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I am so confused at this point. It was against my better judgement that o got involved in this lift kit massacre. I will prevail and follow the high torque drive shaft companies recommendation.

Congratulations on the fine job and cake. At least it was not raining or snowing.

I hope that is a Walmart cake

I measured the axle, and it is currently tilted upward 2 degrees, and I have 8 degrees axle shims coming my way. I want to get past this part. Thank you for all the help.

I used my iPhone and came up with 23 degrees. It is accurate. I use it to set up scaffold all the time. A trick my Wife showed me. It took me a bit to remember. But it came right back once I found the measurements in my utilities Icon.

I installed a Rough Country 4" lift kit complete 4 springs, 4 shocks, and the pitman arm. I installed all new extended brake hoses front and rear. I cleaned and painted as I went. Everything was fine till I got to the rear drive shaft. That is the stock M1009 driveshaft with stock rear axle and...

I know about the rear driveshaft needing to be lengthened. And hindsight I should have never got involved with the lift kit. I am best sticking with stock and basics. Millions of dollars are spent on the stock M1009 design, testing and engineering to toss it aside for what? I want to get the...

I hate to ask but does anyone know what spring shims are needed on the rear springs of a lifted M1009 that has a 23-degree driveshaft angle on the rear. Also, the front driveshaft is a stock size with a 19-degree angle. I fear if the vehicle were to bounce it would extend the front shaft past...

The Wild Weasel has a repurposed rear bumper with matching patina. This is the rear bumper that was attached to my last build Decade Wrecked. It sat in the field for 10 years waiting for a future. I reconstructed it and it is in Germany now. I hope the current owner is happy with it.

Why not. Paint it pretty.

I have 2” in the transfer case. I am not feeling all fuzzy and warm about that. Any thoughts? Not my vehicle and asking just because I am in a pickle here. Have a Great Day.

Over the years I have seen people melting the nylon from the driveshaft. I am talking the nylon that holds the OEM u joints into place. I never melted them out. I use my trusty u joint press and a little grease and oil and press them on and out without any hammering and beating on the u joint or...

I pressed in the front ujoint after work. And of course I painted the driveshaft. Any job that requires removal and I am working on gets makeup put on before reassembly. Have a Great Weekend. I hope to get some work done this weekend after I put in another Saturday. If not I will another day. I...

Very helpful l post. Now I will learn how to get alternators charging the hard way. A hacked harness.

Check out this M1009 gate rebuild I done on Terminus M1009. Terminus M1009 | Page 4 | SteelSoldiers I welded, glued and riveted it back into shape and I even painted it to make it look pretty. While you are reading check out the entire thread. Terminus M1009 came from a junkyard crush pile to...

Last night I made good progress. I was able to get the gate reassembled and operational. As with most gates o work on without doing welding and adding a strip to the top outer flange this gate is structurally unsound. It works and opens and closes fine but the outer skin is corroded from the...

It could be the main clock spring in the air bag system I don’t know anything about transmission parts. I maintain things and try my best to duplicate the OEM fit and function. After that I open my wallet and let the dollar bills escape and untended. It is 40 years since I worked on GM vehicles...

All clamped up and hopefully no where to go. Speaking from experience a person could easily get $1500. to $2000. In a rear gate if the gate needs replaced and all the parts are worn out. I have repaired and rebuilt several gates and it gets costly to do it right and even doing it functional can...

I was out and pulled the transmission pan from the Wild Weasel. Pretty much uneventful. I did find clean red fluid and a bit of debris on the magnet. Not enough to get excited about in a 40-year-old vehicle that has been pushing a snowplow and being driven by several hundred different people in...