Bskis OVL tabs. BS Approved

Arrived a day early! Thanks @uurx for talking me off the ledge on spending 4x's the amount for a rear set up...

 

Bingo. Total fiasco getting these done. Spring mechanic was bitching about how it toasted his 9/16 bit and how he only made $60 on the deal. Oh and I taught him a lesson to never do it again. Bottom line is it's done. Looks like install end to middle of next week hopefully. Only thing left to do is grind down and modify the isolators

 

Any of y'all having clapping sound coming from your break pads here is an answer to quiet them down. These little babies only come on the bottom of your pads. They should come on the top as well but sadly they don't out of the factory. Pick some up if you need. $6.98 for 4 clips. Should ease the sound of the shifting pads going from froward to reverse and vice versa

 

Thanks @motoxscott for sending out a new prototype boot from camburg. Doing the kid a Solid! I'll report back on that with regards to install and wear. Psyched

 

Installed the Dakars + AAL with poly bushings front and rear eyes. Greased all zerks, greased axle U joints, added new anti shake break springs top and bottom and cranked those kings (which was a pita) 4 full turns turning out another 1/2 of lift up front. CV's are at a very comfortable angle. Had to shim Timbrens due to the circumference of the nuts I received with the new U bolts from wheelers. (Not a big deal actually a good thing in terms of up travel just added more safety if shock ever bottoms out). Lastly added shim for drive shaft carrier bearing. Alignment is meh have to go back it's pulling left. Still haven't put in any weight in the bed or hung my spare and I've got 1/2" of rake. Very stoked!

 

@motoxscott thanks!

New balljoint boots. Looking fairly sturdy.

 

Through two cans of paint and 1 can of primer. Working in a warehouse is way better than my basement. Can't wait to finish this thing. Getting high as hel on the fumes.

While I was waiting I cycled the suspension


The other side was roughly at 19.25 and just starting to kiss the Timbrens bs.


How's yer donut

 

subd af

 

Before

After

Put this on last night but had 3/4" gap at both fenders and front.

This morning took off the bumper.
Cut the aluminum flange/bracket that holds lamp clip and insert below lamp clips
Had to do that to make room for the additional POD cutout.
Then I flipped my energy suspension radiator bushings around. Small side up. Super Lubed everything so no more squeak. @Crom
I have two washers on the passenger side and One on the Driver side between the 90 degree angle that bolts to the horizontal frame.
Pretty much took me solo about an hour and a half. Way pleased though

 

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Bumper looks good!

So you had the bigger bushing on top before and it gave you fender to bumper alignment problem? So you flipped it around, smaller on top now? Not sure I follow what you're saying with the washers...

 

Had the Bigger ones on top plus the washer. There were a few things that came into play. I will add a photo to show you were I added the washers (they acted more as a shim to keep the 90 tight to the bottom of the frame).

Two things. The first is when I flipped the bushings the fenders dropped 1/4 inch which allowed the bumper to sit more snug overall. The second thing was being able to get the bumper up now that I had cut the little bit of aluminium or whatever that support piece is made out of that holds up the lamps.

But Basically I have to assume that even removing the washer on top of the larger bushing would have still yielded about a 1/2 inch gap overall during mounting and it would have been super noticeable all the way around the bumper.

Standby for photos. (Pictures are worth a thousand words)

@Crom

 

How have I not looked at your build yet.

Geez I failed. Lol

Looks great man!!

 

trying to keep up with you my man! thanks!

 

Well after getting my truck aligned again. I've got some rubbing going on at the Lower control arm on the drivers side at full lock turning left. Looks like we pushed it a bit to forward on the caster side of things.

 

I see your bushing pics now. I tried running it like that on my truck but the big washer on the bottom would knock on the frame. If it works for you though, run it that way! Still better than the factory ones.

 

I remember you had the small ones on top. Pretty sure that's the way to run it to match OEM.

I was actually going to stop at the hardware store tomorrow to find a smaller washer because I can hear a little contact

 

you could always put the big washer on top, and smaller washer on bottom and keep the bushings where they are too. I think that would work.

Unfortunately I don't there there is a perfect match with the universal kit. It's close though, and it does work.

 

Ugh! Leafs are squeaking like crazy even with the isolators at the end of the leafs. Maybe lack of lube at the bushings. Not sure will have to see and pull them off. But what a pain in the balls