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

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I know lol. That rear took the most weight to balance.

 

I think service manual spec except for caster. I read somewhere that when the front is lifted, the caster angle is reduced and usually needs to be increased a bit to correct the geometry. This is the angle of the wheel's center out in front of the steering axis. This will keep the steering from wandering/wobbling at speed, as I understand it. Do some googling on aligment and caster and you will soon understand. Or go play with a shopping cart for a while and watch the front wheels...do they have shopping carts in Montana?

It is actually typical for the passenger side to have a little more caster than the driver side to account for the typical camber of the road's surface toward the gutter for drainage. This keeps the truck from heading for the ditch.

 

1. I think their alignment machine will have the stock specs for your truck. (Assuming it is modern and kumpweterized and not steam-powered, and it is not operated by your favorite UPS person.)

2. Not sure if I am right on this, but I think leafs tend to settle, but coils don't (at least not after an initial few laps around the block), so probably wouldn't bear much on aligment. I was going to have my front Billies installed at my favorite tire/alignment shop (so I don't kill myself) and have it aligned immediately.

 

This stupid freaking site is like goddamn crack. Where is the emoticon of the crack smoker? Oh, wait, this is close enough...

 

Time to get rid of conventionaly weights and have beads/sand dumped into the tire instead. Probably what I'm gonna have done when I get my 33s.

 

Oh, MT, you won't be the last.. I probably will be. The rear I'm probably going to be doing myself too... in the driveway... with no power tools.

 

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i wish i had seen this thread before i got my leaf packs 3 months ago. i agree with one of the previous posts... unless your experienced, you should probably have a friend help install the leafs.

my leafs originally gave me 2" of lift but settled a 1/2" after 2k miles with a camper shell mounted.

they're also squeeky! are you guys experiencing the same?

 

if your leaf packs are squeaky......try pressure washing them off/out....then spray between each pad/spring with a good dry moly lube after they have dried from the pressure washing.

 

lol hi there.

im still waiting

 

Should be picked up by UPS in a few minutes.

 

What you got that stoopid look on yer face fer, boy?

Yes, so much quietness...OK, I'll entertain you.

I have been under the truck double-checking for all the tools I'll need, check where my torque wrench won't fit (near the f'ing gas tank...), etc.

I took measurements of my front coils and the leafs using the specified Toyota method. I need to buy coils now. They are about 1.5 inches sagged down from stock. They are worse than the leafs. Grr... and I am not going to load up the Billies to compensate THAT much. They would have to be at the highest setting to get anywhere near level.

I think I am going to get some OME 880s. Been shopping for a good deal on an electric (corded) impact wrench and an angle grinder, too, just in case. I also need a bigger torque wrench and a couple torque extenders.

That's the best part about spending all this money. It gives you reason to buy more tools...and spend more money. It's good for the economy. It's American, dammit!

 

Yeah my order shipped. Woot woot