I’m pretty pissed!!

[Matt69olds]

That is how I feel about the spring place I used. The money is gone and I guess I could dispute with my CC company but it is not worth it. I was able to use half of the shackle. I wonder if the sleeves I have left over would work for you.

I appreciate the offer. But after far more hassle that it should have been, the problem is solved.

 

[Matt69olds]

A 35 is not a giant tire. I trimmed a plastic fender flare corner and tapped the lip back with a mallet.

OP is putting 36's on his son's Yukon, so I was offering up solutions to what I've experienced with a similar size tire. The upper control arms fixed my only issues with suspension components.
Oh my God it might get dirty, what will I ever do?
I forgot this forum is full of keep it stock nancies. I wonder sometimes why I bother posting.

I stand corrected, the tires he bought are actually just a hair over 34 inches.

 

[edgephoto]

A 35" is a GIANT tire when these rigs came with mostly 15" wheels. I just said i wouldn't hack my sheetmetal to "try & look cool" and have stupid-looking off-set wheels hanging out there. I also don't like 6"+ lifts neither, just my preference, just something a little more aggressive than stock. JMO!

I don't get the whole lift kit and giant tires thing. I don't want to have to climb a ladder to get in my vehicle or do overhead presses to put anything in the cargo area.

 

[Camar068]

I don't get the whole lift kit and giant tires thing. I don't want to have to climb a ladder to get in my vehicle or do overhead presses to put anything in the cargo area.

depends on use and where your going.

 

[idahovette]

I'd be happy to do whatever someone thought I should do or wanted me to do to my truck...................just hand me the money to do it with???

 

[bucket]

I'd be happy to do whatever someone thought I should do or wanted me to do to my truck...................just hand me the money to do it with???

I don't know about that, lol. There have been a couple people that have said I should put big rig wheels on my dually. That's a very expensive proposition. Even if they were buying, I wouldn't want that.

What if someone was willing to pay to have your truck wrapped, with pictures of roller skates and disco balls all over it?

 

[idahovette]

OK.......... there are LIMITS @bucket

 

[edgephoto]

depends on use and where your going.

To each his own. I just don't get it. I am not saying others shouldn't. Vehicles are personal and you should be able to modify them how you like. Within reason, of course.

 

[WebMonkey]

I don't know about that, lol. There have been a couple people that have said I should put big rig wheels on my dually. That's a very expensive proposition. Even if they were buying, I wouldn't want that.

What if someone was willing to pay to have your truck wrapped, with pictures of roller skates and disco balls all over it?

well crap, i still roller skate and request disco and 80s.

'monkey

 

[Camar068]

To each his own. I just don't get it. I am not saying others shouldn't. Vehicles are personal and you should be able to modify them how you like. Within reason, of course.

agree 100%. My comment was meant more toward if your rock climbing, hitting the trails in the mountains with a lot of snow, or just simple daily driver. If you want "this" on your truck, I'm not gonna bash ya. Like you said, it's your truck not ours.

 

[Mike_82_Shortbox]

After exhausting all my spare parts looking for useful sleeves, I finally decided to just buy cheap stock replacement bushings to get the sleeves and washers. Only then did I find the aftermarket replacement parts have different diameter inner sleeves!!

My next move: I’m going to my local savalge yard to see if some of the later model wrecked trucks have useable parts. The salvage yard will give me the parts as long as the were damaged and not useable from collision damage. If I strike out there, I’m not sure what to do next.

Added insult to injury: I found out Dorman offers new control arms that are about 75 bucks more than what I have spent on ball joints and useless bushings. If I can’t find parts, that’s probably what I’m going to have to do.

I feel your pain. But some of that pain is your own doing. I'm wondering why you didn't just return the bushings when you couldn't find suitable inner sleeves, and why and how you managed to install them if you didn't have sleeves that were the right size. Mere friend just finished a year's worth of work on a 1985 GMC four-wheel-drive, and we had some of the same issues with parts, most aggravating the oil pan for the motor. Refreshed a four-bolt main 350ci SBC, but had a persistent oil leak at the front of the motor. Replaced the oil pan two more times and the timing cover once, using the best Fel-Pro gaskets available, until I finally ditched the O'Reilly's Spectra and Dorman oil pans ($75 and $90), and got a Pioneer oil pan from AutoZone for $149. At one point I had all three pans, and comparing these other two to the Pioneer pan, I could see how cheaply the other two were made; out of tolerance, thin front and rear mating services for the gasket, and on the Spectra pan, the rear land only contacted half of the gasket. We finally got to run with no leaks anywhere.

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