4perrev Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 Love the flying saucers or dish caps, which ever you prefer!! 1 Quote Link to comment
datson4life Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 Looking good! Did u lowar it more? 1 Quote Link to comment
skyblue Posted March 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 Thanks I just call them caps. Lol. I haven't lowered it anymore since the last pic. I think the Angle and lowlight make it look lowers. :) 1 Quote Link to comment
skyblue Posted June 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 Old girl went under the knife this weekend. Finally got discs up front. It's not the fanciest. Or prettiest. But she stops a better. However, I'm a little unimpressed with the stopping power. I have to press the brake pedal pretty hard to get her to stop on a dime. But maybe I have to play with the proportioning valve a little. I did decrease it 2 turns and it did help. Overall she drives great and finally doesn't pull to one side when I slam on the brakes. Good riddance to drums. 7 Quote Link to comment
hobospyder Posted June 5, 2016 Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 Old girl went under the knife this weekend. Finally got discs up front. It's not the fanciest. Or prettiest. But she stops a better. However, I'm a little unimpressed with the stopping power. I have to press the brake pedal pretty hard to get her to stop on a dime. But maybe I have to play with the proportioning valve a little. I did decrease it 2 turns and it did help. Overall she drives great and finally doesn't pull to one side when I slam on the brakes. Good riddance to drums. i was kinda underwhelmed with mine at first as well but they definitely stop better than the drums and no adjustment required 2 Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted June 5, 2016 Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 If you adjust the proportiong valve and the front end dives when applying the brakes you have gone to far. 1 Quote Link to comment
mrbigtanker Posted June 6, 2016 Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 Good job looks good. Now all you need is Titans. 1 Quote Link to comment
skyblue Posted June 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 i was kinda underwhelmed with mine at first as well but they definitely stop better than the drums and no adjustment required Yes. This is exactly how I feel. If you adjust the proportiong valve and the front end dives when applying the brakes you have gone to far. I will play with it. Thanks. Good job looks good. Now all you need is Titans.If only I could find a set. They're super rare. 2 Quote Link to comment
jrock4224 Posted June 6, 2016 Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 you have a set mike .. lol 2 Quote Link to comment
Busta Nut Posted June 6, 2016 Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 He sold'em..... ....wants an JDM set..... ........Tanker hook-ups..... 4 Quote Link to comment
4perrev Posted June 6, 2016 Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 Nice job. It makes a huge difference. I had to bleed the sh!t out of mine to get em right. Stood the calipers straight up with the nipple on top and aboooot a quart of fluid. Works like a champ! Dodged a rolling boat trailer wheel the other day and the brake worked great. If I still had drums, she'd be wearing a rubber wreath for a bonnet ornament. 4 Quote Link to comment
skyblue Posted June 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 I drove her 90 miles on Sunday and she did great. But, when I got home I heard a rattling noise when driving through some bumpy roads coming from the wheels. :/. Haven't had a chance to investigate. Hope I didn't fuck anything up. 1 Quote Link to comment
4perrev Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Mouse traps man. Little cheese and bacon, by tomorrow....all done!! Or just add grease! 2 Quote Link to comment
skyblue Posted June 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Hahahaha...what? 2 Quote Link to comment
datson4life Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 What proportioning valve did u use? 1 Quote Link to comment
skyblue Posted June 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 What proportioning valve did u use? I bought the kit slightly used and it came with a no name one. I didn't notice any brand markings on it. I'll take a closer look. But I'm thinking of upgrading to a wilwood one anyway. Maybe 1 Quote Link to comment
hobospyder Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 I bought the kit slightly used and it came with a no name one. I didn't notice any brand markings on it. I'll take a closer look. But I'm thinking of upgrading to a wilwood one anyway. Maybe you heading to oregon this weekend? 1 Quote Link to comment
4perrev Posted June 9, 2016 Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 For the rattle and squeak man!! :poke: Just too funny to pass up. 2 Quote Link to comment
skyblue Posted June 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2016 I scored this bad boy at Canby from hobospyder. Thanks for the smokin' deal! Haven't had a chance to put it in. But I will. Also, I investigated the rattling noise and it turned out to be the pad shims slid off to te side which caused the pads to be loose in the caliper. Repositioned the shims and gave all the nuts and bolts one more check and torque. No more rattle! Got a stock steering wheel at canby too. I think it looks a lot better than the grant that was in there. Pic for the whores. Truck rides a lot smother and quieter. But now I noticed more noises. lol. One being a hum at freeway speeds. I checked the u-joints and one has a lot of play. So I will need to replace it and see if that fixes it. Pretty happy to be driving her more. She's driving like a dream. 5 Quote Link to comment
4perrev Posted June 16, 2016 Report Share Posted June 16, 2016 Glad to see you found the mouse in there. Little bastards! Nice wheel. U-joints are super fun to replace and you will beat up some sockets in the process, but not too difficult. If you've done them before, disregard the last statement. Just did them on my little beast a minute ago and it's waaaaaaaaaaaaay better. 3 Quote Link to comment
hobospyder Posted June 16, 2016 Report Share Posted June 16, 2016 Glad to see you found the mouse in there. Little bastards! Nice wheel. U-joints are super fun to replace and you will beat up some sockets in the process, but not too difficult. If you've done them before, disregard the last statement. Just did them on my little beast a minute ago and it's waaaaaaaaaaaaay better. shit come do mine 3 Quote Link to comment
hobospyder Posted June 16, 2016 Report Share Posted June 16, 2016 I scored this bad boy at Canby from hobospyder. Thanks for the smokin' deal! Haven't had a chance to put it in. But I will. Also, I investigated the rattling noise and it turned out to be the pad shims slid off to te side which caused the pads to be loose in the caliper. Repositioned the shims and gave all the nuts and bolts one more check and torque. No more rattle! Got a stock steering wheel at canby too. I think it looks a lot better than the grant that was in there. Pic for the whores. Truck rides a lot smother and quieter. But now I noticed more noises. lol. One being a hum at freeway speeds. I checked the u-joints and one has a lot of play. So I will need to replace it and see if that fixes it. Pretty happy to be driving her more. She's driving like a dream. she's looking good and better than the part collecting cobwebs and dust in my shop. Almost became lost, no problem on the deal 2 Quote Link to comment
skyblue Posted June 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2016 Haha. Yea those rascals. Yea I've done them before. I actually replaced them both before last years canby. And they were shot by the time I get back. I definitely have some issues with the driveline that I've been battling with since I got the truck. Slowly getting rid of the vibes. 1 Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted June 16, 2016 Report Share Posted June 16, 2016 Have you had it professionally balanced? Might try that after you pop in the new U-joint. 1 Quote Link to comment
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