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Me and Canada's gun laws don't get along ! I actually love going up to B.C. ! It's a beautiful province.Move to Québec, Here they don't even exist!![]()
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Me and Canada's gun laws don't get along ! I actually love going up to B.C. ! It's a beautiful province.Move to Québec, Here they don't even exist!![]()
Nice! Post a pic of the pit when it's done.Picked up material for a fire pit in the m1009.
That pic is kind of dark; is that an old vintage Porsche!?Nice! Post a pic of the pit when it's done.
It's better than what you normally haul. Ha ha.
That's from back to the future where he runs into a manure truck,lolThat pic is kind of dark; is that an old vintage Porsche!?
It's a 1946 Ford Super Deluxe- Biff Tannen's car in Back to the Future.That pic is kind of dark; is that an old vintage Porsche!?
Already answered....That pic is kind of dark; is that an old vintage Porsche!?
Biff better not mess with me. Pic's of the fire pit I added but the 5 ton had to haul all the rock.Nice! Post a pic of the pit when it's done.
It's better than what you normally haul. Ha ha.
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Are these factory replacements ? It sounds like a good idea. I think I will give them a call.If you want you can get cast steel spring brackets/saddles. I change the U-bolts, springs and saddles at this point. I am on the 4 th truck right now. The saddles are less then $40. for the pair. In case you are interested. I get them from Stanley Springs in Harrisburg PA.
No, It's a Dana 70HD with 4" tubes.may be just the picture but it does not look like the stock axle, looks like a 10 bolt. If that is the case then you will probably have problems since the axle tube is smaller.
The spring mounts look to close to the diff. also.
If it is a 10 bolt then you may need to look at the 1009 u-bolt kit and that may not work with the thicker spring pack you have.
It could just be the picture and it is early in the morning for me. but make sure you get the right u bolts for the axle tube diameter if yours is not stock.
You know I was thinking there was no way that axle could ever hit the bump stops. I was looking at them today and there is no sign of any wear on the rubber. Maybe I will just remove that whole bracket assembly and go with the reverse U-bolt kit.I just went through this with my M1028. If you call ORD they will ask you to measure your axle tube and spring pack to match the U-bolt kit you'll need. Recovry4x4 is correct YOU WILL have clearance problems with the U-bolt plate hitting the bump stop. You can either simply remove the bump stops, or lift the whole truck 2-1/2" to clear. I used this as an excuse to lift mine. The bump stops are useless on the M1028's anyway because of the overload springs. I think you'd break the frame before the axle would hit the bump stops.
That's a good fact to know. I've only owned 2 CUCV's. One was a M1008 and I sold it to the neighbor who was constantly nagging me to sell it to him and this one which is a M1028 that I have extensively modified.All M1028s came with the overload springs from the factory. ORD also has a warning about the ubolt kit not working without a shackle flip. Something about the ubolt plates contacting the springs.