Group Buy: APRIL 22 DEADLINE Wheelers Offroad 1st Gen Leaf Replacement

yeah....your shackles should be fine. i can almost guarantee you tho...that depending on how the underside of your truck looks...and how old it is...the bolts are gonna be seized in there.

 

It seems that you could--before teardown--take the new metal bushing sleeves to the local auto/hardware store and match up the right size diameter snug-fitting grade 8 bolts (assuming you measure the length on the stock one, first) to have on hand. Or go to the (gulp) dealer for the bolts. But I don't think you'd need a 4WD place for this hardware. Like Tacomaman06 says, the shackles are likely fine.

 

no.........because the bolts are more than likely seized on the inside. the 2 rear bolts should be ok though...at least mine were. i think you'll be good to go.

 

No, the order specifies front eye bolts only, so you should have one pair. Shackle bolts only come with their shackles. I noticed the same thing before I ordered.

 

My local Toyota dealer had no bolts or shackles. Neither did any local auto parts or 4x4 shops. So I will be calling Dan Monday. Argghh.

Some pics:

 

oh hell no.

id be calling ups immediately

 

UPS won't take responsibility. Though I'd have a shotgun ready the next time I saw the guy.

 

Because he's an idiot. I constantly yell at people for not putting the tailgate down and hitting my bed-sides. I've got shit on the passenger side, I don't even know what it is but it's caused the clear to get all hazy... Maybe I'll Rhinoline the whole truck like that other guy did with his 2nd gen.

 

On a more positive note...

Ahem.



My front Billies just shipped from Wheeler's!

 

OK, so I just installed the rear Bilstein 5100s tonight (without new leafs) just to see how much they improve the ride alone over the worn out OEM yellow Billies.

They improve the ride a lot.

And for anyone else who has yet to install them, two things:

1. Bolts are 53 ft-lbs, per 2003 FSM.

2. No instructions came with them, but mount them rubber boots down, per Bilstein and per chris 4x4:

From Bilstein:

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Do I mount the shocks with the boot pointing up or down?[/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]With the internal design of the Bilstein monotube gas shocks, it does not matter whether the shocks are mounted with the shock rod side up or down. There are some minor advantages in longetivity and overall suspension effectiveness with the shock rod pointed down, and there are many instances where Bilstein has changed the orientation to take advantage of these minor improvements where there are no clearance problems. If there is an option, we recommend mounting the shock with the shock rod and boot pointing down, but in the grand scheme of things, there is no noticeable difference.[/FONT]

http://www.bilsteinshocks.com/bilstein/html/faq.html#10

 

Good to know. I was going to mount them boot side up.

On a side note, Im getting my tires installed today!

 

My shocks were supposed to be here today, no luck. Called UPS and the wrong zip code was put on the package. They are in San Angelo, 100 miles away. Now they will be here on Thursday. And yes I checked to see if I had a senior moment and put a wrong zip down, but I had the correct numbers. Just hope they are here by the weekend so I can get the leaf pack and shocks done. Also to change out dash bulbs and deck plate mod.

 

That sounds like a very busy weekend!

 

Does anyone have the tq specs for the bolts I tried looking through the 26 pages but only came up with the u-bolt (65 ft. lbs) and the rear shocks 53 ft lbs.