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SILVER Star
Planning on installing my 30 mm spacers I got from Trail Tailor on my OME BP-51 rear suspension. Looks straight forward enough but I wanted to get any advice and confirmation of what I believe the steps are:
1. With truck on level surface, back out the KDSS screws 3 turns to equalize pressure in KDSS system.
2. Jack up rear of truck high enough to allow the rear axle to drop all the way down without the tires. Chock front tires.
3. Set lifted truck on jack stands placed under frame rails on both sides.
4. Use floor jack to lift axle up on first side to compress the shock (not sure how much is needed) to get tension off of the bottom shock mount bolt.
5. Remove bottom shock mount bolt and disconnect the shock from bottom axle mount.
6. Lower the axle with the floor jack and remove rear spring and conical bump stop/ isolator. From a video I saw, it look s like the axle should drop enough for easy spring removal with maybe some pushing down on the axle.
7. Put 30 mm spacer on top of spring and conical bump stop (making sure that the wear mark on the isolator lines up with the tail end of the coil) and reinstall. Beveled side of spacer up, see below.
8. Lift axle to compress and seat the spring.
9. Grease lower shock mount re-attach the shock to the bottom shock mount. Put anti-seize on the bolt threads and install lower shock mount bolt (torque value??)
10. Repeat 4 through 9 on other side.
11. Reinstall tires and lower truck off jack stands.
12. Tighten KDSS valve hex screws.
13. Drink a beer.
Did I miss anything? Is there anything else I will need to loosen like a brake cable clip or something?
Below are pic of the spacers. I'm sure it will be obvious when I get the first spring out, but I want to make sure I put the spacer in correctly as in which side is up. I am assuming the "beveled" side goes up into the pocket and the side with the lip goes "down" on top of the spring. Correct?
Another question is how high will I have to lift the truck? I'm pretty sure my current jack stands are not going to cut it. How tall of jack stands do I need?
"lip" side goes on top of spring??
"Bevel" side goes "up" into pocket??
1. With truck on level surface, back out the KDSS screws 3 turns to equalize pressure in KDSS system.
2. Jack up rear of truck high enough to allow the rear axle to drop all the way down without the tires. Chock front tires.
3. Set lifted truck on jack stands placed under frame rails on both sides.
4. Use floor jack to lift axle up on first side to compress the shock (not sure how much is needed) to get tension off of the bottom shock mount bolt.
5. Remove bottom shock mount bolt and disconnect the shock from bottom axle mount.
6. Lower the axle with the floor jack and remove rear spring and conical bump stop/ isolator. From a video I saw, it look s like the axle should drop enough for easy spring removal with maybe some pushing down on the axle.
7. Put 30 mm spacer on top of spring and conical bump stop (making sure that the wear mark on the isolator lines up with the tail end of the coil) and reinstall. Beveled side of spacer up, see below.
8. Lift axle to compress and seat the spring.
9. Grease lower shock mount re-attach the shock to the bottom shock mount. Put anti-seize on the bolt threads and install lower shock mount bolt (torque value??)
10. Repeat 4 through 9 on other side.
11. Reinstall tires and lower truck off jack stands.
12. Tighten KDSS valve hex screws.
13. Drink a beer.
Did I miss anything? Is there anything else I will need to loosen like a brake cable clip or something?
Below are pic of the spacers. I'm sure it will be obvious when I get the first spring out, but I want to make sure I put the spacer in correctly as in which side is up. I am assuming the "beveled" side goes up into the pocket and the side with the lip goes "down" on top of the spring. Correct?
Another question is how high will I have to lift the truck? I'm pretty sure my current jack stands are not going to cut it. How tall of jack stands do I need?
"lip" side goes on top of spring??
"Bevel" side goes "up" into pocket??