Had the same thing happen on my Burb. Surprised you couldn't feel it in the steering. Mine would pull hard left like torque steer during acceleration and then push back when the front end settled.
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ya it was kinda strange had no effect on the driving just the squeak and clunk every once and a while , mostly when turning sharp .
On the good side It gets new shoes
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On the good side It gets new shoes
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I am always impressed with how fast I get orders from Summit Racing I order the stuff Thursday around noon came home from work Friday around 2 and they're already on my doorstep well down on my doorstep I guess a better descriptionView attachment 59549
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First impressions are really good I love all the extras typings and steps in the tread hopefully going to get them mounted up this afternoon if I can find somewhere to get an alignment done todayView attachment 59550
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new shoes are on , unfortunately I got held up at work and couldn't run it to the alignment shop so I have to wait till Monday to take it for a test drive .View attachment 59680
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got it back from the alignment shop and took it for a quick spin down the freeway .
surprisingly quiet for as open lug as the tread pattern is
rides sooooo much better , much smoother over bumps
takes a lot less effort to get the tahoe going being they are a lot lighter then the MTRs
hopefully get a chance Sunday to take it on some back road exploring and try them out aired down
surprisingly quiet for as open lug as the tread pattern is
rides sooooo much better , much smoother over bumps
takes a lot less effort to get the tahoe going being they are a lot lighter then the MTRs
hopefully get a chance Sunday to take it on some back road exploring and try them out aired down
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got a chance to take a little trip to the beach to give the new tires a shakedown drive . gained 3 mpg , they ride very smooth, work great in the sand even at full psi .
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hopefully the next trip out will be a bit more offroad . random pics from the drive
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hopefully the next trip out will be a bit more offroad . random pics from the drive
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Hey! I was at that beach with the rusting ship skeleton just this last thanksgiving! My kid wanted to drive our Ford PU in the sand and got it stuck. (In the parking lot) Good education for everyone involved. :)
I read your build log and today, I'm jealous. You can do "improvements" to your rig. I'm still at the "fighting for mechanical survival" level.
-jim lee
I read your build log and today, I'm jealous. You can do "improvements" to your rig. I'm still at the "fighting for mechanical survival" level.
-jim lee
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That's actually kind of funny cuz I'm actually jealous of your build I'd love to someday restore some old iron but I keep doing dumb things like I'm doing on my Jeep project and go way overboard and make it take years
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Got a late start because I took Saturday off to do a mud run so I had to take care of some deliveries in the morning but still got out for a drive down the Barlow wagon trail . had to turn around early because a bridge was closed , still a great day out and I'm even more impressed with the tires , aired down they are way smoother riding then the MTRs where at the same psi View attachment 60466 View attachment 60467 View attachment 60464
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Got a late start because I took Saturday off to do a mud run so I had to take care of some deliveries in the morning but still got out for a drive down the Barlow wagon trail . had to turn around early because a bridge was closed , still a great day out and I'm even more impressed with the tires , aired down they are way smoother riding then the MTRs where at the same psi View attachment 60466 View attachment 60467 View attachment 60464
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Haven't read all the posts to see if you replaced the traction bars but if you haven't please do. Running that many lift blocks puts a heck of a lot of force on the springs and under acceleration or going over bumps things will mover around a lot. You will get a ton of axle wrap and can easily break a yoke on the diff or worse. Things can also get real squirrely under hard braking.
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eventually I will be swapping to 3/4 ton 63" spring and doing a shackle reversal so the blocks are more of a temporary thing for now. I don't throttle jockey it so axle wrap is not really a concern . I hate traction bars all they really do is hang down and get hung up on stuff .
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I made this really simple storage tray for my sequoia but thankfully it fits ok in the tahoe .takes just a min to put in and strap down, fits two of those under the bed long containers , my chairs , camp kitchen and a fishing pole or two View attachment 60502
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Had to run some Building Supplies down to the beach or my brother is building a house and decided to use it as a very convenient excuse to stay down there for the 4th of July only big downside is the house isn't finished yet and there was no power inside but all the walls and windows are in so it was warm and dry. probably one of the best fourth of July's we had ever
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Not a bad place to cook a meal
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One amazing sunrise
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Got a little surf fishing in landed about 10 the munchkin got threeView attachment 60788 View attachment 60789
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