Insta-plate w/ sone slots for the "Ideal" brand steel hoseclamp. This is a decent brand as I normally lube my hose clamps which makes most cheap junk instantly start stripping out, and thus failing.
For some reason I have an endless supply of 10-32 flathead stainless steel screws, so this project allows for the use of some. I had to cut the supplied rubber mounts flat on one side.
It's been a long and early hot summer here in south central Texas with the temps dipping down to 80 and up to 110+ each day now for going on 3 months. I'm cooling off the garage and sitting here with my old win 7 laptop. I have the screw clamps installed along with the reservoir mounting plate. Just need to re-assemble the coilover shock and install. Then do it all over again on the other side. And pray that they are out of the way (as before). I remember cycling the suspension with the tire mounted and had 2" of clearance before.
Once you retire, projects "abound" you. This is one that I should of thought out better, but that other guy (the guy that always stands in front of me each morning at the bathroom mirror) he's the one that never put enough of thought into finishing the job right, showing off my fabrications skills.
What the heck is a "Level II" ?? Well, I can say that, ah it's yellow ~
Of the few years these were made, there were a few hundred models. Mainly it was a pre-combined trim package. You can spot one right off if you look for the dark silver paint matching the forged Alcoa wheels along the entire length under the door, leather buckets, fancy stereo, electric windows, electric mirrors, sliding rear window, center console, HDPE black bed liner, special 8.8" limited slip differential, this one has a 4.10 ratio with bigger housing and more splines.
As hopefully you read in this thread that the ride as I initially received the truck, drove like a "cement" truck. So far the coilover mod has performed well and holding it's alignment as per my alignment guy. The shock tower and lower A arm must be re-enforced. Nothing terrible however, but well worth it to move away from the torsion bar setup in my opinion, having an off-road suspension back ground, mainly with light weight designs. Road and daily driving have at least a requirement to add double reliability to the setup as their are always other folks relying on your work to not intrude on their health & welfare with your bolts and bad welds flying around on the road.
