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chrisp2493

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Honestly I cringe when I see thick fender flares with stock wheels and no spacers. I installed the narrowest flares I could find, and still didn't like the look. It took me a while to decide how thick I wanted the spacers to be. The 1.75s are spot on.

I do too. That’s why I redid my rusty bed, I was tired of having the flares on


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I don’t know how far into it you are, but it really helps to wire brush the hubs and rotor to remove all the buildup of dirt and rust. For some reason it’s really hard to remove my front spacers, they fit pretty tight. I’ve pretty much had to use a hammer and a putty knife to get in behind them to pop them loose. The back once will come off really easily though.


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I noticed the same thing on the fronts, it looks like the base of the stock wheel studs protrude past the surface of the brake disc. So I used a round file to chamfer the holes so the front spacers would clear the base of the studs. Another way to remove the front spacers is to bolt the wheel to the spacer after you remove the lugs on the hub. Then use the weight of the wheel to pull the spacer off.

I wire brushed the rotors and the wheels and then added some anti-seize to the spacer and the wheel.
 

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I noticed the same thing on the fronts, it looks like the base of the stock wheel studs protrude past the surface of the brake disc. So I used a round file to chamfer the holes so the front spacers would clear the base of the studs. Another way to remove the front spacers is to bolt the wheel to the spacer after you remove the lugs on the hub. Then use the weight of the wheel to pull the spacer off.

I wire brushed the rotors and the wheels and then added some anti-seize to the spacer and the wheel.

I feel like an idiot, bolting the wheel back on is a great idea! One time I also had a 2 jaw puller on hand at the garage and that worked great as well. Thanks for the tip


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I feel like an idiot, bolting the wheel back on is a great idea! One time I also had a 2 jaw puller on hand at the garage and that worked great as well. Thanks for the tip


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The next time you have them off, file down the edges. The studs made an impression in the wheel spacer, a little work with the file should give you more clearance so they will slip on and off. I noticed this problem when I put the first one on, so after I torqued it down, I pulled it back off to file the holes. They fit much better after that.
 

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Northeast Iowa. April 1st we got 10 inches, Mother Nature's very cruel April Fool's.

Did you hace to cut down your oem studs for the 1.75" spacer?
 

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Modified my new bedrug to fit the shaved bed and allow the temporary fuel filler without any real damage to the rug itself...

Before:

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After:

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And i made a 3 sided slice in the rug that lets me flip itnopen to slip in the filler neck and once removed the flap will slip right back in and be invisible making this able to be resold at a later date

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The ones I pulled would literally view one car in the next lane... Adjusted way out to the point where I couldn't see the side of the truck even if I leaned way over...

Now I can once again view 2 lanes wide and a dozen cars down and still see the broad side of the truck without leaning over.

Can't see my blindspots, though, so perhaps I'll get some stick ons to supplement. Though, adjusting all the way out helps, and I can almost get a panoramic view between my rear view and side views adjusted all the way out into the blind spots, so there's that too, lol.

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No need to see the side of a vehicle in the mirror, it's right behind you. Adjust to see the most of what you NEED to see.
 

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Just order blue 10mm taylor shorty plug wires, a new oil pan gasket and windage tray combo, and a Haynes manual. Didn't get to do plugs today, so I'll just wait until my shorty wires get here. :)

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Just order blue 10mm taylor shorty plug wires, a new oil pan gasket and windage tray combo, and a Haynes manual. Didn't get to do plugs today, so I'll just wait until my shorty wires get here. :)

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Is your oil pan gasket leaking? I seriously hope you aren’t replacing it just for basic maintenance...


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Is your oil pan gasket leaking? I seriously hope you aren’t replacing it just for basic maintenance...


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There's some oozing, and I've lost about a quart of oil in 1500 miles, so I'm replacing it as a sort of half preventative, half repairing measure.

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