Recent content by Baja2dakar

I posted this in the shock absorber thread. I pulled my cab springs apart and sourced them to a company named Power Packer. They sell the entire unit or the rebuild kit. I rebuilt both my cab shocks and they are working well. Rebuild kit is $195 per shock from their distributor Ohio Hydraulics...

No longer working with King. Now organizing a rally raid in Mexico called the Sonora Rally (www.sonorarally.com). Dakar style event with Dune crossings. My brother designed the Ridgeline shocks as he was the driver of that car. They were one off. No production of that particular shock was ever...

The rebuild kit is just the airbag assembly, which you remove from the shock. The shock seems to be a standard mono tube non rebuildable unit. I don't have the full specs in them without pulling one apart. http://www.powerpackerus.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/PP_FullLine.pdf

Cab shock update: not sure if posted elsewhere but I pulled my cab shocks and airbags apart and did some research. The manufacturer of this set up is a company called Power Packer and they sell rebuild kits. I purchased two through the distributor, Ohio Hydraulics, for $195 a piece plus...

Those are 3.0 Race series with 3 bypass tubes. They run around $1,200 a piece. The non bypass smooth body shocks would be around $850 each. There are other options as well. King has the specs to do custom builds with some of their HD Truck line parts. That could bring the costs down but would...

Finally got my shocks installed and tested at Sonora Rally. They worked great. I used the 12" King Pure Race series shocks fitted with a custom bottom rod end. I mounted bypass shocks but a standard smooth body will work as well. Took the truck into the dunes and she did very well.

Yes I have drawings for the front shocks but not for the cab shocks. I need some dimensions on those to see if we have parts (if one of you can access those numbers send them over). From what I have researched it looks like the original shock absorbers have a 2.5 diameter piston. I based our...

If someone gets me extended and collapsed lengths with the diameter of the cab shock I can see what is available. I have drawings and options for the 1078 LMTV regular shocks and hopefully will get some ideas on cost soon.

After taking my LMTV off road I noticed one of the shocks leaking badly. Took it off and it was junk. So now I need a new one. Lucky for me I work for King Shocks and have some experience with putting shocks on some of the Dakar race rigs (Mercedes, MAN and DAF). I am in the middle of putting...

Been working for several hours to try and start my LMTV 1078 after the lights got left on in the stop/light position. Flipped the power switch on all seemed normal, went to crank it and it would not crank and the power tothe dash disappeared. No alarm buzzer, no gas gauge, no voltage meter, no...

Yes im in for that I'll send you a PM. What day you leaving?

Anyone interested in bringing some of these to California? I would like a set, so we might as well get several if going to all the trouble.

Has anyone tried fitting 14r20 tires on their LMTV instead of a gear change? I ran them on my MAN L90 4x4 without much issue. I figure it will drop the RPM by about 250RPM AT 55mph. Just wondering about clearance.

My 1078 just did the same thing, had to cage the rear brakes to move it. Going to start troubleshooting it, will be interested on what you find. Saw the truck the other day when I was picking up the heater / AC unit. Looked really clean. Very nice.

It is leaking out of the vent during normal driving then a lot more when pressing on the brake pedal. I will check the brake application valve. No leaks when the parking brake is applied. Thanks.