DSCF3169.JPG 166 hits | 46.69 KB | Posted: 4/5/14 Boosting a car the other day and my neg clamp came off with the jumper cable. Closer inspection showed my 29 year old original was cracked in half. (Posted in: Battery ground strap custom)
DSCF3170.JPG 168 hits | 49.1 KB | Posted: 4/5/14 The 6 gauge original wire was green with corrosion and it's skin was peeling. (Posted in: Battery ground strap custom)
DSCF3164.JPG 182 hits | 59.11 KB | Posted: 4/5/14 Local truck place made me this longer 22 inch one gauge unit up for me for 18 bucks. That is a deal in Canada. I spec d it longer because I may get the wrong group battery and have to stretch it one day. (Posted in: Battery ground strap custom)
20140918_183302.jpg 182 hits | 57.88 KB | Posted: 9/18/14 See that tiny circle of rubber in the bottom left of the pic ? That is what was left of the upper bayonet bushing above the K frame on one side. The other side was simply MIA (Posted in: Front Urethane Sway bar bushings)
20140917_173703.jpg 183 hits | 63.38 KB | Posted: 9/18/14 I had replaced the missing outer bushings last year, but again, wanting the full effect of the urethane conversion, I swapped in the new urethane bushings. BTW they had a better center dowel than the originals too. Everything was lubed with their sup... (Posted in: Front Urethane Sway bar bushings)
20140917_173641.jpg 184 hits | 87.78 KB | Posted: 9/18/14 Granted the sway bar bushings themselves were not that bad. At 29 years old and wanting the full effect of the urethane bushing conversion, I swapped in the new ones, There is the old one down the bar waiting for me to cut it off. (Posted in: Front Urethane Sway bar bushings)
20140918_183255.jpg 184 hits | 58.19 KB | Posted: 9/18/14 What an incredible difference ! No more body roll or front tire squealing in corners. Steering wander is gone too. Almost all the clanging over speed bumps is gone too. In spite of the superior handling the ride hasn't suffered. If anything I would s... (Posted in: Front Urethane Sway bar bushings)
20140915_202759.jpg 187 hits | 70.97 KB | Posted: 9/16/14 According to a mechanic buddy these stems break often. So Im staying ahead with a pair from the junkyard in case I do break them, because I know of no new source to get them from (Posted in: Front Urethane Sway bar bushings)
20140917_173254.jpg 187 hits | 79.08 KB | Posted: 9/18/14 Got the new urethane stem or bayonet bushings installed. Here is the one under the fuel pump on the passengers side. Note the bayonet stud and nyloc nut threads are lathered in anti seize. (Posted in: Front Urethane Sway bar bushings)