San Antonio

Last part is to arrive on Monday, debating on whether to tear into it on Monday and work forward. Need to do some studying over the weekend to make sure I want to tackle it, from what I have watched it's not overly too difficult but there is the unknowing. I did get the garage door working and that is something I have never done soooo...

 

I'm really curious to know how this goes. I was watching an install video and I'm not sure it's something I want to tackle myself. I'm leaning towards setting up some shop time with @Texoma to get it done. Plus I need to reseat my sliders... I realized I never protected the metal after I drilled so I need to remove them and check/treat for rust.

 

Come on out and we can knock it out together, I want to go to Texoma for it as well cuz he knows what he is doing. Then there is the side of me that wants to do it myself and save some coin, like I said will be watching some videos this weekend.

 

Suspension install? Easier than you think.

 

Yes sir

 

3 main things I remember not having but needing.

Deep sockets for the u-bolts on leaf pack
Ratcheting combination wrench for the top hats on front shock.
Patience

 

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Mark your alignment cams to the frame with paint pen, pull them one at a time and put as much grease as you can on them so they'll never seize ever. Lucas Red n Tacky is best.

 

I can't speak for the rear suspension, BUT, I just added the height ride adjustable Billstein's and lifted the front end to level. I dropped the springs out without having to use a spring compressor, they're lots of videos on you tube on it. All I needed help with was putting the springs back in. I couldn't lift the wheel turn the spring to align it and put in the bolt without having three hands.

 

Yep I used a sharpie! Its hard to see the notch on the frame so I marked the frame and the alignment bolt.

 

Someone want to come over and help me find whats dead under my Hot Tub . I can smell it when I walk over to it.

 

Ew, I remember when I had baby coons under mine. Being that my hot tub is suspended 15ft off the ground, and moving the ladder around to pull panels and finally finding the little fuckers, then momma coon comes along and tears another hole in the side of the hot tub looking for the babies, that I set in a bucket down the hill n a tree stump. Dumb fuckin coon. That's why I have chicken wire around my hot tub now.

 

Bueller............Bueller...........Bueller

 

yea my Westie was digging around it the other day so I knew something was wrong. He loves to kill mice and rats. I'm going over to Comal Metals and pick up some expanded metal and cut it to size.

 

You guys need any pro tips, I'm only a phone call away. I'm more than happy to do the work and have y'all there as well.

 

Disassembling the front shocks looks straightforward. If I stick with the parts I already have I'll need a spring compressor regardless though, since I need to assemble the coilovers. Really, none of it looks terribly difficult or technical. More a matter of getting things raised and lowered and properly supported throughout the process.

 

I'll send in my dog. She'll find it real fast.

 

I swear they're trying to kill me in this room. Woke up with a sore throat and this blasphemy

 

Ok, cleared the tub. I can't believe one small rat could make all that smell when dead. As it turned out my air diverter on that side is dripping water so after the smell clears I need to look at it. I replaced one of those already and its a real PIA. You end up re-routing new air hoses to all the jets because the old ones just break to pieces all the way down the hose.

 

What have you guys been doing for protecting the paint on the door sills ?

I bought the oem toyota protectors but they seem too short...