Post a picture.....any picture...part deux...
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Gladiola's? My parents planted gladiolas way back in the 1960's. In the fall I had to dig up the bulbs and store them in the garage for the winter. I rarely see them planted around here anymore. They are cool flowers!
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These seem to like our sandy soil with a little Black-Kow surrounding the root-bulbs. The lady had the young plants in some loose, rich, deep topsoil when I bought them. We left the bulbs in the ground this past year.
A local young lady sells all kinds of gardening plants. I paid 3.00 a plant over a year ago. They didn't do hardly a thing last year because the plants were so young.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/profile/1193107407/
This year...
It's been kind of dry, and maybe these flowers love this weather. My wife gives them water every few days.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1679296953379608/?
Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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They look great Tony!
They're only perennials in Nebr. if you dig them up each fall.
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Decided to change my truck's shocks since I had a rough ride driving downtown a couple of weeks ago. The truck beat me to death! I hope these $$$$ shocks help out.
I replaced the rear shocks yesterday, and it went pretty smoothly. I backed the truck up on metal ramps I've had for 30 years. I was in the shade of the truck 95% of the time.
Today, I was in the sun the whole time working on the driver's side front shock. The humidity was low, so I barely sweated, but man, did I have a hard time. The other side will be a lot easier since I know what to do now.
I might find a shady spot when doing the next one.
Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
“Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.”
--Mark Twain.
“If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.” - Steven Wright -
You want a softer ride you need softer springs.Political Correctness'.........defined
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Or a bigger woman...
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@Tony M - just looked those up. They seem to be an advanced design shock with all kinds of cool design and performance points, but also purport to restore factory ride.
I've become suspicious of marketing jargon for vehicle suspension from trying a bunch of different brands for various vehicles over the years. Some were complete garbage, other quite nice. I'm curious to hear how these work out for you. They seem to be well reviewed in a quick search.
Curious - did you happen to work your existing shocks in comparison to your new ones? Were they easy action, little damping, fast rebound? Completely flat/easy compression, no rebound? Did you work the new shocks through full travel several times? And what do you notice between them under this comparison?
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I did a little research on shocks because I couldn't believe how expensive they've become. I looked at the reviews too. I almost went with Rancho shocks, but after reading about Monroe, I went with the Monroe extras. A guy online suggested Bilstein is the best shocks he's ever used. But they were 125.00 or so for each one.
I'm old, and I think these >70.00 (after sales incentives) Monroes will last my remaining years, and again, the Ford F150 connection.
I'm glad I read where the Monroe Shocks were recommended for F150 truck replacements. I looked at some videos online too to show me what to expect, work and tool-wise.
I did not want to pay our local auto shops 200 or 300 to swap these out. I'm old but not that old, plus I have ramps, jacks, and a lot of tools.
100%, PB Blaster is a MUST. Being 30 years old, the bolts and nuts were a little rusty, but they freed up pretty quickly. A couple needed a cheater bar assist to help loosen them.
After removing the old REAR ones, I did push on them, and they compressed pretty easily and stayed.
The new ones were strapped in a compressed position. I installed them at the top and then cut the straps. They extended pretty fast and stuck on the bottom bracket. I used a screwdriver to pry them up to insert their bolts. Pretty easy really.
After removing, the old front shock pushed down somewhat easily and VERY SLOWLY stretched back out. The new front shock was very hard to compress. It quickly stretched back out.
I did compress the front one many times trying to install and removing it for MANY reasons, which explains all the tools I needed for this front shock job. I persevered through all the challenges, and have saved a lot of money. I just thought about tweeter bezels...but I had to buy a new battery along with these new shocks so...
I'll think I'll be sore tomorrow.
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“Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.”
--Mark Twain.
“If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.” - Steven Wright -
This relates to the above stories.
The new battery...
I went to Advance Auto to get the new battery. The young guy swapped them out. I went to start my truck...CLICK. Dead battery. The guy checked the new battery; it was almost DEAD.
We swapped out another battery, but the guy was smart and tested this new one before installing it. It checked out perfect. YEA. It works great.
The shocks had to come via mail. Only took a few days.
I installed the rear ones yesterday. That went pretty easily.
Late last night, I checked the front shock boxes for contents and guess what? There wasn't a bushing package in one of them.
It was 9 pm, so too late to call Advance.
I called my local Advance store this morning, and the guy said to call toll-free customer service since they were shipped from somewhere else. Local Advance stores don't stock hardly any shocks, from what I could tell.
The young girl was sweet and said a new shock/bushing package would be shipped out asap. I'm to take the other shock w/o bushings to my local Advance and just give it to a salesperson, explain the missing parts, and that's that. Oh, I noticed the one shock I didn't use has its bottom bushing unbalanced in its tube. It's not right.
So all my tools and jacks are in my cottage on the floor for a few days. I can't wait to see if I can cut my time by 3/4 of what it took me today. I think it will go as smooth as butter. Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
“Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.”
--Mark Twain.
“If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.” - Steven Wright -
30 year old shocks, Seriously?
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36,600.
Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
“Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.”
--Mark Twain.
“If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.” - Steven Wright -
Cool, Tony, yeah, I hope they suit your needs.
Rancho shocks were on an old 87 Toyota 4wd when I first got it. I didn't like them. They were the RS5000 series, iirc, and iirc, those were mostly hydraulic damping design. I think that model was overrated partly because it looked cool and tough, but could result in a harsh ride on pavement or with only-slightly-oversized tires. Supposedly they did much better for real off-road use, and with larger wheels or tires, steering dampers, and controlling heavy loads.
Looks like they do offer a newer variant that is supposed to be more compliant.
Sounds like your rears lost most if not all of the gas charge, presuming they're not all hydraulic. Front sound similar. Hopefully you'll find a nice improvement.
As @pitdogg2 mentioned - haha, yeah, how many miles? I forget how long absorbers are rated for.
One tip - be sure not to overtighten the mounting hardware. If you over compress the bushings it can contribute to vibe transfer to the chassis.
@F1nut - you built some off-road rigs at one point, didn't you? Of the FJ flavor?
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@Hermitism has Ranchos on his sportscar. And a Blaupunkt that only plays Mr. Mister songs.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nKhN1t_7PEY
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I change my shocks at about 20,000-25,000 miles. I've changed some out at 12-15,000 because they were done. Struts can go a lot longer about 75,000, some more.
I was always taught to articulate the new shock completely through its travel a few times before installing. Some, it made a huge difference and you could feel the shock turn to a constant push and pull through its full travel. Some were that way from the start.
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F1nut - you built some off-road rigs at one point, didn't you? Of the FJ flavor
Sure did, FJ40 was one. Lots of guys with 4x4's back then put on lift kits, stiff springs and "off road" shocks. I'd laugh watching them bounce all over the place. When your truck is in the air half the time the tires aren't getting you anywhere.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
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Tony - you prob know all this, but I meant to say...One tip - be sure not to overtighten the mounting hardware. If you over compress the bushings it can contribute to vibe transfer to the chassis.
wrt over-tightening the hardware - in some connections, the bushing needs to be able to move on the mount point. Over tightening not only preloads, but it can cause the bushings to bind on the mount. Check your install documentation to see whether they recommend grease. It's been a while, but I think I always put heavy synthetic grease (I like the green 'waterproof' stuff) or antiseize on the points that the bushings needed to be able to move or rotate on the mount. Rear shocks primarily, both ends. And at the control arm up front.
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No, I didn't know about greasing the bushing where they get mounted. I see your point. The bolts going through these socks are smaller than the tubes by a little. I don't think they would need greasing but hey, a little grease would make for no friction in the rotation of all mounting points. It's brilliant! I should've done it!
I also have grease, not the green though.
I didn't grease anything. There were no directions or advice in any box.
I can see where the bushing would flex/twist back and forth if not greased.
But...I believe these shocks, where there are tubed bushings, they have steel tubes that prevent tightening the bushings. The bushing tubes fit tight in their brackets.
The bushings are free to rotate, but they still might rub the brackets maybe...
This new shock for the front, has a different top thread length from the original.
Now, the original had thinner bushings, and I believe a longer threading. The new shock has thicker bushings and a I believe a shorter threading. I knew to not squeeze the heck out of the new bushings, so I paid close attention while tightening that top nut. When I felt and also looking at the bulge of the bottom bushing, that I should stop, the treading happened to end. I couldn't tighten the nut anymore. I really didn't want to anyway. It was awesome. I think they have it figured out in the new design. I think I could still turn the top portion of the shock with my hands If I tried hard enough.
It seems Advance is shipping that new shock pretty fast. It's traveling from hub to hub quickly! I like that. Post edited by Tony M onMost people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
“Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.”
--Mark Twain.
“If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.” - Steven Wright -
I change my shocks at about 20,000-25,000 miles. I've changed some out at 12-15,000 because they were done. Struts can go a lot longer about 75,000, some more.
I was always taught to articulate the new shock completely through its travel a few times before installing. Some, it made a huge difference, and you could feel the shock turn to a constant push and pull through its full travel. Some were that way from the start.
Since I won't be putting the next one in and taking it out many times, I'll put the shock through multiple actions before installing it. I'll see if the actions change.
It was a challenge compressing the one and trying to get the top rod through the hole before it extended so fast. I really had to contort myself inside that wheel-well use all my strength to pull down the top part and then TRY to look up to see where the hole in the bushing that was stuck on mounting plate was. And to do that 4 or 5 times or more was quite a work-out.
I typed about me getting a chisel to chisel the old bushings off but it deleted somehow. I went to chisel at the frame area and the darn bushings popped of with ease. I hit that bottom bushing with hammer blows and it didn't want to come off in the beginning. Weird!
It took hours...sitting on a rolling garden cart/stool hunched over my split legs, in and out so many times...I almost should've paid somebody else to do the front ones.
Crazy moments.
It's 5 am.....LOL, that song Radar Love comes to mind...and my neck is sore...
I think that song starts with...It's 3 am and my hands wet on the wheel..lol. I just looked at the lyrics and he say it's half past four...
I thought it started saying it's 3 am though. I'm going to listen right now how it starts again. Then I'm going back to bed.
Post edited by Tony M onMost people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
“Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.”
--Mark Twain.
“If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.” - Steven Wright -
Photo of the Sphinx in the late 1800s. It was taken from a hot air balloon and it was still covered by sand
(I wonder if it had old shocks)"Sometimes you have to look to the past to understand where you are going in the future"Harry / Marietta GA -
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Dang. Lets me out.
I dumb all the time.
