Trent's '86.5 HB

[Trent]

One of the calipers was incorrect, got it swapped out and the truck drives very well. The balljoints are good, guess one of theTrXus is out of round. There's 12oz of Equal in each tire and I still get some vibes.

I bought a Dakota in March to keep from having to drive the Nissan all the time and am putting that up for sale. GREAT as a car, but it's definitely not a real truck.

I've developed some leaks from the oilpan or rear main seal, going to be fun to deal with that.

Bought 2 sticks of 1 3/4" .120 DOM, going to mix it with some square tube for a flatbed about 4' long. I got to hang out at GONEMoab for a couple days and don't think there's any way I could squeeze my truck through the hard stuff with the sheetmetal intact. I'm hoping the flatbed will weigh about what the stock bed weighs, will build it off my beefy back bumper since my Dad built it for me and I like it.

ALSO picked up a built 14bolt for cheap. Yukon 5.38s, LockRight, discs, Great Lakes Offroad diff cover and heavy duty yoke. Hoping to go fullwidth next spring or so.

[NissanNut]

One of my calipers is acting up since all the mud on the pathy. I guess I need to replace it. Still pulls whiling braking a little.

That stock bed is HEAVY. Should be easy to make a lighter version but I wonder what it will drive like with no weight on the back.

[Jason]

That stock bed is HEAVY. Should be easy to make a lighter version but I wonder what it will drive like with no weight on the back.

if you are going to be doing the 14-bolt then that may cover the extra weight that you would be loosing by going flat bed.. I have that issue right now with my truck as well, with no bed there is nooo weight on the back at all and its noticable