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The Silverado in the pictures is my 2002 2500HD Duramax Diesel 4x4 pickup with 2" lift and 35" tires.
I took advantage of having an big commercial air compressor and used 1/2" and 1" impacts, as well as air jacks. The two extra HEMTT wheels came in handy as blocks for the 6 and 12 ton jack...
I made two trips to Michigan to visit Paul (AKA ridgerunner) 1st was to pick up the lift and bolt in adapter plates (Got those from Mike AKA tm america) very nice work from him. They are made from 1/2" steel.
I was not expecting to buy 53" tires on my 1st trip so the bed cover was on the truck...
This lift is drop brackets, not lift blocks. I do not recommend blocks at all. And for on road use they are not legal on the front as far as I know. And not at all safe. Many use blocks on the back of trucks, Ford did for many, many years, and may still do so, not sure.
As for the broken arm...
Most days I forgot all about documenting this job with pictures. Sorry everyone.
I cut a piece of rain gutter to use as a bolt pattern jig, it worked great. When doing the front rivets, I reattached the springs with the bolts so I could continue driving the deuce.
Drill bit were very expensive...
My Plasma cutter is an Lincoln Pro Cut 55, and easily cut through on layer of the HEMTT wheels, but had nothing to do with both layers. So each wheel had to be broken down and cut, 4 wheels equal 8 circles to be cut. I went through about $30 worth of cutter tip parts. Overall I am happy with the...
Huge pain! (To the tune of a broken arm, and many, too many cuts scrapes and bruises.)
I have not been on here in a while, between work vacation, travels, normal home owners upkeep and lifting a boobed deuce, and modifying hemtt wheels, I have been a little busy.
The tires mounted on modified...
Maybe you should have been a drama major. I didn't say a family member dieing is the same. And yes I was being facetious in the comparison.
Unless you are saying you would roll every vehicle off a cliff just to please your family. Which would be stupid in my opinion!
I bet it's as hard as standing up to give your only daughter away at her wedding.
Good luck finding another one! They seem to be getting harder to find at reasonable prices.
I would agree with you on Standard Cubic Fee per Minute if one was to blow the horn for extended periods of time, but it will have very little to do with this because not many will blow the train horn for more then a few seconds. I have tested the deuce air system with my train horns, and had...
I have to agree with jleasure on this, it would be different if it were the fault of the A3 driver, and one was saying not to feed the fire. But this man died because of a mistake by another driver, not because he is a member here, or he likes military trucks!
I have seen wreckage that looked...
I have this horn set that I got for 99 dollars trainhorns train horn trainhorn And I have 1/2" air line they are supposed to be 200 DB with 1/2" line and 120 psi air pressure, I don't know if they are, all I do know it they are as load as any train horns I have ever heard. I plan on mounting...
I was at Kip's farm earlier today, talking to him and Tyler (Chevracer87) they told me about this. All I can say is WOW, what a shame.
In the picture it looks like the seat and windshield frame is out in the field.
If it is the seat, it must not have been bolted down. Not bed, or side...
Big difference between a crew cab, and an extended cab! And that one you posted is NOT an extended cab! This thread OP is looking for information on extended cab mods!
Paul, you continue to impress me with your level of talent!
As for the winch, it looks much more intimidating in person. One of them would fit behind my rear bumper perfectly, now if I just had the extra money.
Not strange at all, and vehicle can spin all live axles at a time under the right circumstances, However without true lockers, you could try the same run 10 more times, and never get all tires to spin, then again, the may spin the next time you tried it.
As long as all tires get the same amount...
Those seats are really nice. And Paul's truck is a beast! It has to be the biggest truck I have ever seen. It's totally awesome in person.
I recommend taking a trip to see it if you are ever in his area.