Operation lift is underway [pics]
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Operation lift is underway [pics]
Day 1:
My helpers for today bailed on me, so I decided to tackle the rear of the truck first. Here's a little pictorial of the progress...
Stock height
Here's my lift parts
and my rotors
Started by painting the spindles
Then tore off the driver's side rear wheel and went to work
And after all that work, this is what I ended up with, about 1.25" LoL
A word of advice for anyone looking to do this: don't do it alone. Took me all damn day just to do the rear. An extra set of hands would have been invaluable, and I could have finished in less than half the time. Didn't help any that the heat index was ~105 though. Ridiculous.
My helpers for today bailed on me, so I decided to tackle the rear of the truck first. Here's a little pictorial of the progress...
Stock height
Here's my lift parts
and my rotors
Started by painting the spindles
Then tore off the driver's side rear wheel and went to work
And after all that work, this is what I ended up with, about 1.25" LoL
A word of advice for anyone looking to do this: don't do it alone. Took me all damn day just to do the rear. An extra set of hands would have been invaluable, and I could have finished in less than half the time. Didn't help any that the heat index was ~105 though. Ridiculous.
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Day 2:
So not so many pics from day 2, which was actually half a day Saturday and another half on Sunday. Ran into a bunch of issues, like having the wrong tools, and I was far too aggravated to worry about taking pics. We couldn't get the coil compressed enough to insert the 2" spacers, so only the spindles were installed. Worked out dead level in the end though, so I'm not stressing. I may have a shop install the spacers down the road, but I'm not too heartbroken over it. I have enough lift to clear 35's, so I think I'll leave it how it is for a while.
Here is the before measurement
Starting disassembly
Old and new spindles
Took the driver's side coil out to try and compress for the spacer
This is what happens when someone from IT tries to decompress a coil the wrong way. Decided from now on I will stick to the easier stuff and have a shop do the things I am obviously not capable of LoL I'll spare you the blood and just say the bolt on the compression tool whacked my finger pretty damn hard when it popped. Boneheaded move on my part, I know.
Scrapped the spacer idea, and put everything back together. Swapped the brake lines and installed the new rotors and pads. Also removed the sway bar and end links.
Tomorrow I have to go back and bleed the brakes and take some after pics before going for the alignment. Only thing I'm currently worried about is the new front shocks. I bought them on the premise of having a 2" spacer installed, so they are a little long. I don't think they are long enough to top out when compressed, but I guess only time will tell. Fortunately, replacing the shocks isn't that big of a deal if it becomes an issue.
**edit [added after pics]**
Lost some lift in the front after the alignment, but I used a different measuring device, so I don't think it's as bad as the measurements make it seem.
Here's a profile pic:
Here's a close-up of the front:
And here's the measurements [front and rear]:
So not so many pics from day 2, which was actually half a day Saturday and another half on Sunday. Ran into a bunch of issues, like having the wrong tools, and I was far too aggravated to worry about taking pics. We couldn't get the coil compressed enough to insert the 2" spacers, so only the spindles were installed. Worked out dead level in the end though, so I'm not stressing. I may have a shop install the spacers down the road, but I'm not too heartbroken over it. I have enough lift to clear 35's, so I think I'll leave it how it is for a while.
Here is the before measurement
Starting disassembly
Old and new spindles
Took the driver's side coil out to try and compress for the spacer
This is what happens when someone from IT tries to decompress a coil the wrong way. Decided from now on I will stick to the easier stuff and have a shop do the things I am obviously not capable of LoL I'll spare you the blood and just say the bolt on the compression tool whacked my finger pretty damn hard when it popped. Boneheaded move on my part, I know.
Scrapped the spacer idea, and put everything back together. Swapped the brake lines and installed the new rotors and pads. Also removed the sway bar and end links.
Tomorrow I have to go back and bleed the brakes and take some after pics before going for the alignment. Only thing I'm currently worried about is the new front shocks. I bought them on the premise of having a 2" spacer installed, so they are a little long. I don't think they are long enough to top out when compressed, but I guess only time will tell. Fortunately, replacing the shocks isn't that big of a deal if it becomes an issue.
**edit [added after pics]**
Lost some lift in the front after the alignment, but I used a different measuring device, so I don't think it's as bad as the measurements make it seem.
Here's a profile pic:
Here's a close-up of the front:
And here's the measurements [front and rear]:
Last edited by Brandon Anderson; 07-27-2011 at 12:32 PM. Reason: Added content
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Those are Powerslot zinc-plated rotors and ceramic pads from brakemotive. $217 shipped for all four wheels. If you're doing JUST the brakes, you could probably finish by yourself in about 2hrs. +2hrs or so if you paint the calipers as well.
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Nice job!
The 3" lift...isn't that suppose to lift the front 3" and level the back to the front, thus giving you only 1.5" or so out back? I think the back will lift up another .25" when you do the front. Atleast it seems like it would anyway?
The temp has been low-mid 90's all week long here in upstate NY with heat index's ranging from 100-110(dew points 65-80..unheard of around here). Absolutely ridiculous. I'm 20lbs lighter in this heat since I'm so active. I'm having a hard time keeping fluids in my body and I'm already stick thin!(6'3"/180lbs)
The 3" lift...isn't that suppose to lift the front 3" and level the back to the front, thus giving you only 1.5" or so out back? I think the back will lift up another .25" when you do the front. Atleast it seems like it would anyway?
The temp has been low-mid 90's all week long here in upstate NY with heat index's ranging from 100-110(dew points 65-80..unheard of around here). Absolutely ridiculous. I'm 20lbs lighter in this heat since I'm so active. I'm having a hard time keeping fluids in my body and I'm already stick thin!(6'3"/180lbs)