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Old Sep 10, 2014 | 11:59 PM
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I went with the seriousoffroad setup. So worth it
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Old Sep 11, 2014 | 12:06 AM
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You might try buying a tapered reamer instead of a drill bit to drill out the knuckles and pitman arm, It would be much much easier, if you've used a reamer you know what im talking about
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Old Sep 12, 2014 | 04:29 PM
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Drove it today with the new steering for the first time, bump steer is hardly noticeable but definitely there. Other
Mad death wobble at 40+mph, but it did that be for some too...lol
Other than that steering is much tighter, feels tighter over bumps, and it looks good on top of that!
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Old Sep 16, 2014 | 05:59 AM
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Originally Posted by 884x4

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Angles actually don't look bad

Making an over the axle track bar mount might help your current wobble situation.
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Old Sep 16, 2014 | 06:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Desertfox1023
Making an over the axle track bar mount might help your current wobble situation.
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Old Sep 16, 2014 | 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by KevinC506

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Yeah that's next on the list along with unibody stiffeners.
I'm getting the km2s road force balanced right now so we will see how it works out
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Old Sep 16, 2014 | 09:35 AM
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Frame stiffeners were one of the greater things I did to mine. I got the ruffstuff ones and for 179 clams? Really not that bad of a gig.
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Old Sep 16, 2014 | 10:19 AM
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Originally Posted by KevinC506
Frame stiffeners were one of the greater things I did to mine. I got the ruffstuff ones and for 179 clams? Really not that bad of a gig.
I was looking at hdo ones, but I like the ruff stuff too.
Death wobble fixed. Tires were way out of balance

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Old Sep 22, 2014 | 11:17 PM
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Originally Posted by 884x4
I was looking at hdo ones, but I like the ruff stuff too.
Death wobble fixed. Tires were way out of balance
Once again, death wobble back! Discount aired my tires to 40psi?!?! So I lowered them to 30 and it progressively got worse and now will full blow death wobble at 45+mph.
Sooo I figured why not send in an order to ruff stuff. 7/8x3/4 Heims and nut ended inserts. Also got the weld on offset axle side track bar mount and the weld on frame outside mount.
Gonna use the left over Dom from the steering.
Whelp, otk with stock track bar diddnt really work out to well. I feel like I had to trim to much of the passenger coil bucket and it compromised the strength of the axle side track bar mount.
Glad I'm getting it over with and doing it right. I'll post pics of the install
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Old Sep 25, 2014 | 12:20 PM
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Oat initiated...
Should I plate where I'm supposed to weld the frame side ruff stuff bracket? I'm thinking 1/4" plate bolted to the stock location and plug welded. Then weld the ruff stuff mount to that.


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Old Sep 27, 2014 | 11:37 AM
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Got some 1/4" plate.
Trying to spread the load of the track bar frame side bracket on the unibody instead of just welding the bracket straight to the unibody.


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Heated it with a torch and bent it at a 90 to be able to match up with the bracket and unibody

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No more progress untill my package from ruff stuff gets here...should be Monday or Tuesday and I hope to be driving it by Wednesday
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Old Sep 28, 2014 | 06:46 PM
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Looks great!
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Old Sep 28, 2014 | 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by TheRoflWaffle
Looks great!
Thanks man!
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Old Sep 30, 2014 | 12:07 PM
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Is it worth the money?
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Old Sep 30, 2014 | 12:19 PM
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Got some things in


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Ruff stuff 7/8 heims and the frame outside bracket. Unfortunately ruff stuff forgot to pack the offset axle side track bar mount but, one quick call to them and it's shipping out today!
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