B.W.T.

[sasquatch]

heres what my steering looks like.

hold on i can answer some of your questions when i get back from class

[Seth]

Got a little done today....set up steering a little more, put pitman arm washer on, put pass wheel on, cleaned up a little. washers for RA brackets, new brake caliper braket studs and nuts for drivers side, another wheel and tire, and more steering/alignment work tomorrow. Also hopin to get two new calipers tomorrow while at work. Oh yeah and drill those last two holes.

On another note - I got a bunch done tonight around the house and room, hopefully keeping more focused on the truck this weekend during time off in the daylight. Also picked up 4 free trailer tires - great shape, good tread, no cracks, 3 match.

[Seth]

got the truck sitting on all 4 wheels and tires now - hopefully that will make the city happy enough to get off my back. I finally got the last two holes drilled (eric you can have your drill back finally) and put washers on everything and got it all snugged up. Put grease fittings in the TREs. Ran the nuts on to the spindle studs - one missing and one crossthreaded. So I am gonna have to back in and fix that. Anyone know where to get those studs at? Track Bar bracket and brakes are the main two things keepin me from drivin it.

Where can I get hoses made to my spec? I need the 95 on one end and the 78 on the other. I am gonna get braided steel while I am at it.

Eventually I am gonna have to shim the spring cups and hopefully that will fix the spring bow. That is what most other guys doing SAS on this model are doin it seems.

The front of the truck is def sitting up higher than the rear - we will see what a shackle flip does to level it out.

All for now

[eight]

Hoses:
Bryan Hoes. Look them up in your phone book, somebody shot mine.

[Seth]

Worked on the truck a little today. Found the big end bushing for the trac bar. Got the old insert off the axle. Took calipers loose from lines. Jacked truck way up and attempted ratchet strap trac bar.

Tomorrow I am going to get:

A nut and washer for big end of trac bar.
Nut, bolt, and washers for little end of trac bar.
Borrow two line wrenches from work to get brake lines off truck.
Wasp killer so I don't have to use a scrap of wood.

I need to borrow a hilift jack from someone. It has to be a 48" model. PM me.

[Shaggy]

i love the bow of the jack... i have done so much worse so i cant talk

[sasquatch]

are you trying to move the axle over?

[Shaggy]

probably it was way to one side when i stoped by a while ago

[agjohn02]

did you try to ratchet strap it sitting on all fours? that is so unsafe its not funny at all. you're trying to get both front tires off the ground? arent you making it harder to hook the track bar up by doing that?

[Seth]

i am well aware of the safety issues at hand. I am not sure why you think ratcheting it on all fours would be bad. the strap has nothin against the weight of the truck. i need another hilift so that i can get both front wheels off the ground. i need to get the axle roughly in place to see where the bracket will go. I am pleased that the bushing is going to dictate where the bracket goes for the most part. I will just put it where it is in the least bind. eventually i will need to shim the spring cups, anyone have any extra 4* axle shims layin around?

all for now i guess.

PS MAVS WIN!

[agjohn02]

sorry , i meant what you are doing is unsafe.

will it not move while on all fours?

get a bigger ratchet strap, those you're using are wimpy.

how about a come-along from the frame to a tree or another vehicle on the side you need to move to?

if you put the whole front end up on tractor jacks... sorry hi-lifts, i just cant see it not falling off and dismembering you.

no offense but i think its a very dumb idea. hi-lifts are not meant for working on your vehicle. they are dangerous.

anyone agree?

[sasquatch]

hi-lifts are alright if you have someway of securing the vehicle so it can't move sideways and fall on you

put axle on jack stands then try it

[Sharpe]

I use high lifts for parts trucks, and I cant count the number of times the ****ing things have fallen over. Its rather annoying.

[JB]

SAS with leaf springs much easier

[agjohn02]

hi-lifts are alright if you have someway of securing the vehicle so it can't move sideways and fall on you

put axle on jack stands then try it

you're dumber'n hell

few line from hi-lift's instruction manual:

¨ Do not allow anyone around or under a load supported only by the jack.

Do not raise inflated tire more than 2” (5 cm) above the ground. Never attempt to lift more than one wheel
at a time.

Do not use the jack to support a load. Securely chock and block (stabilize) the load to be lifted. Never get
under a raised load without properly chocking and supporting the load. If a raised load falls it can cause
serious injury or death.

THIS JACK WILL NOT STABILIZE THE LOAD. You must chock and block (stabilize) the load to prevent it
from moving or falling. If a raised load falls, it can cause serious injury or death.

its on there a lot see for yourself.
http://www.hi-lift.com/instructions/...structions.pdf


p.s.- i thought this was funny.
Using a jack that is not
in good clean working condition or properly lubricated may cause serious injury. See "Lubricating the Jack."