someotherguy
Truly Awesome
And now for the moment I've all been waiting for 
IT'S BACK ON THE GROUND
Picked up a new floor jack, double-checked shock mounts up top, rolled the front fender lips real quick with the mini sledge, slapped on the wheels and torqued all the lugs down.
She's OUTSIDE.. 100% correct decision to skip the 1" coil spacers included with the springs; would have been squatted. It *looks* a little bit squatted here but it's mostly the pic angle and the front fender taller wheel opening. Parked out on the street it looks more like a very slight rake, almost level.
Mudflaps still dragging after the front drop. Oh well.
I'll deal with them if they become a problem. At the moment it's making a squeaking noise every now and then, thought at first it was that tailpipe that doesn't go high enough over the axle, but it turned out to be the mudflap bracket rubbing on part of the bed structure.
Took a drive around the neighborhood including on the 40mph main road. Truck's doing pretty well. Badly in need of an alignment but that was expected. Right front has noticeable positive camber, and the wheels seem slightly toed-out. Steering feels "loose" where previously it felt pretty damn good for a beat up old truck. No sense getting it aligned before I replace the ball joints, though.
Just a quick flashback to the very first pictures, filling it up at the gas station before the trip home when I bought it-
And still plenty more to do!
Richard
IT'S BACK ON THE GROUND
Picked up a new floor jack, double-checked shock mounts up top, rolled the front fender lips real quick with the mini sledge, slapped on the wheels and torqued all the lugs down.
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She's OUTSIDE.. 100% correct decision to skip the 1" coil spacers included with the springs; would have been squatted. It *looks* a little bit squatted here but it's mostly the pic angle and the front fender taller wheel opening. Parked out on the street it looks more like a very slight rake, almost level.
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Mudflaps still dragging after the front drop. Oh well.
I'll deal with them if they become a problem. At the moment it's making a squeaking noise every now and then, thought at first it was that tailpipe that doesn't go high enough over the axle, but it turned out to be the mudflap bracket rubbing on part of the bed structure.
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Took a drive around the neighborhood including on the 40mph main road. Truck's doing pretty well. Badly in need of an alignment but that was expected. Right front has noticeable positive camber, and the wheels seem slightly toed-out. Steering feels "loose" where previously it felt pretty damn good for a beat up old truck. No sense getting it aligned before I replace the ball joints, though.
Just a quick flashback to the very first pictures, filling it up at the gas station before the trip home when I bought it-
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And still plenty more to do!
Richard
