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Old Sep 20, 2011 | 12:43 PM
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haha... always having to change something...
 
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Old Sep 20, 2011 | 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by hydrashocker
.........Damn engineers!
I know right, oh that's right I'm going into engineering. Still say that all the time myself though
 
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Old Sep 20, 2011 | 09:28 PM
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cool sounds like a plan... look forward to seeing the pictures. btw nice write up firepro. do you have your own hydraulic lift?
No, not yet. We will get one at our garage soon. This one is at the shop that did the gears.
 
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Old Sep 24, 2011 | 09:39 AM
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Ok, here are the pics. I was wrong on what I remember it saying. Dang old age memory.

It says Trac Lok on it with the numbers 8012 on the other side. These are the best pics I could get of the numbers and wording due to their location.

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The rest of the gearing
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So I guess bottom line is I have a LSD. haha!
 
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Old Sep 24, 2011 | 02:13 PM
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Well you can leave it or install a locker. Where you are on road I would probably leave it, just remember to install at least 7oz friction modifier to it first then add your gear lubricant.

What were you thinking about doing?
 
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Old Sep 24, 2011 | 04:38 PM
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It's all done. I looked at it and misread it when they installed the 4.56 gears in it two weeks ago.

The Trac lok is fine for me. The gears on the other hand are bad *** with the 35" tires. Puts my RPMs back in the right range, but sure does chew on the gas now.

Just finished sandblasting shocks and rear cover and painting them red. Not sure yet of the look, but something different. May or may not sticker the shocks.

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Old Sep 25, 2011 | 09:48 PM
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Worked on this today. Will be painted tomorrow and then installed once I get longer bolts for the differential.

Here is a teaser of it tacked together.
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Once I finish, I will do a write up on it.
 
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Old Sep 25, 2011 | 11:25 PM
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That will look bad@$$
 
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Old Sep 26, 2011 | 03:13 AM
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Sweet! i want one of those for my rig!
 
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Old Sep 26, 2011 | 07:56 AM
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Nice write up FirePro.....Interested in what the cage looks like cleaned up and painted.....On YOUR truck I like the red shocks n cover,good choice,Looks awesome with the clean look and just the Summit decal on the diff...
So,before you've installed a prop valve,how do the breaks feel? Notice a difference from the drums?
 
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