D'OH!

 

Sorry Kyle lol

 

Yep, what can I say, we got whooped!!! Good game Packers!!!

 

Taught my dog how to guard a snowman today lol...


I don't know how to embed on here...

 

When did you put coils in? right away or after you put lower links on. I got so pissed and walked away from it today.

walk me through the steps. cause that ***** sucked

 

It DOES suck dude. MAJOR HUEVOS!

It's been well over a year.. but I remember putting the coils in first, then bolting in the lower arms, then using a ratchet strap to pull the top of the axle back so I could bolt in the upper arms. Ratchet it off your cross member..

 

Okay that makes sense, I have a ratchet strap. I dont know what to call them but there are little clamps to make coil springs compress, did you use those cause i dont have any, I feel like that would help alot.

 

I can help with this. Get a good sized pipe wrench, and put in the middle of the axle tube, with the handle pointing towards the direction the axle needs to swing. Use a jack on the handle of the pipe wrench, and those two things will twist the axle, and allow you to line up the bolt holes. I have put in a few lifts by myself, and found this little trick one day when I was in the same spot you are now, it works, I promise!! LOL!!

 

FWIW,
If the body isn't up high enough on jaxk stands, use a engine hoist to lift the nose. much easier when you've got some evelation up front.

LCA's
Uppers
Tie-rod & Drag Link
Shocks and Brakes
Tires
Back on the ground
Then use the steering to move the body over the axle while you install the trackbar.

 

People miss this one all the time too...

Great advice Frank!!

 

Thanks.

My brain hurts this morning. Spent the entire weekend in front of the 'puter. Been learning some eCommerce software and for a non-programmer it's a pain in the keester.

Progress on getting my site built? Yes.
But there's still soooooooooooooooo much left to do.

 

I feel for you bud, I'd much rather be hip deep in a nasty Jeep project, than scratching my head looking at a PC screen, asking WTF did I just do??? LOL!!

 

Get strut compressors there free to rent at checkers. I just finished putting my front end on major PITA. Don't rush it I took is off the jacks with just the springs and 2 control arms and it took 3 hours just trying to get everything back it place. Very dumb move on my part!

 

how am i the only one that doesnt have a problem with this?! i pulled my axle out by myself then put it back in by myself!! oh wait i had a lift and tranny jacks

 

Where's my pictures!