff under the truck and tried to avoid them when possible.
Definitely rolling the dice with tearing out brake lines, etc. Glad you made it through in one piece!
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Drive it to the store to get more beer. Just pulled a brisket off the Primo after 31 hrs.
NLXTACY
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Hightower says he wants it back
@Dork ... I did something similar a few years back trying to break ice over a mud hole. Ended up ripping the entire front locker harness off, not just apart, like completely gone. That turned out to be an expensive lesson and many wasted months of wheeling without a front locker. It's my safety blanket. When things get challenging the front locker almost always gets me through an obstacle.
Outsane
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Bombed around Hollister svra yesterday and it was awesome! Bottoming out is no longer a painful experience. I had originally lowered the oem bump stops 2 inches
Outsane
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It's mine now!Hightower says he wants it back
Outsane
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Tested out the new red/white map ligh conversion on the way home from Hollister svra.
Box Rocket
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How much do those things compress? Like, what is the fully bottomed out thickness of the bumpstop? Any idea what that is at this point?
Box Rocket
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Hit a 2' ditch at 65mph on a recent trip. Suspension handled it just fine. The hinge spindle on my bumper didn't handle as well. I can't complain though, I built the bumper 16 years ago and it's had more than 100k miles of use and abuse with either a 35 or 37" spare tire on it. Fortunately, our group was a little spread out so when it came off it didn't create a dangerous situation. It ended up 30yrds or so off the road after it fell off and bounced into the weeds.
Untitled by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
Untitled by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
The bumper was still completely fine, there was no failure of any welds. The spindle just snapped at a stress riser where the spindle was machined to step down to a narrower diameter. We found the broken spindle and you could see that it had developed some cracks already sometime in the past and there was only about half of the spindle that was still intact.
Untitled by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
Untitled by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
I got it fixed up this weekend using a 4xInnovation double shear hinge. This hinge looks like a really strong piece and I'm hopeful that it lasts another 16 years. The hinge outer tube was slightly different so I needed to cut the end off the swing arm and modify the arm a little. The arm is all built from 1/4" tube so it's strong (but heavy). I needed to add about 4" to the arm length so I sleeved the arm and added another section of 1/4" tube and welded them together using rosette welds as well as the joint itself. I think its a strong repair. The hinge worked out well. It's got two roller bearings with sleeved stainless inner sleeves with a 3/4" grade 8 bolt as the hinge pin.
Untitled by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
Untitled by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
Untitled by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
Untitled by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
Untitled by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
Untitled by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
Untitled by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
Untitled by Adam Tolman, on FlickrUntitled by Adam Tolman, on FlickrThe bumper was still completely fine, there was no failure of any welds. The spindle just snapped at a stress riser where the spindle was machined to step down to a narrower diameter. We found the broken spindle and you could see that it had developed some cracks already sometime in the past and there was only about half of the spindle that was still intact.
Untitled by Adam Tolman, on FlickrUntitled by Adam Tolman, on FlickrI got it fixed up this weekend using a 4xInnovation double shear hinge. This hinge looks like a really strong piece and I'm hopeful that it lasts another 16 years. The hinge outer tube was slightly different so I needed to cut the end off the swing arm and modify the arm a little. The arm is all built from 1/4" tube so it's strong (but heavy). I needed to add about 4" to the arm length so I sleeved the arm and added another section of 1/4" tube and welded them together using rosette welds as well as the joint itself. I think its a strong repair. The hinge worked out well. It's got two roller bearings with sleeved stainless inner sleeves with a 3/4" grade 8 bolt as the hinge pin.
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Poked around in the Mt Shasta area. Some really nice Fall color popping in places, cold mornings, some snow above 6.5K feet. Beautiful.
The wife and I got a little camping in this weekend. We are in the process of purchasing some acreage, and this was the first night on the property. Closing can't come soon enough.
Met up with the local TLCA at a dealer. Owner is a Cruiser nut and gave us a private tour of his collection. A few from the day…
