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Picked up a new to me trailer yesterday. 24ft lowboy with slide in ramps, 7k axles, 14 ply tires, brakes on both axles and a full metal floor. Hoping to fit the samurai in front that I'm building for my boy but it's going to be tight. Also the rear of the GMC is setting about 3 inches lower right now. After I broke a coil spring last time out I got a set of front tj springs that where suposed to be the same as what I had but they were a lighter spring. Made it set down on the bump stops just setting there. Now I'm trying to figure out what springs I had to begin with, must have been a after market spring.

http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/p...newtrailer.jpg

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Worked on a few things this weekend. First I reworked my rear suspension for a set of stock JK front coil springs to get me through this weekend. Just made the bottom of the spring slide so that maybe I won't break them. Forgot to get any pictures though.

Then I got my new steering cooler mounted inside the engine bay right behind the radiator. I has about an inch clearance from the pulleys.

http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/p...ringcooler.jpg

Then I started building my hitch. Been needing a tow point on the back ever since I built the rig. I will eventually build a bumper around the hitch too.

http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/p...uild/hitch.jpg

Needed to move some stuff around at the house so I tested the hitch out.

http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/p...61624311_n.jpg

http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/p...34673975_n.jpg

Then I tucked her away until friday. We are heading out on a trip for the weekend. Should be fun, we have around 10 rigs going in just our group.

http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/p...00795078_n.jpg

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Finally got an update. Put my new coil springs on and got that all taken care of. And my new locking finally came in. Yukon 35 spline locking hubs. These things are 10x beefier than the warns. Going to install them tonight.

http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/p...17362847_n.jpg

http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/p...OCKINGHUBS.jpg

http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/p...92678052_n.jpg

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Kinda dark and hard to see but I tested my new yukon lockouts. Don't mind the beer cans sliding around in the bed!

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I love the pic’s. Those are some sweet hubs, I recall the first time I saw/heard a hub explode, it was an amazing site/sound.

I live about 8 miles from the Warn headquarters, I have known friends who worked for Warn over the past several years. But I can’t honestly say I know whether their Hub’s are still made in the USA (Oregon).

Anyone know ??

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All I know is Warns design is not very good compared to these new Yukons. The teeth that lock the hubs up are entirely to small. The Yukons have a completely different design with a lot more teeth and meat in everything. Don't really think it would matter where the Warns were made when you compare the design diffences.

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[I[/I]I agree with Ya', Warn hubs were never made to keep up with the torque delivered by both the HP & Huge tires (Spelled “traction”) of today’s rigs. Warn has missed the mark

They were great in their day: Warn hubs were made for the surplus WWII jeeps (that you could pick up for $35.00….. Not) I owned a 1952 M-151 top speed with hubs turned in was 35MPH and a hell of a lot mechanical hardware spinning. Warn was also known for their 2 speed overdrives, which allowed this same jeep to top out 50MPH freeway speed.

Just curious if these same parts are outsourced (mfg. over sea’s) ?

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wow... this truck is a beast i love it! keep going!

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I run the normal cheap Warns on mine. I had the premiums in my Ranger and they were junk. Now that these are available, and looking at the design comparisons, this will be another item on the wish list

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I just spoke with a new apprentice (co-worker of 1 ½ yr) he is a former worker from Warn. Asked him how much work was being shipped out. His reply is that a lot is being sent to Mexico and with the Warn family recently selling the company he expects a lot more to go offshore,

PS. He confirmed Yukon are better for rough use then Warn hubs were in the best of times

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Here's a few video's from last weekend on a place by my house.




And my buddy rolling his for the first time.

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i laughed my ass off in that first video. Whoever said "Well hell now you done got a fawkin wheelchair ramp" made my day

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Picked up a new set of leaf springs from my buddy for the front of my rig. My old ones were worn out and bending backwards.

http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/p...oldsprings.jpg

The new to me set has 2 extra leave in it that I left so that it will help with the extra weight of this rig and hopefully will keep them from bending backwards.

http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/p...newsprings.jpg

Heres a comparison of a new one and a old one.

http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/p...18398130_n.jpg

After the install I gained about 1.5 inches in lift on the fron witch I think I needed. It leveled the front out and will help with my tires hitting the fenders. Next will be to get my front bump stops installed and do something with my headlights so the tires don't hit them anymore.

http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/p.../newstance.jpg

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chevy grille. :D

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And I willing to bet Chevy fenders as wellll:devil:.....

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67-68 fenders are the same as the gmc (or so i was told...)

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My bad, I thought you put a Chevy clip on the front of your GMC, after the old one was destroyed :mm:

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I haven't changed any of the sheep metal on this one. Not sure if the grill is right or not. Finally had some time for an update though.

Decided to upgrade my headlights. I also was needing to get rid of the factory light mounts because when I would flex, with my tires turned, the tires would try to grab the metal backing plates behind the lights. So I bought some slim off road lights and made my own mounts and cut out all of the factory stuff.

http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/p...eadlights1.jpg

This pic is before they were ajusted. Now they look even and fit really well after I adjusted them.

http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/p...eadlights3.jpg

I haven't had a chance to test them much but they seem to work really well what little driving I have done.

http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/p...eadlights2.jpg

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Nice :ito:

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Built a holder for my extra gas and water jugs. Now they won't be laying over leaking all the time and my friends will have easy access to them, sence they are always needing them!

http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/p...tankholder.jpg

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LOOKS GOOD :metal:

OK, so I'am looking at that (tool...) box next them & thinking that must be a Bar-B-Q ?

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Haha! yup, I always have my grill with me!

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Swapped on my old 38's so I could keep it mobile and tore down my other rims so I can take them to get powder coated tomorrow. I think I'm going to have them done in a flat white, what is yall's thoughts on color. The exocage will be white also.

http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/p...eeling/38s.jpg

Here's my crappy paint skills.

http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/p...ewstance-1.jpg

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I am biased, I have always favored white rims, not in spokes though :metal:

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Haha, me too!

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did you see my post on pirate?

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Yeah I just saw it. I would be afraid the black would kinda blend in with the tire. Just dropped them off at the powder coater. Going all white. Hope to get them back Friday.
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They will work well with the bumper:metal:

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Just got a call from the powder coater and he said in order for him to do my wheels in flat white it would cost $400 just to get the powder because he would have to by a 50lb box of it and in 20 years he has never done flat white before. Therefore he didn't want to buy it for his shop and only use 5lbs for my wheels. So I guess my wheels will be done in gloss white, but I'm sure the gloss will fade with a little dirt on them.

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Dupli-Color® Paint Shop Finish System Clear Top Coat Matte Finish Clear Coat 32 oz. Quart

http://www.globalindustrial.com/p/ja...FQhyQgod2EEAEA

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So by spraying that over the gloss white powder coat it's going to make it a flat finish?

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ya.

google/youtube this finish to be sure it's what you want :sumo:

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Ok, thanks. I'll look into that. First I'll see what they end up looking like. I would hate to spray something over them just to have it start flaking off later on. Cause thats what always happens when I try to paint something! lol. They may dull out on their own as well after some use.

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Matte Finish Clear Coat is what alot of "Old Schoolers" are using on thier black Rat Rod's & Black Harley's to dull the paint, looks good for this application. Not sure what it would look look with white wheels ?

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I just had him go ahead with the gloss white he had that way I could get them today and install them this weekend. I'm sure they will dull down some after some use. Just got back from picking them up.

http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/p...psc521615c.jpg

I think I will paint all the nuts black and the hubs before install.

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Man those look "Hot" :devil:

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Got them all mounted up over the weekend.

http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/p...psb634598b.jpg

http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/p...pse0d11d2f.jpg

http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps120da433.jpg

http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps5601f27e.jpg

Next is to get started on the exocage.

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Really cool ride,you have done some awesome fabricating!

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I love the Cowboy car alarm :sumo:... how old ?

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Finally finished up the my on board air system. And added my horn with a pull chain in the cab.

http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/p...psb68a357e.jpg

And my quick connect that is easy to reach with a pressure guage. Got it set to pump up to 140psi and kicks back on at 120psi.

http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/p...psb477cb5d.jpg

And here is the tank that I built for it.

http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps86f2b6dc.jpg