Mtn Z's Sy got some goodies!!

[Z SKI]

Well Robert (Mtn Z) came by for some new upgrades. We were planning on dropping the rear, adding front and rear sway bars, and fixing his donkey dick exhaust pipe. Well we got most of it done except for running into some slight problems with the bolts for the front sway bar to the tubular A-arm area. Well here are the pics, enjoy.

pics of the powdercoated sway bars and custom Davey Z lowering blocks:

pics of the rear before starting (notice the donkey dick exhaust pipe):

pics of Robert putting some work in:

pics of the lowered rear:

some more donkey dick for ya:rotf::

pics of the rear sway bar installed:

pics of the fixed donkey dick exhaust pipe:

see ya,

 

[Mtn Z]

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Thanks for posting up the the pics dude. :tup: At least we got most of the crap done. I look tired as hell in that picture. :lol:

 

[SY2932]

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Those are some SWEET lowering blocks ! I need cut myself a set one of these days :lol:! You guys do GREAT work! Those pics make me jealous, I wish that I could work on my truck outside. It's about 9 degrees out and there is about eight inches of snow on the ground...

 

[s_blazin]

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what sway bar is it? hows it handle now?

i also really like those blocks compared to the hollow aluminum ones that break, had it happen

looks great

 

[hatrik8]

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Where do you get those lowering blocks? Are they 2"?

 

[Z SKI]

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Those are some SWEET lowering blocks ! I need cut myself a set one of these days :lol:! You guys do GREAT work! Those pics make me jealous, I wish that I could work on my truck outside. It's about 9 degrees out and there is about eight inches of snow on the ground...

Thanks MIke, Yea its one benifit of living in SoCal. It was like 80 yesterday.

what sway bar is it? hows it handle now?

i also really like those blocks compared to the hollow aluminum ones that break, had it happen

looks great

The front bar is stock and the rear is a bell tech

Where do you get those lowering blocks? Are they 2"?

The lowering blocks were made by my father. He is a prototype machinist at Northrop Grumman and makes me some nice one off parts. They are aluminum 2" drop with built in pinion wedges. The also have stainless hole bushings and stainless pins to strengthen those areas. So far this is the fourth set he has made. It rocks having him around.
Thanks,

 

[hatrik8]

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The lowering blocks were made by my father. He is a prototype machinist at Northrop Grumman and makes me some nice one off parts. They are aluminum 2" drop with built in pinion wedges. The also have stainless hole bushings and stainless pins to strengthen those areas. So far this is the fourth set he has made. It rocks having him around.
Thanks,

If he is going to make some more, How much for a pair?

 

[TYTILIDIE]

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Those block are the shit!!! Wish they were for sale.

 

[Ty 1885]

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I got my lowering blocks from Advance Auto about $30, they are made of heavy steel , very strong.

 

[TYTILIDIE]

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I got my lowering blocks from Advance Auto about $30, they are made of heavy steel , very strong.

So did the rest of us:tup:

 

[Mtn Z]

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what sway bar is it? hows it handle now?

i also really like those blocks compared to the hollow aluminum ones that break, had it happen

looks great

Unfortunately, we had some issues getting the front sway bar on with the RPM coilovers as we managed to snap a bolt. It will be finished next weekend and I will give you a handling report. It handles pretty goofy right now with only a rear sway bar. :lol:

Those block are the shit!!! Wish they were for sale.

Yeah, they went in very easily and they look great as well. My truck's stance is perfect now. Paul's dad is awesome for making these for me. :tup:

 

[warmpancakes]

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you have to bolt the ends on the front sway bar on with the suspension compressed,

 

[Mtn Z]

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you have to bolt the ends on the front sway bar on with the suspension compressed,

Yeah I know. That wasn't the issue we were having as the suspension was compressed. The washer we were using on the outer bolts was too big for the bushing bracket so it started pushing on the threads of the bolt. When we tried to back it out to use a smaller washer, the bolt snapped in two. We tried drilling it out but we didn't have an ez out handy so we didn't get to finish the job. The front bar will go back on no problem next weekend.

 

[warmpancakes]

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ah, I made the suspension in the air boo-boo

 

[Mtn Z]

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ah, I made the suspension in the air boo-boo

It happens. Trust me, I was pretty unhappy when that bolt snapped because it took a lot of time to try and fix. Hopefully we learned from our mistakes and next weekend goes more smoothly.

 

[Z SKI]

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I got my lowering blocks from Advance Auto about $30, they are made of heavy steel , very strong.

Yea but their not Davey Z custom machined aluminum 2" lowering blocks, 8* pinion wedged built in, with stainless bushings and pins. Now are they:rotf:

 

[Z SKI]

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It happens. Trust me, I was pretty unhappy when that bolt snapped because it took a lot of time to try and fix. Hopefully we learned from our mistakes and next weekend goes more smoothly.

Oh now, who was the one who tightened the bolt?? Cough, Robert. hahahaha. It just broke for me when i went to remove it:rotf: It will be done correctly this weekend:tup:
See ya,

 

[Mtn Z]

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Oh now, who was the one who tightened the bolt?? Cough, Robert. hahahaha. It just broke for me when i went to remove it:rotf: It will be done correctly this weekend:tup:
See ya,

Yeah yeah. Lesson learned. We'll get it done.:tup:

 

[Z SKI]

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Well Robert came over this last weekend and we finished installing his front bar. We used some nice ARP 12 point small heads on the front end brackets and all worked well.

Here are the pics, enjoy:

And one more of the rear from the front of the truck:

See ya,

 

[Mtn Z]

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Pics look great! I can't believe the difference in handling with both the front and rear bar. I also added a few clicks to the front shocks to stiffen it up a little. I am definitely happy with the outcome. :tup: Thanks for the help Paul!