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Old 05-09-2006, 08:46 PM
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Lookin good Marc. Are those cast or billet? I think you said Marlin so Billet right?

Totally agree the red is not you or Rover. I say gloss black or that Hammertite stuff to make clean up easier.
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Darn, still no control arm bushing replacement write up for the tech section!

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Old 05-09-2006, 10:29 PM
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Don't hold your breath Snorkel Depth. It's a real P.I.T.A.

That's part of the reason I went to Long travel. Those bushing got sloppy, alignments wouldn't hold. I bought poly bushings, but you have to retain the metal sleeve off the factory bushings. The factory rubber is vulcanized onto the sleeve so you have to melt it off, which can easily mess up the sleeve. My toyota specialist wouldn't even touch teh job.....so I know it sucks.
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I really hate it when pita gets capital letters and punctuation.

God only knows what's in store for the front end of my truck when the IFS dies.
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It's doable, i guess. I mean they sell poly bushings. Taking the bushings off isn't the problem, the big pain is salavging the sleeve as far as I know. They take the arms off and put new ones on for LT kits without problem. SO maybe it isn't so bad.
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With you, me, Matt and a few more people well have the SAS Club 7
Old 05-11-2006, 05:17 AM
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I want to start cutting........
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Originally Posted by Phalanx
With you, me, Matt and a few more people well have the SAS Club 7
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this is marc new band just fill in the members
Old 05-12-2006, 01:50 PM
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Mark you rig is going to be able to go just about anywhere after this mod. Damn I used to figure if Mark can make it, I can. Now I'll have to rethink that.
Old 05-12-2006, 06:53 PM
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What is with the band member b.s on my SAS thread...put those in the funny thread we have in the off topic area dickwads!!!
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Yeah!!! What he said.
Old 05-13-2006, 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Marc P
...put those in the funny thread we have in the off topic area dickwads!!!
Yeah! What the hell is wrong with you Josh and Mikey? Put is in the thread with the guys playing underwear twister. Dah!

LOL

Did you get the new stuff all painted up yet Marc? What color?

Also did you get inside that new SA yet to see what type of diff it has?
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i now have marc's axle in my garage getting ready for a rebuild.....
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Hmm, that looks like the way to do those bushing, now I am kinda hoping mine go out... Fiqure I could sell off the 4" to pay for some of it :-)... Funny thing is I have the bushings sitting in the garage, I was going to replace them as a precaution... until I realized how much of a PITA it was... SAS is WAY EASIER!!!! Only problem I have is I would have to refab my ARB bumper, but still easier than that damm bushing replacment.

LOOKS GOOD!!!! MORE PICS MORE PICS LESS DANCING FERRIES MORE PICS
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the axle rebuild begins


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That's a fricken huge zip tie. Have fun cleaning out the grease in the ball knuckle.
Old 05-14-2006, 07:36 PM
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Hey thats no fair!!! Youre pulling it all apart without me

Thanks for the teaser pics.

I painted the hanger and hysteer today. I also scored some free YJ springs that I plan on using with some stock rears to make a custom (and cheap) spring pack.

Things are coming along good.
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i get those zip ties from my work...... i actually use them to hold my tool boxes to the floor of my runner...... i will definately have fun tearing all the grease out of the knuckle i have done three axles now and when the inner seals are gone the gear oil mixes with the grease and it makes some crazy funky primordial soup i'm sure that darwin would have examined very closely
Old 05-30-2006, 09:14 PM
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the axle almost done



alright marc no more whining..... too bad it wont be finished till i get back from baja hahahahaha.......


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