93 pickup cheap truck
10-04-2013, 12:05 PM
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I kinda just thought of something and i need some help or input. I can't afford a bumper right now. And i no longer have any front recovery points. Anyone ever make something to solve that problem? I have some weld on d rings at home but Idk where to weld em on at if I even can now. Any help would be awesome thanks!!
10-04-2013, 12:10 PM
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I went to a junkyard and bought 2 tow hooks off of a Chevy blazer for 10 dollars. I drilled the holes out to fit the pattern and size of the bolts on the front of my truck. I have used those hooks a lot! One of the more useful cheap mods I have done.
10-04-2013, 12:21 PM
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I have the factory ones where'd you put em? Thats what I'm not sure on.
10-04-2013, 12:24 PM
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I took off the factory hooks and replaced them with the Chevy hooks. Look in my build thread for pictures. Its back a few pages. I would post the picture but I'm on my phone pretending to work......
10-13-2013, 12:31 PM
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Well here it is. I just ordered rear leaf springs hopefully it'll level it out once I get them on. Those are 33 inch tires I wanna run 35's. No more low life for me. This is the 3 inch lift. I got about 6 I hope it settles a lot. Lol I bet I could fit 37's on the front right now. But I don't want that big yet.
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11-05-2013, 05:45 AM
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Thanks for that I finally just plated part of the front frame member and put a hook on. It did great pulling a jeep off of a drop off on one of the trails this past weekend.
11-14-2013, 07:18 AM
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Well ever since I went wheeling I can't keep my driver side wheel spacers to stay tight its annoying. I think I'm gonna get some new wheel studs and new nuts for it and use the high strength lock tight on them and hope for the best. Also I will soon be putting the truck away for the winter in my garage. I hate that I have to do that but it already has enough rust as it is. If only they used something non corrosive on the roads...
04-24-2014, 08:31 AM
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Well I got the truck back out finally after this long winter and I've been driving it it's doing good. I've done some work to it here and there I got a set of refurbished Toyota hubs got them painted and put on now im in the process of making a better departure angle and heres what I did with my smitty built bumper
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04-24-2014, 08:37 AM
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Well I got the truck back out finally after this long winter and I've been driving it it's doing good. I've done some work to it here and there I got a set of refurbished Toyota hubs got them painted and put on now im in the process of making a better departure angle and heres what I did with my smitty built bumper
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04-25-2014, 05:32 AM
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Great looking little truck you have. I feel for you guys up north. I have relatives in Ohio and rust is an issue for them. Even the easy projects can get difficult with rusted bolts.
