01-20-2011, 12:27 AM
Then came new Moog ball joints, spindle bearings and seals, and installation/assembly. Ratchet straps help immensely with seating the axle wedges in the C bushings.
Had a lot of work to do from there. The trac bar was too long, so I had to cut it about 1 inch. I had to drill new 3/4 holes in the trac bar mounting bracket on the frame to get the bar to be parallel with the steering drag link.
I had to fab new bump stops, (one looks VERY ghetto- but in my defense it was mostly there and would have taken forever to remove), cut the ram assist mounts and relocate them, and then cut some material off the upper track bar mount, so that it wouldn't interfere with the ram assist rod.
Had a lot of work to do from there. The trac bar was too long, so I had to cut it about 1 inch. I had to drill new 3/4 holes in the trac bar mounting bracket on the frame to get the bar to be parallel with the steering drag link.
I had to fab new bump stops, (one looks VERY ghetto- but in my defense it was mostly there and would have taken forever to remove), cut the ram assist mounts and relocate them, and then cut some material off the upper track bar mount, so that it wouldn't interfere with the ram assist rod.