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No one wants to see pics of 1/4 of the job. LOLThank you!!!
Now share some pics!
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No one wants to see pics of 1/4 of the job. LOLThank you!!!
Now share some pics!
No one wants to see pics of 1/4 of the job. LOL
Are your front and rear springs different ages? May have missed it.Saturday, I got the other 3/4's of the job done in the same amount of time as the first 1/4. I did all the wrenching while the wife worked the jack (insert joke here ... LOL). It was wild how quick it went. Then today, I installed the shocks, sway bar bushings, and torqued the shackles to spec. I'll grease all the shackles tomorrow.
For now, the steering stabilizer is staying in place and soaking, because it doesn't want to budge. If anyone has a recommendation, let me know!
So I don't get any more crap from @cruiseroutfit , here are some pics !! I'm going to estimate that the shackles added about 1/2" over the old shackles (maybe original, but not sure). The old shackles were so freaking corroded and nasty.
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I have no idea. They were already on there when I bought it. I’ll be interested to see what they look like after they’re both loaded with grease and we take a quick test drive.Are your front and rear springs different ages? May have missed it.
The shackle angles are so different.
Thanks for sharing. I'll check out your build thread tonight.Not sure if you've poked through my build thread but I took a similar approach when redoing my truck a couple years ago. I'll also be at the Monthly ONSC meeting with the 60 next Wednesday. You should come out!
For the factory sound deadening, as long as it's not flaking off or compromised, it's fine to go over it with the new stuff. If it is compromised, I highly recommend doing the dry ice treatment to remove it. It doesn't take long and ensure you get the sound deadening results you want. If it continues to lift and creates an air pocket, that'll cancel out your work to some extent.
For the cooling hoses, if you don't know the condition of them, I'd go ahead and do the entire cooling system with new hoses and clamps at a minimum with the obvious things like thermostat, WP, etc. If you're going to partially drain and bleed the system to replace that one hose, may as well do them all at once. I did this on my truck and it's paid off. Just drove to CO and back and no issues with the cooling system even in the 100*+ heat at full throttle for hours on end.
I've been looking at SBP for my belts. I need to do that on my truck.
Wow...This literally melts the old adhesive off in front of your eyes. I used it on all of the residue from where my factory insulation was compromised. Dry ice got the intact pieces off no problem. Goof off may have a similar effect but this stuff was gold. I used it when I detailed for years.
Stoner Tarminator - Tar and Sap Remover
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