czervika's 2016 Outdoorsman

[czervika]

Fabtech prerunner spare tire mount is in baby.

 

[czervika]

Had the opportunity to spend a couple hours aying around today. Nothing to serious here in FL unfortunately.

Apparently I smacked the dirt somewhere. Noticed it on the bumper.

 

[czervika]

One last shot.

 

[j-b]

That's looking so good!

 

[wgreggking]

Nice truck, need to take it out West on some slickrock

 

[czervika]

That's looking so good!

Thank you. It's partly due to you.. BTW what happened with the shipping issue?

 

[czervika]

Nice truck, need to take it out West on some slickrock

Don't know if slick rock is in the future but some CO trails I grew up on are definitely in the cards either this summer or next.

And thank you.

 

[j-b]

Thank you. It's partly due to you.. BTW what happened with the shipping issue?

After a very long process they ended up taking away the "extra" charges. We use a shipping broker for my wife's e commerce business. So I'm not sure if that helped or hurt us in this situation..... Most of her packages are under 20lbs not 75.

Don't know if slick rock is in the future but some CO trails I grew up on are definitely in the cards either this summer or next.

And thank you.

We'll hopefully be back near Idaho Springs this August!

 

[czervika]

Good to hear on both fronts. I was going to offer to split it if you were going to be left on the hook.

 

[j-b]

Good to hear on both fronts. I was going to offer to split it if you were going to be left on the hook.

That's very generous of you! That's one of the the things I love about this forum. So many genuine people on here who just love these trucks.

 

[czervika]

I may be wrong but it looks like the drivers ball joint is starting (just barely) to lift in the back.

A suddenly softer driver front is what made me start poking around. Tire pressures are good. It just suddenly very vague over bumps and things. Passenger still has the same feel it always did.

 

[ncdave]

Like your build. following. I'm just beginning my "mod" journey.

 

[czervika]

Thanks. I wasn't supposed to go down this road, but here I am.

 

[czervika]

Been watching their site like a hawk in hopes they found another kit and listed it..

INBOUND!!!!

Only thing that scares me is FedEx. These guys destroy EVERYTHING over 20 pounds that is shipped to my home...

 

[Dinky]

Been watching their site like a hawk in hopes they found another kit and listed it..

INBOUND!!!!

Only thing that scares me is FedEx. These guys destroy EVERYTHING over 20 pounds that is shipped to my home...

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Fedex is horrible for 6month anything that shipped fedex would hit our hub and stay the there for 6 weeks. I ordered a new phone and ended up paying for my Trade in because I didn't get my new one in time lol.

 

[ncdave]

very interesting!

 

[j-b]

Been watching their site like a hawk in hopes they found another kit and listed it..

INBOUND!!!!

Only thing that scares me is FedEx. These guys destroy EVERYTHING over 20 pounds that is shipped to my home...

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Ohhh I'm excited for this one.

 

[czervika]

I hate FedEx.

1 shipment, 5 boxes. All originated from the same place. All picked up by FedEx at the same time.

I now have 3 Boxes in Nashville, 1 in Kennesaw GA, and one in Port Wentworth GA. Scheduled delivery is tomorrow.

Taking bets that doesn't happen. At least not with all of them These guys are the WORST.

 

[czervika]

In my best Flounder impersonation. Oh boy this is going to be great.

 

[czervika]

In an ticipation of the lift this coming weekend I put the RC stock replacement control arms. I prefer that they're forged aluminum and moog ball joints.

The factory ball joint on the driver side did in fact start to move. So either way I was replacing ball joints or uppers. I actually think the factory control arms were bent on the last outing. We tried to boogie on factory parts. Something hasn't been right since then.

I did my thing and Ima live with it good or bad.