Steering wheel wobble.....Help?!
11-03-2009, 10:08 PM
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How much sheet metal was cut? um...... Alot! I like to refer to it as 2 drunk hillbillies and a sawzall. And...... guys please don't freakout on me ( remember i bought the truck i didn't build it ) theres a ( custom made ) 9 inch body lift. Like i said its pretty crazy, for now i'm just trying to get it back to streetable so i have a good winter rig, especially since its getting new headgaskets as we speak, yay! welcome to the 3vze club right?
11-03-2009, 10:14 PM
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Thanks for all the input guys, i really appreciate it. I'll post some pics as soon as it comes back from the headgasket surgery ( if my mechanic figures out why its running rough with no power, after the gaskets). So now for my next question anybody wanna buy ( or tade for ) some 38.5 gumbo mudders ?? !! SERIOUSLY
11-03-2009, 10:17 PM
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11-03-2009, 11:14 PM
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..what made you buy that? Did you not even look at it first? I want to know how they made that work, with the steering column extension needed, and what about the shifter??? 9 inches longer with your whole floor cut out? haha I want pics real bad now
11-03-2009, 11:45 PM
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Dying to see this thing.
11-04-2009, 03:29 AM
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Well i needed a truck for winter and it was Cheap, of course i looked at it,its not like its a katrina vehicle or was in a fire. A nomal body lift, a few mods, a little tinkering and i should be all good. Its a limited w/ leather seats freezing a/c full power sunroof cd and a brand new 10,000 lb winch, most importantly though is that I like the truck and judging by all your guys mileage it should last me a LONG TIME.
11-04-2009, 03:57 AM
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well first off a 9 inch body lift i seriously doubt is even legal to be on the road, most states your only allowed to have 4 inch at the most. first thing, sell your 38's if they are in even ok shape should bring at least a few hundred bucks witch you can get some used 33's drop the 9 inch body lift and then start replacing all of your worn suspension components, there is hope to save this yota yet. oh and im dieing to see a pic of this truck
11-04-2009, 04:39 PM
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Yeah, i guess its a prerunner style, haha. They made it from fencepost ( probably for strength j/k ). I took that off already. The winch is brand new though 
11-04-2009, 04:42 PM
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im telling ya! try balancing them, even just a little. it worked wonders for me. i had the same situation, couldnt go above 35. balanced them alittle and the problem went away
11-04-2009, 04:48 PM
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Yeah, i'm gonna try. Its gonna be rough finding somebody to do it though, we'll see. I also found a local guy who is probably willing to trade me 35 inch all terrains ( bfg knockoffs ), may just do that.
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11-04-2009, 04:56 PM
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That poor ifs
From the trim job it looks like you could completely remove the body lift and run 33-35 in tires with out rubbing.
If you like the tires and have money you could look into a sas. The straight axle will hold up better.
