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  1. SoCalMike

    using a lift to get angles lower without the full height increase

    This is when I first installed the lift. I had the bolts in to get it leveled with the 2inch blocks.
  2. SoCalMike

    using a lift to get angles lower without the full height increase

    That looks a little different than mine. Looks like your jounce bumper stop is not the same. Are you running Bilstein shocks? When did you get your lift? I got mine in 2019 and they could have changed things.
  3. SoCalMike

    using a lift to get angles lower without the full height increase

    I also have a Cognito 4-6. If you take the torsion bolts out or just barely have them in you will need at least 1 inch blocks in the back or the nose will be pointing up. The jounce bumpers will be smashed. You can cut/trim them if you wanted. For shocks, Fox shocks that are made for the...
  4. SoCalMike

    Wolff steering column bearing/Borgeson ISS

    I used Dorman upper and lower shafts. That Borgeson stuff is expensive. I thing the Dorman stuff with be fine. It looked a little better built than the OEM stuff to me.
  5. SoCalMike

    Rebuilt Turbo, now VGT's stuck between 0-40%

    Here is another one too. This one shows it a little better I think. Both have great information. At 8:10 it shows how to line the rack. Source: https://youtu.be/2zdbHYG2JRM?si=j7qwPb6jsQjm7rRD
  6. SoCalMike

    My 7 is undergoing surgery….

    Stainless gulls so easy. I always use some sort of anti seize when using stainless or try to avoid using it if I can.
  7. SoCalMike

    Bought and sold a 2016 Colorado

    Glad to hear you had better luck than me.
  8. SoCalMike

    Bought and sold a 2016 Colorado

    Years ago I bought N-Fab steps and I had to return them because the mounts were not welded in the right spots. I got the new pair and they still were not good but I was able to make them work. You spend all this money and you get half ass stuff. Since then I will avoid N-Fab anything. Sent...
  9. SoCalMike

    Wolff steering column bearing/Borgeson ISS

    Yes I did, I replaced the upper and lower. But mine were still good with no play. I just decided to replace them since I wanted to turn some wrenches and got the machined bearing. Plus the truck is 18 yrs old and it still had the original intermidiate shaft. On my dirt road I no longer get the...
  10. SoCalMike

    Wolff steering column bearing/Borgeson ISS

    I have been running one since last October. Works great and there is no play at all. The OEM one had a little play when new. I would recommend it. Just be careful when installing. The tolerance is so close when installing it in the steering column that it is very easy to roll and pinch/cut the...
  11. SoCalMike

    Rebuilt Turbo, now VGT's stuck between 0-40%

    I believe it is an m6x1.0 bolt that you can use to screw into that cover and remove it. I'm about to rebuild my turbo also. It could be a couple of problems that the OP has and thats the reason I was saying to pull the turbo and go over it again. There are a couple of videos that can help him...
  12. SoCalMike

    My 7 is undergoing surgery….

    Good luck. I bought a couple billet ones years ago. The OEM ones were too expensive at the time. Now they are outrageous. Sent from my SM-S928U using Tapatalk
  13. SoCalMike

    Rebuilt Turbo, now VGT's stuck between 0-40%

    You need to pull the turbo and tear it down again.
  14. SoCalMike

    Cracked PPE up pipes common?

    One more thing guys. Banks says to torque the water pump stud nuts to 80in. lbs. on the oil cooler feed tube. When I did this I pressured tested the system and had a leak at the gasket. I thought about it and that torque spec didn't seem right. I looked it up and in the past I have used...
  15. SoCalMike

    Cracked PPE up pipes common?

    I didn't see that. I stopped watching the video once he tried to install the tube. Good catch.
  16. SoCalMike

    Cracked PPE up pipes common?

    I can see why it wont fit if you all ready installed the mounts and cooler but not the tube. Now the problem is if you need to replace the O-ring on the tube after everything is installed you cant....... but my stock cooler never needed the O-ring replaced so it should last a long time. After...
  17. SoCalMike

    Cracked PPE up pipes common?

    I just installed my 2020 oil cooler and PPE motor mounts. I just went to check and mine clears. But installed the 2020 oil cooler first when I had the stock mounts and then installed the PPE motor mounts. Install went good. No trouble.
  18. SoCalMike

    Help Me Decide

    I say buy a new truck for towing and keep the old truck.
  19. SoCalMike

    Chevy1925 (James) Truck/motor build

    I see a lot of toys heading out there this morning. I live kinda close to one of the last gas stations heading out there before you get to Lucerne Valley. So we get a bunch of traffic.
  20. SoCalMike

    Chevy1925 (James) Truck/motor build

    It's starting to get busy out here with people heading out to KOH. I live about 45mins from there. I just looked it up and didn't realize it started around the 18th. It must be people heading out for the weekend. Good luck out there James Sent from my SM-S928U using Tapatalk
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