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Old 09-29-2007, 10:21 AM   #1
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Installed the 8.8
She rolls.

What an easy install. I just need an adjustable trackbar and some adjustable lower control arms and we are good to go. I took it down the driveway and the 4.88's are a nice upgrade from 3.07's.

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[QUOTE=kd4yor;4763909]Chris, I just think your having buyers remorse for all the work in your 8.8 for no added gain (over the Dana 35).[/QUOTE]
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Old 09-29-2007, 10:37 AM   #2
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looks sick !! who did all the welding of the brackets ?? looks good And what shocks are those ?
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Old 09-29-2007, 10:43 AM   #3
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Wow, looks good. Cant believe you were running 35's with 3.07's. Those lower shock mounts seem a little vulnerable though.
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Old 09-29-2007, 10:45 AM   #4
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Looks great Chris. I love the Rockcrusher cover painted yellow.
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Old 09-29-2007, 11:00 AM   #5
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A piece of your antenna is missing.
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Old 09-29-2007, 11:07 AM   #6
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A piece of your antenna is missing.
lol, I never did understand the big deal about covering your license plate in pictures. Its not like 1,000 people a day cant see it when your driving around/parked.
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Old 09-29-2007, 11:18 AM   #7
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lol, I never did understand the big deal about covering your license plate in pictures. Its not like 1,000 people a day cant see it when your driving around/parked.
True but driving around on the highway with 25,000 other people doing nothing different from everyone else is a lot different than sitting at a keyboard and flaming thousands of people who would love to track you down and beat you down because you embarrassed them.
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Old 09-29-2007, 11:46 AM   #8
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looks sick !! who did all the welding of the brackets ?? looks good And what shocks are those ?
Thanks! I tacked the brackets on with my 90am wire gun and had a local welder come over and burn them in with his big rig. The shocks are RE Monotubes.
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Old 09-29-2007, 11:56 AM   #9
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Wow, looks good. Cant believe you were running 35's with 3.07's. Those lower shock mounts seem a little vulnerable though.
Yeah, I was going to move the brackets up, however, I don't want to buy new rear shocks. I can always move them if I need to.
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Old 09-29-2007, 11:59 AM   #10
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lol, I never did understand the big deal about covering your license plate in pictures. Its not like 1,000 people a day cant see it when your driving around/parked.

Ehh, not really a big hairy deal, but can you go wrong by NOT posting it on a forum? I don't post pictures of my kids on the internet either.
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Old 09-29-2007, 12:05 PM   #11
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Yeah, I was going to move the brackets up, however, I don't want to buy new rear shocks. I can always move them if I need to.
You can move the shock mounts both upwards and outwards.

Moving them out helps get back the distance you lose by moving them up. It also improves the ride.
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Old 09-29-2007, 12:13 PM   #12
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That gives me something to think about when my body recoups. LOL!
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Old 09-29-2007, 02:48 PM   #13
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How did you get the sway bar to fit around the pumpkin? I totally forgot about this and now I'm trying to figure out a way to get the sway bar back on w/o taking the axle back out!

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Old 09-29-2007, 04:18 PM   #14
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any problems rubbing on the tank skid? also - why the adjustable track bar? building an 8.8 right now, myself.
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Old 09-29-2007, 05:03 PM   #15
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Did the Dana 35 explode or could you just not wait any more on the 4.88s?
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