1st gens to Sedona 2023!!!

Hows that? Shipped and received in the same day?

 

Just got the notification - it arrives Wednesday.

 

question is...

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Bumper?

 

Oh okay..same here

 

Yes - front bumper so I can run Broken Arrow without smashing a factory tow hook.

 

Doubtful, fedex just got their grimey meathooks on it this afternoon. Ground from WA. I'll be happy with the expected date tho.

 

I think you are- but is this a rebuild arb?

 

Fedex can kick an empty case alot further and faster than a full locker.

 

one of the benefits of growing up near baytown,tx we know how to get through mud.

 

Just don't corner.

 

What did you order?

I'm still waiting on Skid Row to ship my new transmission skid. Oh well the old bowed one will be fine for now.

 

Those guys make great skids and can take forever on some skids

 

harass Eric....

 

I had the new one ship to my buddies off road fab shop for reinforcement. Fingers crossed I'll never have to buy another skid for this truck again.

 

So while I was chasing my horrid suspension squeak I pulled the coilovers to rule them out. Took the opportunity to check up travel on the new bump stops. I might be stopping when my tires run into the body, lol. My arms want to travel more than the rest of the setup. #sonofabitch

 

So you need bigger bumpstops?

 

I had duro bumps front and rear (on the front). Blew them up. I had them spaced at 1" and 1/2". Duro bump said I installed them wrong because of the spacers, lol. So I now have Timbren Active road front and Timbren SES rear (the snow plow add spring rate huge m fers). I don't think there is bigger than the SES. So I might space the Actives by 3/8 - 1/2". I had the tire off, but the hub was way up there. I'll check it again when I have the coilovers off and tire on.

 

So, you need taller fenderwells?

 

I can't do anything near what that truck does, but I've had all four off the ground a few times. I'm trimmed to almost the point of bind on my ball joints, so yeah, taller would be great but I'm at max for this suspension, so I just need to lock it down a bit. IFS only goes so far without going LT, I do need to trim my spindle gussets though. They find the shock tower just a tad.

 

As you can see, this is not race suspension, I’m just doing everything I can to get everything I can from it. When I rebuild the shocks, that will likely be the biggest improvement. I’ll have them tuned for for how I like to drive. And my forward weight. Until then……

 

I will be rebuilding. I bought a brand new ARB case. Specifically an ARB RD129 locking differential case. I’ll swap the guts (side/spider gears and the few parts of the locking mechanism) and ring gear from the busted one. I was fortunate nothing else was damaged. Just the case

 

So now that you’ve had the solo lower arms for a minute, do you think they’re much of an improvement over stock or nah?

 

I still need to install my spindle gussets. Thanks for reminding me. I should have gotten that done last week.

 

Those Kings and Solos scream "Race me harder, daddy! Race me right in the grass!"

 

is that scallop from the bumper? Or just a trick of the light?

 

I would do it again. They do have more space between the frame/bumps than stock, so that keeps me busy because the more you change, the less the standard bolt in stuff fits the same. That’s why I had the older bumps so spaced. And then changing tire sizes, it’s a rabbit hole. I would say don’t do it if you want to install and forget it. I’ve modified those solos, ran 4 types of grease though them, and think I have them worked out, but it’s not easy. And any removal for anything requires backing of the steering rack and an alignment. So prepare to work. But they are tough and I like that.

 

Tire wear. The bumper doesn’t touch anything. I do have plans to mod it for aesthetics, but probably not before T2S. I had a great flow until I took 1.5” off the tops of my fenders. .75” on the sides.

 

I didn't even notice. Looks fine to me