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  1. m3dragon

    Raptor Community - Stock 2.5 shock rebuild exchange program.

    The cheap fast is sending in your shocks. Issues is shipping there and back which is about 3-4 days and costs about $100 plus. Exchange is the zero down time but your waiting a month or two. This also means you could be spending more as when shocks wear out the damage other parts that need to...
  2. m3dragon

    Raptor Community - Stock 2.5 shock rebuild exchange program.

    Exchange program is 4-6 weeks out as people are slow to send shocks back. Cheap / fast option is to send your shocks in and they can be rebuilt in 24 hrs. Fastest is to buy new ones. Issues like this are going to surface more as trucks get older.
  3. m3dragon

    2017 RAD events – Area 51, Salton Sea, Mammoth, Pony Express, Black Rock, and more

    Black Rock Trails – March 4 - 5 The first of the 2017 event year starts off with a fun adventure weekend that has an out and back format. Day one we be driving the Fly Geyser / Black Rock Trail. Covering 259 miles of mixed terrain, it will be quite an adventure. The mid-day lunch point includes...
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    2017 RAD events – Area 51, Salton Sea, Mammoth, Pony Express, Black Rock, and more

    What Noah said. Hotels are being slow to call back on group rates. I should have all the trips posted by this weekend. I will also post black Rock details here shortly. To note events are capped at 20 to keep things manageable and moving.
  5. m3dragon

    2017 RAD events – Area 51, Salton Sea, Mammoth, Pony Express, Black Rock, and more

    All the dates are posted. We have had people from VA come to events. Mammoth would be a good first one to come to but all of them are pretty awesome. =)
  6. m3dragon

    2017 RAD events – Area 51, Salton Sea, Mammoth, Pony Express, Black Rock, and more

    Bump install at the shop will take 1 hour or less. Not like we have done a few of them ;-)
  7. m3dragon

    2017 RAD events – Area 51, Salton Sea, Mammoth, Pony Express, Black Rock, and more

    So no pre-running the harder runs... WHAAAAAA. I will shoot you a email for when we go up. Will be next month to get past rain
  8. m3dragon

    2017 RAD events – Area 51, Salton Sea, Mammoth, Pony Express, Black Rock, and more

    Hello everyone, Instead of making a post for each event, I am going to make one post that lists all the events for the Road Adventures Club. This way you can subscribe to the thread to get event reminders and see post run reports and images in one spot. This is also to make sure we are a good...
  9. m3dragon

    DIY - Stock Raptor 2.5 Shock Rebuild.

    Finlay had a chance to rebuild the 3.0 DSC shocks. Nothing to crazy in regards to rebuild. Also the DSC side is a pretty trick setup as you will see in the image. I also while it was apart did a little "custom" finish to protect the remote unit. I think it came out kind of cool HAHA.
  10. m3dragon

    DIY - Stock Raptor 2.5 Shock Rebuild.

    OK we on same page now lol. You will need to heat the hell out of it as there is red locktite. If you don't want to kill the finish heat for about 2 min or so. What we have done to get the ends and tube's out. But yes there is either a little or a lot of red locktite. Once you heat it a lot...
  11. m3dragon

    DIY - Stock Raptor 2.5 Shock Rebuild.

    You have to remove the top cap to take the shock apart. Not sure what you mean by you don't have to as it is screwed into place on the top spacer that presses against the snap ring. So to take the shock apart it has to come off first. Or am I missing something. Note, I have painted these...
  12. m3dragon

    DIY - Stock Raptor 2.5 Shock Rebuild.

    There in no lock tight. One of mine has a set screw that was welded in basically. Use a set of Lock Jaws and a LONG pipe. How we broke them off. Bleeding them is a mess as there is no bleed screw. Took me 3 try's to figure out he best way. You will need a second set of hands to compress the...
  13. m3dragon

    DIY - Stock Raptor 2.5 Shock Rebuild.

    Rebuilding 3.5s now. Same basic process with some changes around bleeding. Next will be a set of 3.0 coils.
  14. m3dragon

    GEN 1 Steering Rack Replacment - Notes and Info

    faster turn ratio means LARGER turn radius. Just remember that. Matt ready when you are yo come up and do the work
  15. m3dragon

    DIY - Stock Raptor 2.5 Shock Rebuild.

    Are you referring to the present set? Fox says there is none. We do a preset which is not dramatic because as noted in the document we use a measured amount of fluid to make the preset. This is easier as u get a consistent result vs measuring. If needed pm me and I will give you my cell so you...
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    GEN 1 Steering Rack Replacment - Notes and Info

    My working theory is the seals are getting damaged by either grit and or over expansion. This causes pressure irregularities and hence the noise. Similar to the noise you get on a tractor when hydraulic fluid is low or there is a slight leak. Again working theory but could be something far...
  17. m3dragon

    GEN 1 Steering Rack Replacment - Notes and Info

    Until I tear into it I won't know what the issues are. I have been making contacts sense we started the shock rebuilds so might there is a good chance to have a DIY for it. Again need one to work on.
  18. m3dragon

    GEN 1 Steering Rack Replacment - Notes and Info

    That's the plan to do a diy. I recently found a place that does seals for hydrolysis which basically all a rack is
  19. m3dragon

    GEN 1 Steering Rack Replacment - Notes and Info

    When u coming up matt. Can rebuild your shocks as well haha. Take old oNE and gut it
  20. m3dragon

    GEN 1 Steering Rack Replacment - Notes and Info

    U willing to front the cost for a rack we can rip appart? I am all for doing the work and a diy, but not buying one haha.
  21. m3dragon

    GEN 1 Steering Rack Replacment - Notes and Info

    Need to find a place that will rebuild them. We don't need to buy them over and over. Kind of like our 2.5 shocks, they are rebuildable and there is better options. Just need to figure out who does it.
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