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  1. dgray69

    How to replace Torsion Keys?

    you need to have a good torch, relax the adjuster bolts till you can remove the bolts and the stops, your tortion bar will move freely in the rear, slide to the frontnow carefully heat the torsion bar, do this slowly as to not melt it down, now take a big hammer and tap on the bar, you may also...
  2. dgray69

    New wheels and tires

    yeah tires always come last lift, them get sneakers, wish some one would have told me that, lol
  3. dgray69

    Gap Guards installed.

    still working on them, in shop now, useing anti rust armor black , these bumpers are only on till weather gets better and o can get back to working on custom bumpers, i will post as soon as i can
  4. dgray69

    Gap Guards installed.

    hmmmmm let see my new mods are paiinted front ane rear bumpers and new trail lights, i need to step up my game, still can see through my body lift
  5. dgray69

    How to replace Torsion Keys?

    the problem with walk throughs are the do every thing on a clean truck, if you truck is older its never easy, and if you are in snow country where they use alot of salt and sand it even rougher, i live in upstete ny, watch me post. I try to do walk throughs on all my projects, or most of them...
  6. dgray69

    other shock coils to swap on rear end

    as long as the inner diam of the spring is the same so it can luck into the stabalizer plate, i dont see why not, I am looking into resizeing mine or if it comes down to it haveing them stretched, or a few inches added, a good spring shop can do any thing you need done
  7. dgray69

    16.5

    the 16.5 are very common on crawlers and rock racers, i was just wondering, guy down here has a killer deal on 36s, like new of hummer 1and oh yeah tony there are 5 on 135, i missed that
  8. dgray69

    lets see your rides

    I was thinking mine was going to go black, i like that, only diff is by the time i paint it it will have the baja tube bumpers, with a rock gaurd and full undercarage armor to keep my rust from falling out going down the trails
  9. dgray69

    level lift and body lift

    yes infact the stock keys are still on there, i need to replace both torsion bars, so as soon as i have them the big torch will come out, but i was also looking at the rancho 4 inch lift kit and the rize 6 inch lift, and think when i have a weekend off i may spend a few days with some 3/8 steel...
  10. dgray69

    16.5

    ill be buying a set of rims off walnuts this spring, i was just wondering, a local guy here has a set of 5 h1 36 inch tires in real good shape for 200$, thought they would make nice trail tires
  11. dgray69

    chrome rust remover

    looks like grinding it out will be the option, as soon as weather warms up, i will be building my new bumpers, just to dang cold here now, so ill grind them out and paint them black to match the plastics that are getting repainted to
  12. dgray69

    16.5

    does any one know if there are 16.5 rims made for the expedition with the 130/5 lugs
  13. dgray69

    chrome rust remover

    what works best to remove all the little rust spots all over the chrome bumper, i wand to clean these up a little, for now till new bumpers are ready, i may even end up painting the crome to match the body paint, but need to do something about the rust
  14. dgray69

    lets see your rides

    very nice ride, llike the winch location, is that plated to frame, or tied in to the bumper?
  15. dgray69

    overhead DVD/screen

    i was looking at where mine was mounted, and it partially covers the vent and makes it a little difficult to get to the controls from the back seat, not that the kids need to be playing with them, but just some thing to think about, and when summer hits i will be putting one back in my truck...
  16. dgray69

    level lift and body lift

    most of yas know i did a complete lift on my 01 expy,, before considering this check your expy completely,frame rails, cross members, torsion bars and adjusters if you have them, if its front springs, check both platforms upper and lower, lifts can easily add up to more work, my 2/3 day star...
  17. dgray69

    overhead DVD/screen

    cool would be what my buddys got, he works for sony america, as a tech and designer, he has these goggles you put on, they look like ski, or motocross goggles, in side the goggles are actually a 3d video monitor, your watching it right through the goggles, and they run a wireless head set...
  18. dgray69

    overhead DVD/screen

    need to stop dropping $$$$$$$$$$ into this rust bucket so i can afford to play lotto, hmmmmmm no this is way more fun. i love my rusty bus
  19. dgray69

    Need a lift! '97 XLT

    im pissing distance from walnuts 30 miles north of syracuse, right on the lake, woo hoo loving the snow
  20. dgray69

    overhead DVD/screen

    smart a$$ we cant all drive expys with 11 inches of lift
  21. dgray69

    overhead DVD/screen

    i was at wallworld today and almost broke down and got one, they had one jvc in there it was knocked down to 160. I should have just gotten it, im already set up to install wires are aready there, and it had all types of plugs so i could even direct wire my dash cam to it for off roading, lmao
  22. dgray69

    New Member from Long Island, NY

    welcome to the expy family axcel, post pics, and feel free to add new toys, hehe
  23. dgray69

    Need a lift! '97 XLT

    nvy, up load pics to photo bucket then get codes and down load them to the thread or your sig
  24. dgray69

    front recovery hooks

    I need a set of recovery rings, same as the ones mounted on the front of the 4x4 models, has any one found a place online that carries them? im getting no where with the salvage yards here in ny, and im looking for function not looks, any that i have seen online are chrome and not for recovery use,
  25. dgray69

    Belleayre Mnt. Ski Trip

    i cant believe you. why would you give all that info away? i thought it was top secret, and ive been biteing my tonge

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