DFW BS Thread : ********NEW MEET!! CHECK POST #1*******

How is your Friday night going?

 

Started around 10 this morning on my front end, I think I got a decent amount done for doing it alone. I tore it down and replaced the LCA bushings with white lines, new OEM LBJs, removed the needle bearing and installed the ECGS bushing, replaced axle shaft seals of the diff, and installed a rebooted OEM cv.

Tomorrow I’ll get the driver side cv put in and get it all put back together, then install the new OEM rack/tie rods and then my SPC UCAs will be last.

 

Good Morning Fellas

 

Sounds like a good day! Be driving great in no time!

Morning!

 

Good morning

 

My mondays arent so bad with the new setup

 

My Monday hasn’t been so bad, either. I could slice it with my fork.

 

Just lovely an you should have invited me

 

I really should have

 

Would the trailer be too heavy for an articulating hitch?

 

No sir. But I can put Duel King’s LT on it in a heart beat.

 

Where 'ya taking it?

 

Had to move it got another cord of cooking wood being delivered at 7:00am

 

Just the truck put back together. It’s out of alignment BAD. I drive a 1/4 mile down the street and back. Gonna have to try to figure out how to visually adjust it or something so I can get it home and into the shop Thursday.

 

There’s a bunch of videos on YouTube about diy alignment. That should get you close until you can get it to a shop.

For future reference, take measurements of the tie rod link lengths before removal. This will give you a solid ballpark for where to set your new ones at.

 

I ended up getting it close enough to make it home I think, havnt left yet but truck is together. I was trying to move the rack over because one side had like no threads showing and the other had a lot, originally I had counted threads but the one tie rod was after market and threw it all off.

I’ll let the alignment shop figure it out lol. I just needed to get it close enough to make it back home. The tires are already trashed anyways.

 

Gents been a while...how’s everybody doing?

 

Hey bro, good here. I ended up getting laid off shortly after you. I’m enjoying my trial run at retirement. Getting ready to go spend a week in New Mexico. How’s things going for you?