"Nibbles" (nibbles)
08/14/2018 at 14:56 • Filed to: None
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"Nibbles" (nibbles)
08/14/2018 at 14:56 • Filed to: None | 2
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It feels kinda weird taking a car back to stock, but damn is it nice having dropped nearly 1,000 RPMs in 6th at 65 MPH. Rear is quiet as a mouse too. I’m now confident it’ll make it to Washington :)
Two hours to remove the old, three to install the new. I’m pleased.
Not bad methinks. Swapping my 4.10 LSD for an OEM 3.42 LSD. #backtofactoryfresh
crowmolly
> Nibbles
08/14/2018 at 14:58 |
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Swap gearset/carrier or whole rear?
Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness
> Nibbles
08/14/2018 at 16:08 |
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And here I thought I did alright completely rebuilding the front end on the project in 4 hrs Friday morning.........
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Nibbles
> crowmolly
08/14/2018 at 16:24 |
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Whole rear. Easier that way
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Nibbles
> Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness
08/14/2018 at 16:24 |
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Hey that’s not bad at all! My front suspension refresh took a couple weeks
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crowmolly
> Nibbles
08/14/2018 at 16:24 |
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Big time. You have issues with the whole 3 vs 4 channel thing?
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Nibbles
> crowmolly
08/14/2018 at 16:29 |
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Its replacement is coming out of a 96 non-TCS so I should be good
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crowmolly
> Nibbles
08/14/2018 at 16:33 |
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Cool. How’s the pinion seal on the replacement one? They are notorious for having gear oil seep past, and now’s probably the time to do it.
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Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness
> Nibbles
08/14/2018 at 16:44 |
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I took off work. Put on new struts (which required tearing down the old struts because I didn’t want new springs), new ball joints, new sway bar bushing, new inner and outer tie rod ends, and new control arm bushings.
Going from the old 160k suspension to everything being new is a night and day difference. It’s quieter, smoother, and much better handling.
Did you just swap out rear ends or did you pull it and swap gearsets?
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Nibbles
> crowmolly
08/15/2018 at 08:24 |
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Looked p dry but I’ll be inspecting it before install for sure
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Nibbles
> Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness
08/15/2018 at 08:25 |
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Swapped asssemblies. I didn’t want to worry about completely fucking it up if I got pre-load wrong or whathaveyou
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Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness
> Nibbles
08/15/2018 at 10:07 |
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It’s far easier that way.
LongbowMkII
> Nibbles
08/16/2018 at 17:43 |
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That’s a good upgrade.