What did you do to your GMT today?

by **navigator** » Wed Jul 09, 2014 1:00 pm

that could be the difference between there and the guys here in the sticks where many are working the areas they grew up in and dealing with people/families they are familiar with.

by **Aries** » Wed Jul 09, 2014 2:02 pm

DirtyBacon04 wrote:Cops are dumb

No! Some of my best friends are LE. Hell, two of the most craziest SOB's I hung out with after high school became Maryland State Troopers.

And some of their best arrest story's starts with "I pulled them over for a cracked windshield" or not using their turn signal . "When they acts suspicious I called in the dog and found a duffel bag with 100k in cash and a pound of heroin". Or my favorite "I seen a guy driving that I knew didn't have a drivers license, pulled him over and locked him up for his 10th DUI"

YouTube Videos · by **Trail X** » Wed Jul 09, 2014 9:14 pm

Aries wrote:
DirtyBacon04 wrote:Cops are dumb

No! Some of my best friends are LE. Hell, two of the most craziest SOB's I hung out with after high school became Maryland State Troopers.

And some of their best arrest story's starts with "I pulled them over for a cracked windshield" or not using their turn signal . "When they acts suspicious I called in the dog and found a duffel bag with 100k in cash and a pound of heroin". Or my favorite "I seen a guy driving that I knew didn't have a drivers license, pulled him over and locked him up for his 10th DUI"

You didn't catch the irony of his comment.

But man, this is quite a topic tangent.

by **v7guy** » Thu Jul 10, 2014 1:51 am

DirtyBacon04 wrote:Cops are dumb

Yup, Bacon nails it! Gonna have to merge this with the lounge at this rate...

by **DirtyBacon04** » Thu Jul 10, 2014 10:15 am

I'll add this and then we can get back to topic:
The info i learned from this site actually helped me on duty. I pulled this truck over for 101mph in a 60 mph zone. He said he was only going 80ish. I had to explain to this guy that the jacked up truck and oversize tires threw off his speedo.
Then he got a fat ticket.

YouTube Videos · by **Trail X** » Thu Jul 10, 2014 10:40 am

Wow, 101mph... and he didn't think "man, why am I passing EVERYONE so FAST"...

by **dvanbramer88** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 7:03 am

Installed new leaf springs and new U-bolts. Also did the upper ball joints last week. Working on the exhaust system now.

by **navigator** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 8:23 am

I got my new rear ready to install in my truck.
It is under the truck and ready to bolt in.

by **Regulator1175** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 10:16 pm

Moots1288 wrote:I dont know to many NYPD officers that are there to help, but I guess thats a whole different story.

But they are always nice on the TV shows!

by **navigator** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 11:56 pm

ok, I got my rear diff in finally.
with 3.42 and 32's my speedo would read 60 and I was running about 63.
with 4.10 and 32's my speedo reads 60 and I am running about 58.
I expect if I move to 33's my speedo will be pretty close.
What is weird though is I don't have any lights on even though the front and rear are different gear ratios.

by **Moots1288** » Sat Jul 12, 2014 12:26 am

navigator wrote:ok, I got my rear diff in finally.
with 3.42 and 32's my speedo would read 60 and I was running about 63.
with 4.10 and 32's my speedo reads 60 and I am running about 58.
I expect if I move to 33's my speedo will be pretty close.
What is weird though is I don't have any lights on even though the front and rear are different gear ratios.

I didnt have any lights and I drove with 4.56s and 3.73s in the front for 2 months. I dont suspect you should get any lights, even if you put it in 4 wheel drive. Just your transfer case would be so happy.

by **navigator** » Sat Jul 12, 2014 8:28 am

that's good news, I kept reading about all the guys having trouble with dash lights and issues getting the speedo calibrated etc. I know a tune can fix those things (for 06+) but it looks like there won't be a rush.

by **c0a8l0v6i8n9** » Sat Jul 12, 2014 11:28 am

I'm installed skyjacker nitro 8000 shocks in the rear. Let's see how they handle. Scratch and dent for $70. When they arrived there was not one scratch or dent.

by **ErikSS** » Sat Jul 12, 2014 12:12 pm

I've had mine a little over a year. I'm not thrilled with the appearance of them but they function like new. I have some surface rust.

by **Cable810** » Sun Jul 13, 2014 9:17 am

navigator wrote:ok, I got my rear diff in finally.
with 3.42 and 32's my speedo would read 60 and I was running about 63.
with 4.10 and 32's my speedo reads 60 and I am running about 58.
I expect if I move to 33's my speedo will be pretty close.
What is weird though is I don't have any lights on even though the front and rear are different gear ratios.

I still have dash lights. I wonder why your not getting any... seems to be right when I do 65 I'm actually doing 57

by **navigator** » Sun Jul 13, 2014 10:03 am

Moots and I both have the 4 channel 2006+ axles, maybe that is the difference.

by **Cable810** » Sun Jul 13, 2014 11:30 am

Must be.

MY Youtube Channel · by **TBYODA** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 10:24 pm

Yesterday I went to a local pick & pull and got spare bumper reinforcement for $11.80.

I picked this up because I didn't want to cut up my original in case I wanted to put my bumper cover back on.

A little sanding and several layers of paint.

MY Youtube Channel · by **TBYODA** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 10:32 pm

Then I installed these bad boys.

Tuff LED

There are a flood lights and are very bright! Wanted them to light up the sides and a little ways away down the trail, from testing them around my yard they will.
This picture does not do them justice, my low beams are off.

YouTube Videos · by **Trail X** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 11:33 pm

navigator wrote:ok, I got my rear diff in finally.
with 3.42 and 32's my speedo would read 60 and I was running about 63.
with 4.10 and 32's my speedo reads 60 and I am running about 58.
I expect if I move to 33's my speedo will be pretty close.

If you check the math, I'm pretty sure you just put in 3.73 gears, not 4.10s.

navigator wrote:Moots and I both have the 4 channel 2006+ axles, maybe that is the difference.

YES that is the difference!! :slap:

With the 4 channel, the diff isn't even in the ABS equation. It is only comparing straight wheel speeds from all 4 wheels.

navigator wrote:What is weird though is I don't have any lights on even though the front and rear are different gear ratios.

The ABS wouldn't pick up on mismatching front and rear diff gears because it doesn't need to know the front diff, even in a pre 2006 vehicle. Its just the act of changing the rear gear in the pre 2005s that change the calculated ratio that the ABS module receives. Matching the front diff won't fix any ABS lights that pop up on pre 2006 models.

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