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    Blazer up the Chute at Three Feathers : need more droop

    At about 38 seconds can see the driver side front off the ground. That tire is not helping forward progress. The Rancho 9000 shocks have 8" travel: 5 up , 3 down. Need to adjust that. http://youtu.be/vdRLby4tJgg
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    Any real benefit to installing a roll bar on M1009 ??

    You guys are convincing me, I have to give some thought to the extra mass , moving the CG upward, that the roll bar will contribute. Addiiton of the roll bar might make a rollover more likely.
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    Any real benefit to installing a roll bar on M1009 ??

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehts5bQNYo8 Uneventful. Seems like rollovers are preceded by rear wheel hop. Maybe just coincidence ?
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    Any real benefit to installing a roll bar on M1009 ??

    I don't have one in mine. I have looked at various Blazer rollovers on youtube, seems uneventful.
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    what has broken and how did it happen ?

    I'd like to compile a list of "events" of broken stuff and the cause. I have not broken anything on the Blazer, yet, though the fenders have shown self trimming properties from the tires :) Another guy I ride with has had rear u-joint failure caused by axle wrap. Ladder bars fixes that. I hear...
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    hey, there is a rock in the road.....

    I like it :)
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    hey, there is a rock in the road.....

    I don't know of that one. Well, I guess I do now :)
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    Dana 60 front w/ crossover steering?

    Am having a shop that I trust look into this. The truck has 4 inch lift , am looking to take 2 inch out, actually. Will be going to larger diameter tires yet the truck needs to clear the garage door :)
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    Dana 60 front w/ crossover steering?

    Hmm. I was going to have a tab welded on top of the diff housing then another on the high mounted tie rod, so the cylinder is up out of the rocks as well. I don't know about the extra motion described, guess I'll put a "wheel cam" under there so I can watch.
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    Dana 60 front w/ crossover steering?

    Hydro-assist is next on the list for my D60.
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    hey, there is a rock in the road.....

    No, there are mufflers. Should it be?
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    hey, there is a rock in the road.....

    Thanks for the positive vibes guys. No, don't stay home, get out there and enjoy your truck. My experience is to let the trails in your area tell you how you set up your truck, not fancy catalogs. An example is the physics of skinny tire theory. Its a popular topic with the expedition...
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    hey, there is a rock in the road.....

    Hi Josh, I don't have a build thread. I guess I could start one from here forward, though it isn't anything extraordinary. Some guys get real excited about cup holders 'n such, but I go the otherway and downplay the mods. Mostly because I haven't done anything y'all haven't already seen. Work in...
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    hey, there is a rock in the road.....

    Thank you Prospector. Clearly its a work in progress. Each time I take it on the trail we do an "after action assessment" to improve for next time : 1. Locking front differential is a GOOD thing. next time remember to engage BOTH front hubs :) 2. 10 psi w/ double beadlocks is a GOOD thing. 3...
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    37" Humvee Spare Tire?

    50? MPH? I don't know that mine will go that fast :)
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    37" Humvee Spare Tire?

    I hated the bias plys at first, but now I wouldn't go any other way....other than bigger.
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    hey, there is a rock in the road.....

    Nice day in AZ.
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    What have you done to your CUCV today/lately - Part 2

    Detroit locker up front.
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    To lock or not to lock the rear?

    Mine has Detroit both ends, wouldn't have it any other way.
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    37" Humvee Spare Tire?

    I have seen the run flats go for as cheap as free to as high as $50 each. Most guys throw them away because they start working when you get down to about 15 psi, that is, the tire is held up structurally by the runflat inside and starts chewing up the tire from inside out. Thats why I had mine...
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