Front Control Arms Installation Question (1 Viewer)

[bmac1996acc]

Done it a few times with ratchet straps, just blocked the wheels and putting on the ebrake, no worries.

That's how I did mine too. Left it on the ground and blocked the tires.

 

[bmac1996acc]

holy s***, you aren't getting under the truck are you! It looks like the only thing keeping the axle under it is the sway bar.

You should have the frame sitting on 12ton jack stands and the front axle hanging freely with the tires off of it.

And the panhard and shocks

 

[Hunyuk]

Sorry for the confusion. We will change the instructions. We also have to update the instructions for the new arms. You should mount the wheels, but leave the jack stands. That way the truck is still supported but you can push the axle forwards and backwards. Jack Stands only need to be removed after the arms are back in.

No worries, just glad I got them in!

 

[landtank]

And the panhard and shocks

I wouldn't trust those to hold the axle from rolling further forward with the weight of the truck on it. Criticize me all you want but I would rather be safe than sorry. If you are disconnecting links from your suspension system you should have the frame on stands.

 

[inkpot]

Could of just used a jack to raise the upper end of the arms into plce

 

[Hunyuk]

Could of just used a jack to raise the upper end of the arms into plce

If you look at the original picture I posted you can seen they were too far forward for that. The ratchet strapping the axles together and cranking it down is what got it back where it needed to be, after that the rest was pretty easy. It was almost exactly the right height once unloaded and pulled back into place.

 

[Hunyuk]

I wouldn't trust those to hold the axle from rolling further forward with the weight of the truck on it. Criticize me all you want but I would rather be safe than sorry. If you are disconnecting links from your suspension system you should have the frame on stands.

It was sketchy at best with all the weight on it. If nothing else it was putting totally unneeded stress on the shocks, they were as far forward in the compartment as they could be. I was a little freaked out when I realized just how far forward it had moved.

Regardless, appreciate all the insight.

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

I wouldn't trust those to hold the axle from rolling further forward with the weight of the truck on it. Criticize me all you want but I would rather be safe than sorry. If you are disconnecting links from your suspension system you should have the frame on stands.

The trust is in the wheel chucks and ebrake and nothing is able move. If you are a dork, dont trust or understand the mechanics of wheel chucks and ebrake you should not even be changing the arms.

 

[landtank]

The trust is in the wheel chucks and ebrake and nothing is able move. If you are a dork, dont trust or understand the mechanics of wheel chucks and ebrake you should not even be changing the arms.

90% of the e-brakes in the NE are frozen as well as in other areas in the US. I'm sure you are aware of that and still advise trusting them?

If I'm going to crawl under a truck with disconnected linkage it's going to have to push 12ton stands through 6" of concrete to get to me. And I have no intentions of recommending anyone do otherwise.

 

[richardlillard1]

Don't know if you looked, but the tires were likely up against the front of the wheel well and the only thing stopping the axle from sliding out the front of the truck and collapsing the rig. I would say having the tires on was a good thing.

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

90% of the e-brakes in the NE are frozen as well as in other areas in the US. I'm sure you are aware of that and still advise trusting them?

If I'm going to crawl under a truck with disconnected linkage it's going to have to push 12ton stands through 6" of concrete to get to me. And I have no intentions of recommending anyone do otherwise.

90% of the guys on the board should not have frozen anything in June.
90% of the guys on the board dont have 12 ton jack stands nor 6" slabs of concrete

Welcome to world of working ebrakes and wheel chucks

 

[gofast]

I did mine by blocking wheels, putting jack stands under the frame and only did one arm at a time. I found that there's enough movement in the axle that it wasn't too difficult to move into position. Mind you, there were two of us pushing.

 

[Dirty Koala]

Sorry for the confusion. We will change the instructions. We also have to update the instructions for the new arms. You should mount the wheels, but leave the jack stands. That way the truck is still supported but you can push the axle forwards and backwards. Jack Stands only need to be removed after the arms are back in.

This is how I installed my slee arms a couple months back, but I also uses straps and wheel chocks...Uber safe method.

I did mine by blocking wheels, putting jack stands under the frame and only did one arm at a time. I found that there's enough movement in the axle that it wasn't too difficult to move into position. Mind you, there were two of us pushing.

 

[MtnCruise]

I've got the exact same problem Hunyuk. Glad to see this forum to help me out because nothing ever seems to be easy the first time. I too strapped my axle down to the front tow hooks, but that doesn't do anything to keep the axle from shifting forward.

 

[Hunyuk]

Glad this proved useful. I had to put a 4" strap on the front axle and hook it to the rear tow hooks to pull it back, once it shifted back it was pretty easy.