The S.S. TRDFerguson: Captain’s Log

Wish I met you sooner, I have been looking into this for a couple years and nobody has had good luck going that route I have been told. Interested to hear how the results turn out.

 

Performing my bi-monthly forum check-in.

Mass centralization for regular trails.
Ass like a diving board for whoop crushing.
Don’t tie anything down for dramatic yard sales.

Carry on.

 

I left my cooler lid unlatched for anti-porpoising over the jumps at T2P. I think there are still a few unopened Busch Lights on the track at Parker, just in case you get thirsty on your next visit

 

Noted, and coordinates pinned in Gaia.

 

That's alcohol abuse.

 

Yes, but it was for science. I was trying to put them into low earth orbit.

 

Parker race course is pretty sandy. I bet they’re just bruised.

 

Oh, hey, look what I just picked up from the shop

 

I haven't messed with the preload yet, figured I'd do that while everything is on the truck and get it dialed where I want it. I'm excited

 

Spent some time between work calls yesterday to dick around in the garage. The coilover swap went well. Would have been easier with a second set of hands, but who doesn’t enjoy bouncing on a big fucking bar while trying to get the lower shock mount to seat in the LCA?


An issue that I discovered, which I didn’t notice the first 3 times I messed with installing these, was that Icon REALLY doesn’t want you to use a shim on top of their shocks. Unfortunately for them, I own an angle grinder.


The shim was dented to shit from the resi hose elbow contacting it from articulating at speed. Shouldn’t be a problem now.

Then today… was going to knock out a quick preload adjustment. Unfortunately, the spring compressors shifted when loading them and made me shit my pants. I was not wearing my brown pants.


@BiggHertz came over to give me a hand with walking the compressors back and getting the spring re-seated. 20 mins later, we were good to go. @AT x AT and @KevinK even showed up for moral support. Now I’m sitting about where I wanted, around 2.5-3” of lift over stock, with the Ironman bumper and OVS winch. Time to get it aligned and go beat the shit out of it.


Big thanks to @memario1214 and @BiggHertz for helping out on this

 

Do you feel like you get more, or less done with moral support?

 

Yes

 

It all gets done, just more BS and speculation…….

 

And a reason to crack a beer or 3

 

Local crew helped me move a gun safe yesterday after my movers bailed out last minute. I’d prefer to never do that again…


Now it’s time to fill it up…

 

we will not be doing that again…

 

Whatever, I know who I’m calling when I find one

 

Whoever helped him move it might wanna be extra careful tomorrow. Never seems to happen on the day of the move, but the next day when you reach to get a beer outta the fridge or push a little too hard for that fart..

 

where’s the dislike button?

 

I should have known better when the movers I hired originally just noped out of the job.

 

so you called in us dipshits to make up for your bad decision?

 

Sounds like it worked.

 

I knew we could do it

 

You rang..

Me last month

 

Haha love it! Next time you should do the Don Cheadle version