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I have pic's of when I dropped the suspension and will bring out my camera tomorrow. I have installed the upper and lowers on the drivers side. WATCH out for ordering the steering rod adapter kit. I ordered from Wilcox which sent me a kit from Paragon. They did not have the springs and ball seats with their kit but Long Island kit does. Both are about 85.00 bucks.
I hope you are able to post some of the actual bushing removal technique. Also appreciate the parts warning, but I got everything from Bair's out at Carlisle this summer. Sometimes it's nice to be able to actually handle things before you buy, I'm always a little nervous when catalog ordering. Usually works out, but a bigger hassle of returning if it isn't quite right.
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Removing them is a piece of cake if you follow the procedure in this article - http://www.lbfun.com/warehouse/tech_...%20rebuild.pdf
The first one took a bit to remove but once I figured it out, the next three only took a couple of mins. each. Be sure to use some sort of fixture, I made my own, so you don't bend the a-arm when installing the new ones.
OR you could wus out and have someone else do them for you but where's the satisfaction in that?
Jim
The first one took a bit to remove but once I figured it out, the next three only took a couple of mins. each. Be sure to use some sort of fixture, I made my own, so you don't bend the a-arm when installing the new ones.
OR you could wus out and have someone else do them for you but where's the satisfaction in that?
Jim
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Sorry, I don't have any pic's poping them off but just make sure you tap them out from the inner side first. Once you have a lip on the outer bushing then you can tap it out from the outside. Just a few hits and go around the bushing. After about three or four hits it should fall out. The article does a very good job of describing the process. I read it over a couple of times before starting in.
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Removing them is a piece of cake if you follow the procedure in this article - http://www.lbfun.com/warehouse/tech_...%20rebuild.pdf
The first one took a bit to remove but once I figured it out, the next three only took a couple of mins. each. Be sure to use some sort of fixture, I made my own, so you don't bend the a-arm when installing the new ones.
OR you could wus out and have someone else do them for you but where's the satisfaction in that?
Jim
The first one took a bit to remove but once I figured it out, the next three only took a couple of mins. each. Be sure to use some sort of fixture, I made my own, so you don't bend the a-arm when installing the new ones.
OR you could wus out and have someone else do them for you but where's the satisfaction in that?
Jim
I like tackling new projects, and it certainly is satisfying to be able to say I did it myself. Thanks for posting that artical by " Lars", thats a great read, and couldn't be laid out much better. I should have most of the tools in the required listing, but I will have to pick up some more beer, seems that's a specific must, as it's mentioned multiple times !!
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Just got finished putting the front end back on. The hardest part of the job was putting the new springs in. Started today with a buddy at 4 and finished up by 7:30. Just too tired to start it up and roll it down the street. Setting up an appt for the alignment.
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I was surprised to see how tight the front-end is and a better feel for the road. I did notice my front-end height raised about 1 inch and I bought the springs at LIC. When I turn left and let go of the wheel she wants to stay left. No return to center. Same with a right hand turn. I am hoping an alignment will fix this problem. Scheduled for a week from friday.
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I was surprised to see how tight the front-end is and a better feel for the road. I did notice my front-end height raised about 1 inch and I bought the springs at LIC. When I turn left and let go of the wheel she wants to stay left. No return to center. Same with a right hand turn. I am hoping an alignment will fix this problem. Scheduled for a week from friday.
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