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Old Jul 26, 2011 | 06:56 AM
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Hey Bryan, nice vid. Everything looked neat and tidy except the spillway for the dam

I'd like to see the truck going from low to middle to high - it looks excellent at that height in the vid. It will be really interesting to see each of the new pre-sets. That sounds the biz. And the ride with the accumulators should be really nice.

Do the pro-comp shocks and sway bars keep the truck handling OK on the corners?

Congrats on a great looking mod on a great looking truck!
 
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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 05:10 AM
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well its been a while now m8. Any updates. You got your controller yet. Are you happy with it. Any more pics
 
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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 02:25 PM
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The new controller has just turned up,so once i install it,i'll do a vid on it working
 
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Old Sep 16, 2011 | 09:58 AM
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Great pics and set-up comments. I'm looking at getting the same setup for my '96 at some point. Glad to find somebody on FTE that's taken the plunge. Nicely done.
 
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Old Sep 16, 2011 | 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Fullcrew7.3
Great pics and set-up comments. I'm looking at getting the same setup for my '96 at some point. Glad to find somebody on FTE that's taken the plunge. Nicely done.
Thanks mate,fekkin big job ive just got too fit the accumalator tanks and my new control system with the height sensors and i'll put up some more pics and do a video of it working.
 
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Old Sep 16, 2011 | 09:13 PM
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Thanks mate,fekkin big job ive just got too fit the accumalator tanks and my new control system with the height sensors and i'll put up some more pics and do a video of it working.
Im getting old bro. Hurry up
 
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Old Sep 17, 2011 | 07:10 AM
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Originally Posted by ChunderDownUnder
Im getting old bro. Hurry up
ROFLMAO so am i so am i bro

Spent today doing my front wheel bearings/hubs,i now know why the boys made that little fitting that goes into the ABS whole too grease the front wheel bearings, $600 for the new front wheel bearing/hub set up..

Auto hubs playing up,think i have a vacuum leak ..

Gunna have to replace disc's and bang on new pads

The amount of crud was unreal

$600 bucks later got some newbies today off me F250 wrecker mate,same bloke i got the flares off.

Had to take out the four studs and bang em on the new hubs

Gunna have to change the studs,the new hubs have a courser thread bugger
 
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Old Sep 17, 2011 | 04:54 PM
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so what was going on with ya ridgy hubs. I have noticed that my drivers side as a habit of staying engaged
 
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Old Sep 18, 2011 | 02:05 AM
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Originally Posted by ChunderDownUnder
so what was going on with ya ridgy hubs. I have noticed that my drivers side as a habit of staying engaged
They are'nt engaging,gunna have to go buy a vacuum guage abd see where im losing vacuum.
 
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Old Sep 30, 2011 | 03:49 AM
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Is ya air con working properly??. I believe these things default to cold only if you have a vacuum leak.
Anyways, stop stuffn around with ya hubs and give us a running commentary on ya airbags.
video,pics and all that stuff. Better still when u coming up next. ??
 
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Old Oct 2, 2011 | 01:39 AM
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Fitted the new smart ride pressure and height sensorsl..

2 out of 4 height sensors work,so i gotta go thru all the bull**** and work out where the problem is,and also the arm on the height sensors isnt long enough for the travel my suspension has,so i goota extend them 1 to 2 inches...

The people @ airbagit are *********,sent them a email full of my thoughts .

SO when i get it all sorted i'll bang up the pics and video..
 
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Old Oct 2, 2011 | 05:38 PM
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Thats a bumma m8. Do what ya gotta do bro
 
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Old Oct 3, 2011 | 05:02 AM
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Yes we'll get it sorted..
 
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Old Oct 3, 2011 | 05:08 AM
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Originally Posted by SSSimon

Do the pro-comp shocks and sway bars keep the truck handling OK on the corners
Gunna have to put sway bars on for sure,boy what a job thats gunna be.
 
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Old Oct 8, 2011 | 10:04 PM
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Im thunking that seen my new smart ride has an addational socket for a 3rd party controller AND i have a PC in my truck that has a mic and can be voice activated i wonder if i can set it up that i can control my suspension via voice control,that would'nt that be funky

Could use this,grouse little device.
Fusion Brain Version 6
 
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