for a solid axle swap, 4 link front with coil overs, bfg km2 38's, dana 60's
how long do you think it will take them?
for a solid axle swap, 4 link front with coil overs, bfg km2 38's, dana 60's
how long do you think it will take them?
If I had all the money and parts at the beginning, I would say no more than a week.
Why aren't you doing it yourself? Save some cash.
2013 CC 5.3
81 C10 LS1 project
I'd say a month, but that last option is pretty funny because I know a lot of peolpe that end up doign the same thing
1951 3100
1984 C10
I gotta ask where are you having this done at?
come get ya some in fort smith AROriginally Posted by DBRODS
they are a small shop that is pretty busy, but they do great work and very experienced. im hoping it doesn't take them more then a couple months but the main thing is i trust them. they are good people so if it does take a long time its not because they are screwing me, its just because they get busy.
i cant do it myself because i just don't have the knowledge to do it.
Sounds good....I know where your coming from with the small shop and being busy, sometimes it takes me longer to do stuff, but the customer always gets more than they pay for with it taking longer....LOL
One thing I will not do is compromise quality for time...
Except for on your own truck
Understandable. I was clueless too.
see if you can get progress pics!!!
Last edited by tanz45; 08-26-2009 at 01:01 PM.
2013 CC 5.3
81 C10 LS1 project
Fort Smith? Ever been on the trails in Fort Chaffee?
I was the driver for the Battalion S-4 the year we went to Chaffee (National Guard Reserves). He had to get to a meeting, and he thought he saw a "shortcut" on the map. Shortcut......yeah, right! I can tell you right now, the military Hummers are worth every penny Uncle Sam pays for them (about $36K if I recall from the supply printout).
The "shortcut" was named Devil's Backbone on the map. That shoulda tipped him off right there. Basically a ridge that's almost a mini-mountain. Going up the ridge wasn't bad. It was a little hairy with a barbed wire fence to my left and a 50ft+ sheer dropoff to my right, only seemed like a foot of clearance on each side.
Going DOWN the other side is where it got interesting. Boulders as tall as my hood, and one heck of a steep slope. I dodged every boulder I could, weaving like a fullback. Went over the ones I just couldn't miss. Of course, I was in 1st gear 4LO and riding the brake the whole time. At one point, my foot slipped off the brake for what seemed like half a second and I almost tipped the Humvee up on it's nose! The S-4 got scared and actually got out and walked the rest of the way down LOL! Mission accomplished!
I finally get to the bottom (would have been a lot faster but the officer had no clue how to spot for me, so I had to do the driving and guess at my own spots), and the S-4 gets back in. We're almost back to the main road when we run into a 35ft or so tank trap. I would have made it first try but the tread on my tires was almost gone. Ended up taking me like 10 tries. Water was over the door sills and coming into the interior past the (stupid vinyl skin) doors.
It ended up being a real adventure. Scaring the officer right out of my truck was a nice bonus. Even a plain stock Humvee can do amazing things in the right hands.
'02 Avalanche 1500 Z-71, BFG All-Terrains, K&N FIPK, Superchips tuner (Nelson eventually), 750-watt Alpine stereo W/ JL midgate Stealthbox.
'88 Mustang GT, 400HP on motor, T-56 6-speed, 3.73s, 150HP NOS
'89 K5 Blazer 1500, blown motor and transmission. Another project some year.
'95 Polaris 600XCR snowmobile, pipes, heads, bored carbs.
i don't think i've ever been to Fort Chaffee
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