Hey all:
Just got done installing the Slee TRE's, Tie rod, Relay rod, and the OME Stabilizer right before Bailey came over and single handedly showed me what it means to wrench!!
Before he got to me though, I put these suckers on. Not too bad...just lots of pounding with a BFH (I love that tool) and a pickle fork...
Some notes:
1. Pretty straight forward stuff, even for a 1 wanna be wrencher like myself. I put the front of the truck up on stands and took the tires off for ease of wrenching.
2. Referred to p. SR-39 (1997 FSM)
3. Took off engine skid plate
4. Start smashing the crap out of the OEM TRE's--lots of old grease will come flying out. Continue smashing until ends come out.
5. Anti-seize on all threads.
6. Be careful about the RH/LH thread for the nuts (from the Slee stuff). Kinda clueless on that for a bit...Ben over at Slee straightened me out... Put the nuts on the TRE's first before putting into rod ends...no brainer, I know, but for someone like me, not an intuitive move...
7. Torque to 67 FT. pds. don't tighten the nuts....
8. Steering stabilizer: 59 ft. pds.
9. Put dampner bracket on first.
10. Adjust relay rod as needed to adjust steering wheel (took awhile on this one...thanks to LandCruiser Phil's historical post on how to straighten the steering wheel after install...still kinda crooked, but bearable.)
Drive is much better and the steering wheeling is much greater in response. I also assume the new lift also helps in this area. All in all: a very reasonably priced, easy, and useful PM move on these 80's.
And the pics....
Just got done installing the Slee TRE's, Tie rod, Relay rod, and the OME Stabilizer right before Bailey came over and single handedly showed me what it means to wrench!!
Before he got to me though, I put these suckers on. Not too bad...just lots of pounding with a BFH (I love that tool) and a pickle fork...
Some notes:
1. Pretty straight forward stuff, even for a 1 wanna be wrencher like myself. I put the front of the truck up on stands and took the tires off for ease of wrenching.
2. Referred to p. SR-39 (1997 FSM)
3. Took off engine skid plate
4. Start smashing the crap out of the OEM TRE's--lots of old grease will come flying out. Continue smashing until ends come out.
5. Anti-seize on all threads.
6. Be careful about the RH/LH thread for the nuts (from the Slee stuff). Kinda clueless on that for a bit...Ben over at Slee straightened me out... Put the nuts on the TRE's first before putting into rod ends...no brainer, I know, but for someone like me, not an intuitive move...
7. Torque to 67 FT. pds. don't tighten the nuts....
8. Steering stabilizer: 59 ft. pds.
9. Put dampner bracket on first.
10. Adjust relay rod as needed to adjust steering wheel (took awhile on this one...thanks to LandCruiser Phil's historical post on how to straighten the steering wheel after install...still kinda crooked, but bearable.)
Drive is much better and the steering wheeling is much greater in response. I also assume the new lift also helps in this area. All in all: a very reasonably priced, easy, and useful PM move on these 80's.
And the pics....