Rocket Man's 02 Denali Build Thread AKA "THE BEAST"

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Much appreciated, I was able to sent a PM by using the member name... Hopefully I will get one. Thanks! Ride is looking awesome.
 

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Awesome! Good Luck, I sure hope the weather holds up long enough for you to get it installed... I called on a whipple today and they said 8 weeks +, your one lucky man. I will have to settle for a Magnuson or an LSA as I don't think I will be happy with a VVT cam upgrade alone. I can't wait till you get yours on and we get to see video!
 
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I've been trying to get rid of a front end shimmy that starts around 75 mph. I thought it was wheels out of balance. I have recently reinstalled my 26's after winter. But today the tire shop balanced them and said my ball joints are starting to have some movement and my right front wheel bearing is a tiny bit loose. Damn Moog ball joints were replaced about a year ago. I've been noticing a slight vibration that I can feel in the floorboard lately and I think it might be the front bearings so today I ordered new Timkens and Dorman dust shields while I'm at it. At 150k I figure it's time for new hubs anyway. I'll hold off on ball joints until I do the hubs.
 

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Would be surprised to learn that Moog ball joints had failed in short order, so thinking it's the bearings. Makes sense that you'd need new bearings by 150k.
Let us know after you install them.
 
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Would be surprised to learn that Moog ball joints had failed in short order, so thinking it's the bearings. Makes sense that you'd need new bearings by 150k.
Let us know after you install them.
Yeah those were my thoughts exactly. I just checked and the ball joints were replaced 10k miles ago so I highly doubt they're bad even with the torture my 26's exact on them, and there's probably some play in the bearings that was making them think ball joints.
 
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The Whipple arrived today and it's a lot of parts. More than I thought it would be, including things like a new water pump that I didn't realize would be needed. This might take longer than I thought to install especially considering the other maintenance parts I'm replacing at the same time. Should be fun though.

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