Recent content by NASDIESEL

Always good to see a patina'ed Arles. Sweet.

Soaks up oil nicely...

That bull bar would be hot if they included tubes to the sliders ala ARB designs.

I could only ever get them over FB.

The strap/bracket placement is kind of delicate and is trial and error to some extent. I had similar issues on my rear tires. I don't use any spacer.

Just a suggestion but if purchasing the bracket is not something you want , I'd recommend regularly changing the bolt itself. Exchanging it for a higher grade or carrying extras and extractors. In 1/3 cases I've been with, we extracted the remaining bolt trailside and it was fairly painless...

Always make sure you have lots of ratchet straps and available log to wedge underneath to drag the truck out with ... the recovery sucks. ;-)

Unfortunately I didn't perform analysis on the broken bits to be able to tell you the cause and effect. But in all instances the trucks were heavy, wheeling considerably offroad on challenging trails, all in the northeast (corrosion definitely possible). I don't see the brackets as introducing...

It looks like this installed

Looks like expo doesn't like the link. So you can only find them on FB, search "Specialdrom Garage". You should see them. Ship from Italy.

I carry spare height sensors, GAP, a spare compressor (remanufactured), some air line fittings (connectors, etc) and air line. I've had an air fitting blow out before on the trail and was lucky a friend had his ARB line repair kit. I have thought of carrying a spare axle or the like but frankly...

You can do the service yourself on a flat, level place. Only requires hand tools.

Yes, was having issues with the hardware on the top of the rears, back bolt/nut were completely rusted solid and deteriorated. Spent hours using cutoff wheels and sawzall to cut the rear air bags apart then the top plate of the air bag assembly. Finished 1:30am this morning... ;-) Rear shocks...

I'm mid-way with the install myself on my DD LR3. I'm having other issues with rusty rear strut top hardware. Nightmare right now. Are you talking about the front or rears or both? On the fronts, I used 4ft pry bar between the bottom of the spring mount, over top of the brake disc and put...

217K on mine. Bought it for $6K with a 160K 3 years ago. Think this is its' last winter as rust is starting to appear on the frame/body. Lives a hard life.