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05-02-2021, 12:52 PM
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Field Repairs
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05-02-2021, 12:54 PM
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Nice MacGyver-ing.
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05-02-2021, 02:17 PM
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geoffff, wasn't it you who also used a tow strap and ratchet strap on the FE leaf pack a couple years ago?
In any case, that account prompted me to carry a couple as well - scenario made prefect sense when it was explained back then, & they are very versatile. Hope I never need them, but instills confidence seeing how you rigged your solution. Well done.
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05-02-2021, 03:05 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Twoxentrix
geoffff, wasn't it you who also used a tow strap and ratchet strap on the FE leaf pack a couple years ago?
In any case, that account prompted me to carry a couple as well - scenario made prefect sense when it was explained back then, & they are very versatile. Hope I never need them, but instills confidence seeing how you rigged your solution. Well done.
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Yep I've used ratchet straps to "fix" my front leaf spring pack ...
... and also to hold my slipping tie rod together
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05-02-2021, 03:46 PM
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Nice fix!
Related.... that's one reason I went with Sulastic shackles. Besides taking the harshness out of expansion joints and other small bumps, they're far more robust than the stock shackles.
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05-03-2021, 08:54 AM
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Nice work! I also thought it was you that broke a rear shackle in Canyonlands(?) a few years ago (must have been someone else). After reading that post I had Deaver replace mine when I had them give the rear spring pack they had built for me years ago some love. I also carry a cheap Dorman shackle in the van basement. Shackles are also on my list of items to give a visual to every now and then.
I like learning from others. Glad you were able to make it out OK.
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05-03-2021, 08:59 AM
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OH SNAP!!!!
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05-03-2021, 10:23 AM
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I had a guy on an ATV drive come by while I was working on my broken shackle - he told me he'd been an auto mechanic for 35 years and had never seen a broken shackle.
Guess I'm doing something wrong. (Or right.)
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05-03-2021, 10:31 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by carringb
that's one reason I went with Sulastic shackles. Besides taking the harshness out of expansion joints and other small bumps, they're far more robust than the stock shackles.
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Hi carringb, do you run these on the front leafs (if you have them)? Or just the back?
A quick read up on these shows that most people like them for the less jittery ride when their trucks are unloaded. My van is never unloaded, and generally I just don't notice what my rear end is doing -- as it's the front end I'm sitting on.
-- Geoff
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05-03-2021, 10:33 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by geoffff
Hi carringb, do you run these on the front leafs (if you have them)? Or just the back?
A quick read up on these shows that most people like them for the less jittery ride when their trucks are unloaded. My van is never unloaded, and generally I just don't notice what my rear end is doing -- as it's the front end I'm sitting on.
-- Geoff
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I think it's a sign of old age when you just don't notice what your rear end is doing.
Sorry, couldn't help myself.
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