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Randeez 2012 Budget Yukon Denali Build (stick on hood scoops galore)
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randeez
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another week...another broken axle.
so after coilovers i guess the cv axes were stretched out a little too much. killed another axle. under it ****** around i noticed the front diff was sitting kinda crooked, the passenger side was 1.5" lower than the driver side. prob didnt help the angle on the driver side.
i halfass spaced the driverside down 3/4 of an inch, any further and it sits on the rear LCA crossmember. it kinda hinged the passenger side up a little, its a lot closer but still off maybe 1/2". i ordered some 1/2" grade 9 bolts/locknuts and 3/4" steel spacers for the driverside, got all that on should work good. i had enough crap to rebuild another axle and put it in. i put 2.5" of spacer on the driverside and 1.25" of spacer on the passenger side but could probably use another 1/2 of spacer on both to keep the tripod side stay in the housing. before (passenger side) was spaced out plenty and never had problems, but now both probably could use more spacer
I called RCV, to check up on custom axle status, whatever material they need to build axles theyre telling me is 6week out minimum so i need to figure something out in the mean time.
options:
more spacers, increases cv angle, theyre pita to find for 2010+ 8 bolt flanges, was buying from cognito but they being pissy about just buying spacers last time
swap everything back to 1500, weaker front diff, weaker axles, need to regear front diff to match rear, would still end up with 2" of spacers
swap to a full 4x4 case 246? 261hd? and run it in 2wd, manual shift would be easier but if i ever wanted 4x4 id have to crawl under and kick in in 4wd or tackle the swap of wiring it in with all the harnesses n shit. would need the front CAD functional
/\ this option is high in the list simply because the truck is immobile if an axle breaks anyway, the awd case just freewheels the open axle and it wont move. with the np149 it was still possible to limp it home with a little extra stress on the viscous so at minimum it will be going back in.
last option...uhmmm build some long axles
i have a handful of shafts i can cut them long, find some dom tubing to sleeve over, plug weld or drill a few pins through to help with the rotational stress. may not be permanent fix but could last a couple months till/if rcv ever comes thru. would need to find someone with a kinda large lathe however
so after coilovers i guess the cv axes were stretched out a little too much. killed another axle. under it ****** around i noticed the front diff was sitting kinda crooked, the passenger side was 1.5" lower than the driver side. prob didnt help the angle on the driver side.
i halfass spaced the driverside down 3/4 of an inch, any further and it sits on the rear LCA crossmember. it kinda hinged the passenger side up a little, its a lot closer but still off maybe 1/2". i ordered some 1/2" grade 9 bolts/locknuts and 3/4" steel spacers for the driverside, got all that on should work good. i had enough crap to rebuild another axle and put it in. i put 2.5" of spacer on the driverside and 1.25" of spacer on the passenger side but could probably use another 1/2 of spacer on both to keep the tripod side stay in the housing. before (passenger side) was spaced out plenty and never had problems, but now both probably could use more spacer
I called RCV, to check up on custom axle status, whatever material they need to build axles theyre telling me is 6week out minimum so i need to figure something out in the mean time.
options:
more spacers, increases cv angle, theyre pita to find for 2010+ 8 bolt flanges, was buying from cognito but they being pissy about just buying spacers last time
swap everything back to 1500, weaker front diff, weaker axles, need to regear front diff to match rear, would still end up with 2" of spacers
swap to a full 4x4 case 246? 261hd? and run it in 2wd, manual shift would be easier but if i ever wanted 4x4 id have to crawl under and kick in in 4wd or tackle the swap of wiring it in with all the harnesses n shit. would need the front CAD functional
/\ this option is high in the list simply because the truck is immobile if an axle breaks anyway, the awd case just freewheels the open axle and it wont move. with the np149 it was still possible to limp it home with a little extra stress on the viscous so at minimum it will be going back in.
last option...uhmmm build some long axles
i have a handful of shafts i can cut them long, find some dom tubing to sleeve over, plug weld or drill a few pins through to help with the rotational stress. may not be permanent fix but could last a couple months till/if rcv ever comes thru. would need to find someone with a kinda large lathe however
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randeez
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Doin subaru things
My co-worker is looking to buy a new Subaru but she's worried people will think she's lezz-bo.
EDIT: took a few tries to get that L-word to work.
EDIT: took a few tries to get that L-word to work.
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My co-worker is looking to buy a new car but she's worried people will think she's lezz-bo.
EDIT: took a few tries to get that L-word to work.
my coworkers already know im gay af for punani
swathdiver
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Is that at the quarry off Southern?
iamdub
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Rough parking lot at the softball field, eh?
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I think your Subaru gave me a dream last night.
I was in my late teens and my mom had an '89 Ford Tempo. This part of the dream was true to life as she did have one while I was at that age. Cream with vanilla and tan interior. The mighty 2.3 was blown and my stepdad bought another car to pull the engine from to swap into the Tempo. That car was something like a 2012ish Mazda3. I was telling him the Mazda had a flat-four boxer engine that was completely incompatible with the Tempo. When he popped the hood to verify, we saw that it was the N/A version as well.
I'm thinking the Tempo part came from my neighbor. His '09 Tahoe's rear main started leaking badly this weekend so he's borrowing his grandma's 90K-mile '98 Mercury Tracer.
I was in my late teens and my mom had an '89 Ford Tempo. This part of the dream was true to life as she did have one while I was at that age. Cream with vanilla and tan interior. The mighty 2.3 was blown and my stepdad bought another car to pull the engine from to swap into the Tempo. That car was something like a 2012ish Mazda3. I was telling him the Mazda had a flat-four boxer engine that was completely incompatible with the Tempo. When he popped the hood to verify, we saw that it was the N/A version as well.
I'm thinking the Tempo part came from my neighbor. His '09 Tahoe's rear main started leaking badly this weekend so he's borrowing his grandma's 90K-mile '98 Mercury Tracer.
