What have you done to your ride lately?
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Taco Loco
Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
I was out and about and picked up a hoe.
Dang you got a dirty mind...
Jacked up tractor, rotate valve stem to top, remove air and not the sealant. The tire sealant actually sealed off this puncture.
Pulled and plugged away, lost count of plugs, atleast 3 of bigger plugs maybe 10 regular plugs, I only think I push one plug into the tire. If holds after putting heavy loads on tractor, I will cut off half of the exposed plugs. If it don't hold up, then off to the shop, I'm not removing this filled tire.
Dang you got a dirty mind...
Jacked up tractor, rotate valve stem to top, remove air and not the sealant. The tire sealant actually sealed off this puncture.
Pulled and plugged away, lost count of plugs, atleast 3 of bigger plugs maybe 10 regular plugs, I only think I push one plug into the tire. If holds after putting heavy loads on tractor, I will cut off half of the exposed plugs. If it don't hold up, then off to the shop, I'm not removing this filled tire.
PSU Taco85
Well-Known Member
that filled up with beet juice?
Taco Loco
Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
Don't know what it is, but it cost me about $900 to have the sealant added to all 4 tires. The rear tires are 80% filled with water and that sealant.
Taco Loco
Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
I will find out, cause I want to pick some up for other tires.
balakay
BabyMax
For the last month or so (maybe longer, I can't remember exactly when it started), I've been getting a nasty squeak from my front passenger suspension. Thought it was just dirty so I didn't pay too much attention to it. Said I'd deal with it when I got back from Colorado. After messing with it some more and having the shop look at it when they did my balance and alignment, we decided it was LCA bushings. So now that I'm back from Colorado I took it to the dealer this morning to have them check out the bushings because the certified pre-owned paperwork I have specifically states that bushings and bearings are covered. They put it on the lift and it appears that the passenger side King coilover is bent. Getting an appointment set up at my local shop to have the coilover removed and disassembled (coil and seat removed) so I can get a better look and some pictures before I call King and see what my options are.
Is it just the shaft that's bent? Or the whole shock?
balakay
BabyMax
Looks like just the shaft but hard to tell with it on the truck. Can't see much of the shaft because of the massive spring seat they use.
CowboyTaco
Well-Known Member
I sent all of mine to get rebuilt by Downsouth motorsports. The shipping price to them and back sucks though.
Since you have Kings, there is probably someone local that can rebuild them for cheaper.
tex
That's Mr Asshole to you
I sold my stock front coils to @MatthewMay1 to put on his 4th gen. But I think we have located an extra set of Toytecs to put on if he wants to.
balakay
BabyMax
After talking to a few rebuilders, they don't think the shaft is bent. But we won't know for sure until I can get it off the vehicle and get the coil off of it. Talked to a place in Colorado that gave us some stuff to look at. They said once I get it off and see what the issue is, they can do a two week turn around on rebuilding and revalving all four shocks. I just have to pay shipping to Colorado and back. But they have the parts in stock versus other shops that said a two week turn around plus an extra couple weeks to get parts from King. If it wasn't a 12-14 week wait, I'd just order some Radflos like we put in my buddy's 4Runner a month or two ago. They ride way better than my Kings. But a revalve should fix that and will be quicker.
It's all about valving with shocks. You can have skyjackers that ride better than Kings bc they have been valved better.
Once you get your valving dialed in, they'll ride great. Just takes some work to get there.
CowboyTaco
Well-Known Member
Finished my first CV reboot.
I think it turned out pretty good. Let me know if you see any obvious F ups.
Also, do I need to get a new axle nut? I'm assuming the OE one is fine to reuse.
I think it turned out pretty good. Let me know if you see any obvious F ups.
Also, do I need to get a new axle nut? I'm assuming the OE one is fine to reuse.
Looks good! And you can reuse that nut. It's plenty beefy...
MatthewMay1
amateur professional
I approve of the tailgate decal
Reuse the nut. It’s the biggest nut on the truck, plenty strong. Nice job, I remember dreading my CV reboot but once I did it I realized it’s really not that bad of a job.