What did you do to your GMT today?

by **HARDTRAILZ** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 9:35 pm

tbangert wrote:Fought with power tools for awhile (need to get my air compressor back and buy some air tools) but got my Zone 2" body lift installed. I must say it is a nice kit, but their directions are horrible!!! Very poorly written.

Surprised. I thought the directions were easy to follow. I used hand tools and a sawzall and knocked it out in about 7 hours by myself. Steering was a bitch for me to get hooked back up but rest was not so bad.

by **mikekey** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 10:33 pm

tbangert wrote:Fought with power tools for awhile (need to get my air compressor back and buy some air tools) but got my Zone 2" body lift installed. I must say it is a nice kit, but their directions are horrible!!! Very poorly written.

Gosh we found it pretty easy to follow. Not to bash MarkMC's lft but the font on his directions is horrible and barely legible. So we relied on comparing it to the zone instructions. They're almost word for word in some places.

The fact that we skipped the bumper also made things go faster.

Truck looks good. any idea what size wheel you plan on running?

by **navigator** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:38 pm

the bumper mounts were the hardest for me with the Zone lift.
I have noticed what appears to be a little play in my steering extension. Anyone else notice this?
I need to crawl under there and re-torque the nuts.

by **chevycrew** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:53 pm

Well yesterday I rolled it, well, firm flop on the drivers side.

And today, I just wheeled it.

YouTube Videos · by **Trail X** » Tue Apr 02, 2013 1:48 pm

chevycrew wrote:Well yesterday I rolled it, well, firm flop on the drivers side.

And today, I just wheeled it.

And tomorrow you will post pictures!

:no pics:

by **tbangert** » Tue Apr 02, 2013 5:17 pm

mikekey wrote:Truck looks good. any idea what size wheel you plan on running?

I'll most likely go with a 285/75-16. Seeing as I have a little bit of time before I need tires, I'm trying to save some bucks for some new 17" rims but still stick with the 33" size tire.

by **mikekey** » Tue Apr 02, 2013 5:30 pm

Save your money do your rims and tires at once. It's the best feeling, like Christmas morning!

by **Moots1288** » Tue Apr 02, 2013 8:29 pm

Rotates tires today.. And found a friend

by **dvanbramer88** » Tue Apr 02, 2013 8:33 pm

At least you can actually change that seal yourself on your truck. I need to drop my diff to change those seals.

by **navigator** » Tue Apr 02, 2013 9:34 pm

yeah, it isn't too bad. Getting the axle out was the hardest part for me.
It should be easier next time.

by **Moots1288** » Tue Apr 02, 2013 9:54 pm

Yea not to bad just stating what I found

by **DustinC1989** » Wed Apr 03, 2013 12:19 am

Got my 8.6 and found tow hooks on my way out. Grand total for the day.... $84 :excited:

by **redleg6** » Wed Apr 03, 2013 8:38 am

good score!

by **mikekey** » Wed Apr 03, 2013 9:23 am

Damn $84 is a steal! I paid $48 just for a fender the other day!

YouTube Videos · by **Trail X** » Wed Apr 03, 2013 9:45 am

That's one key benefit of this vehicle. Cheap parts.

by **JCrayton99** » Wed Apr 03, 2013 9:53 am

You got a rear end and tow hooks for $84? Or am I missing something?

by **Cable810** » Wed Apr 03, 2013 9:57 am

JCrayton99 wrote:You got a rear end and tow hooks for $84? Or am I missing something?

I'm with you on this.

by **DustinC1989** » Wed Apr 03, 2013 11:01 am

No, not missing anything. Paid $79 for the axle and $5 for the hooks.

by **dvanbramer88** » Wed Apr 03, 2013 11:03 am

That's a friggin steal! Looks like you have a fair junk yard.

by **DustinC1989** » Wed Apr 03, 2013 11:26 am

No, had to drive almost 200 miles for it. Reason I got it so cheap was showing him that the other axles he had were G80's and this one was just a open diff. After agreeing that lockers are more expensive he let me take it for $75+ tax.

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