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Old June 28th, 2007, 02:17 AM   #51 (Link to post)
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Old June 28th, 2007, 06:08 AM   #52 (Link to post)
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Take tools, at least one other vehicle and a cell phone. Good luck - and post up the results.
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Old June 28th, 2007, 06:42 PM   #53 (Link to post)
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Take tools, at least one other vehicle and a cell phone. Good luck - and post up the results.
And pics:pics1:
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Old June 29th, 2007, 01:44 AM   #54 (Link to post)
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WOW

Took the Jimmy up to Silverado tonight and just got home. Took lots of tools (anything I would need to adjust or fix), took my girlfriend and 2 friends, and had my brother and his buddy following in his Jeep. Let me just say I am impressed.

I used to have a wrangler, and the stuff the Jimmy was going up was effortless compared to what the Jeep could do. The flex was crazy too. I don't know if I held low expectations at first or what, but I was amazed at how well it did. Definitely like it now that I'm done with this phase.
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Take tools, at least one other vehicle and a cell phone. Good luck - and post up the results.
And pics:pics1:
Pics to follow tomorrow...too lazy to get the camera out. I'll post up some more details with the pics too.
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Old June 29th, 2007, 10:05 AM   #56 (Link to post)
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Make sure you go back and double check bolt torque/tight. Especially the u-bolts. I usually end up re-torquing them after 2 trips before they settle in and stay at 150ft-lbs.
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Old June 29th, 2007, 01:26 PM   #57 (Link to post)
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Make sure you go back and double check bolt torque/tight. Especially the u-bolts. I usually end up re-torquing them after 2 trips before they settle in and stay at 150ft-lbs.
Alright sweet...yeah I always kind of laughed at the manufacturer's "check all bolts again after 500 miles." With the way the stuff is getting used I'd be in trouble if I waited that long.
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PICS!
I have some other ones I'll try to add later, but I figured I'd get these up now. Take notice of the "Screaming Redneck" front license plate.



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