Scottsdale mod day August 26/27

Little more to change leafs
But with 10 hands on the same page not so bad

 

I was planning on doing the rears at home. It's not so much I need help, I need a place near an alignment shop.
Arg, wait. Can I do an alignment if my rear isn't lifted yet?

 

Yeah, no problem.

 

You can but what's the point.
I have Firestone lifetime, my spot is legit

 

I live 45 minutes from an alignment shop and I'm not overly thrilled with the idea of having them do an alignment. Otherwise, I'm probably 3 hours from the next nearest alignment shop.
I was planning on just getting the work done in the front so I could go to Firestone and get it aligned. Then work on the rear wheel got back home.

 

Lifetime is 250 I think.
If there guy is good.
But you can take it to any at that point.
I had to take mine back 2 time. Thenow the right guy came back from lunch on my shit was on point. Now they don't fuck around.
But have needed an alignment in some time

 

Life times are $179. I brought them 2 trucks at once and they knocked 30 off each for me.

Doing rear leafs isnt impossible. It looks like most people showing up have all done all their suspension work so it would probably actually go smoothly. Unlesa you get a shackle bolt that is stuck and needs cut.... Although I think you can get new ones pretty cheap. But you would want them there already just in case. Can cut em with a sawzall no problem.

 

Well, I'll bring my new rear shocks with me too and we'll see if everyone is up for it.

 

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On my truck I need to:
replace rear leaf springs
replace rear shocks
replace rear brake lines
replace UCA
replace front coilovers
replace front brake lines
That is a complex task and will take more than a day but I don't have a jack and stands.
I was looking and hoping to find somebody else with a similar job and swap tools and help each other.

 

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I live a few miles from SDHQ and Firestone and a few other places close by. We could theoretical pull a job together.

 

You might as well do the ECGS needle bearing bushing replacement do you don't have to go back in there later.

 

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I was told by a few truck experts that the bushing replacement is not needed and they have done a bunch of lifts without any after problems.
I have the link just in case.

http://eastcoastgearsupply.com/i-8536125-toyota-8-clamshell-bushing-eliminates-needle-bearing.html

 

Tacoma experts or truck experts? I just don't see not doing it since you're already going to be halfway through. $60 seems like cheap insurance to avoid having to rework the suspension.

 

Experts that sell parts for trucks and jeeps locally and other states.

 

Subd. Nothing to do but I'll come give a hand and shoot the shit.

 

Does anyone have the equipment and knowledge to measure driveline angle? I need to figure this out because the vibration is driving me crazy. I'll bring beer and tools to join in on this.

 

@Brian007Taco might be too far/ too long to wait but I'm gonna host a mod day this coming weekend.

@stumbles are you still going to do body mounts your body mounts and have you ordered them yet?

 

Yeah I need to do them. I haven't ordered yet. I should order them soon. Probably get them from Amazon as it would be free shipping.

 

I live 2 exits down on 101 now, so I'll probably swing by and help

 

This coming weekend? I thought it was next weekend.