The First Samurai

LBarr2002

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#65
i always used soap and set the wheel on a 5 gal bucket and it usually center perfect
I think that was my issue. I had the wheel sitting on a piece of 4x6 post, so the tire was touching it in two places and hanging the rest of the way around. I may take the ring back off and try the bucket.
 

LBarr2002

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#68
We used the tire machine to hold the rim when we did Chase's. All 5 of them torqued 4 or 5 times...

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If I had a tire machine the first part of this process would be easy :). By the way, since you complained about my dirty scratched wheels, when I take them off you want to get the rings powder coated in red or some bling color for me? :flipoff2:
 
#69
The bucket works well. That, an impact, and one other person makes life easy. Me and Jay did my ones on the buggy in 30 minutes I think.

Why not just run the tires/wheels by a store and have them break them down for you. Running them over you may end up breaking a valve stem off. That happened to Jays tires/wheels on his cab truck. And using a hi lift is sketchy. I always take mine by Barrett's and they will charge me like $5 to knock them off the bead and remove them.
 

WolfGT

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#70
I used a 4x4 and a bottle jack under the rock slider. Slow, but worked well. I'm sure everyone else knows this, but lesson learned for me, removing the valve core makes it a lot easier.

For some reason, I didn't have any issue centering mine. I think the Trailready has a lip on the front. I remember it just seating right in. I don't think I could have gotten it wrong. But that was a couple years ago. Not sure if I remember that correctly. Maybe I just got lucky.
 

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#71
The soap and bucket did the trick for centering. I got the other rear done, then went back and centered the one I did last night. But then I broke two bolts with my torque wrench set on 20 lb ft... how the *****?
 

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#72
While at Harlan, we noticed the heims in the steering were shot. New Ruff Stuff heims are on the way, then ball joints will be next.
 

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#73
Almost a year since the last update... Poor Samurai gets neglected.

Just before OSCAR last year I rushed to install a windshield fold down and quick removal kit from Roadless Gear (http://www.roadlessgear.com/Suzuki/p/1854/folddown-windshield-kit). I don't have a good picture of the kit, but here's what it looks like removed:

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At Harlan last year, this happened:
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But the only damage was this and the top:
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Any time there's the slightest bit of mud on the trail you get coated when your tires are completely outside the body. So, before this trip I decided to make some half doors. I did some trading for a set of rough doors a while back. I chopped them off to match the profile of the tub and mimic a jeep half door. Then I capped the top with some bent sheet metal pop riveted on. It came out better than expected for very little time and about $10 in the project... Only finished one side so far though...

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#74
Almost a year since the last update... Poor Samurai gets neglected.

Just before OSCAR last year I rushed to install a windshield fold down and quick removal kit from Roadless Gear (http://www.roadlessgear.com/Suzuki/p/1854/folddown-windshield-kit). I don't have a good picture of the kit, but here's what it looks like removed:

IMG_784632728067_zpsxrleeefh.jpg

At Harlan last year, this happened:
IMG950128_zpsi2tmxzrt.jpg

But the only damage was this and the top:
IMAG0397_zpsk8yjcfjs.jpg

Any time there's the slightest bit of mud on the trail you get coated when your tires are completely outside the body. So, before this trip I decided to make some half doors. I did some trading for a set of rough doors a while back. I chopped them off to match the profile of the tub and mimic a jeep half door. Then I capped the top with some bent sheet metal pop riveted on. It came out better than expected for very little time and about $10 in the project... Only finished one side so far though...

20150328_164135_zpseumijkyj.jpg

20150419_203713_zps2thxa7av.jpg

20150419_203728_zps2oqsfpvo.jpg

20150419_205834_zpse9jx6b1g.jpg
turned out good!
 
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