I had my alignment done as well now (finally), no issues.
Only thing I had to do was to grind away 1-3 mm on the LCA to get the knuckle to hit the stop when turning.
So works fine on a 1991 K2500, 6-lug at least.
But I have to ask, why do you want to change your forged LCA for some chinesium pressed ones?
They look good in your picture?
Isnt it better to just change bushings and ball joint?
Im in the process of trying to bleed the rear brakes now after an accidental emtying of the master cylider..
Did a first try as Im used to on other cars (bench bleed MC, bleed rear>front), got superspongy feel and after that read about the RWAL issue.
I have the second version of it, like post...
Living in a country where manual are the rule and automatic the exception I can just say manual is a strange, unworthy way of driving a daily driver, especially in city trafic... :)
Might accept manuals for things going off road, track cars or work machines.
But as soon there is civilization...
No need to cut any bolts, the video above seems to do it since it collides with the drive axle? Mine didnt do that.
Best one, if rust is not an issue:
Drop the LCA to remove tension (remove everything and let it drop toward the ground).
Knock the bar forward.
Then remove the LCA with the bar...
Good point, with the ball joints. I had already bought new ball joints before realizing I was changing the LCA as well. So thats why I thought about changing. But Ill think about it.
Regarding the press. Youre right, the front bushing-holder started to give so I had to back off, seperate the...
I didnt remove my torsion bars, just raised the truck and dropped the LCA until all tension was off. Then moved the LCA forward (theoretically, I ended upp cutting away mine), but the installation of the new one went fairly easy with the bars in place.
But if you are removing the bars I guess...
Only good news.
I have a new tool in the collection (bushing press) and the Astro LCA is in place. Thanks for the help and inputs.
But for future reference.
I bought RK641493 and RK641492 ULTRA-POWER from rock auto.
The reason I picked those was that on the picture the ball joint was bolted...
A quick and dirty shot of the rear bushing. I can get a few more of the front as well tomorrow, but that looks more like the old bushing, so I suspect it is pressed far enough.
You have a point, but they also had a tech. requirement of the engine to hold up for world wide enviroment without issues. -40 to 120(?) F, towing, high altitude etc. etc.
So if you run in a more resonable enviroment, change your oil and tend to check the tempereratures now and again I would...
Thats the answer I suspected and wanted..
But since I have a long trail of things thats broken and destroyed behind me due to that mindset I have, as I gotten older, started to ask others first. :)
Yeah, I was mostly rubber-ducking a bit I guess.
But I since I never done bushings, I still wonder if the bushings is designed to get the flange flush or what desides when the bushing is pushed far enough?
Short update and some questions.
Tried the Astro LCA on for size today. Did not fit. Started measuring. The metal part of the LCA itself seems ok, but the inner distance measured bushing to bushing (between the legs of the "A") is 3-4mm to large, 0.1-0.15" for the conservatives out there.. Too...