Florida B.S. Thread

We normally use discount muffler off of old winter garden

 

Midas in Oviedo did well on mine.

 

I guess you can say that you trust the midas touch

 

Haha! For simple shit like that where I can supervise, absolutely!

 

Had to do some work this morning, so I figured I'd spend the afternoon installing my Bilstein 5100s, AAL, and OME 885's. Wrong. I was following the "change springs without a spring compressor" methodology, but could not for the life of me get the front nuts on the LCAs loose. Not even with a breaker bar. Would not even think about budging. I've installed lifts on Jeeps, 2nd Gen Rams, Subarus, and full size Chevys. I've lowered Volkswagens, 3rd Gen Rams, and Fiats. In the thirty plus years I've been wrenching on cars, I've never come across a suspension component this locked up. No rust or anything. Just completely jammed up.

 

On a 2012 that seems odd. You are not trying to turn the cam right?

 

Nope. Just the flared nut. The ones in the back on both sides loosened with no problem. The front ones though...

Speaking of cams, I don't know who did the last alignment (I noticed it looks like a little positive camber), but NONE of the marks on the cams are anywhere near the alignment notches. Dead middle of the hash index marks on the cams is pointing straight up.

Freaking bizarre.

 

Do you have pics on how they do this. Is it just tucked up tighter to the transfer case?

 

The nut don't move one is a bolt

 

Watching the video again and just saw that. Now I feel silly. Not sure if I should be pissed or relieved...

 

It happens

 

Getting bored. Anyone wanna do a 63" chevy swap. Cam tab gussets? Bamf shock relocation kit? need some side money for retros hahaha. But seriously i can make it happen

 

Lets get that ford off the thumbnail lol

 

do you add a bead? or use an actual kit? and how much? for the cam tab gusset. mine are flattened so they said I can't get properly aligned, but 2 of 3 things are in spec, and i forgot which one was the last one and they said shouldn't affect tire wear?

 

Get the TC cam tab gusset kit. Think I ordered mine from wheelers off road. Had Tim weld them on. After that I haven't had any alignment problems. Before the gussets it wouldn't hold an alignment for more than a couple miles.

 

What ryan said

 

cool thanks guys, i'll prob holla when i get new tires, mine are hopefully gonna die pretty soon

 

Well it only took 6 months to get these installed due to conflicting schedules, but I finally managed to get @k9cop sliders welded on!

 

Looks Great!!

 

Thanks Todd had a good time and the sliders came out awesome! Yeah finally!!!!