Baby Blue Beauty Build Thread

[farmer]

What do you plan on running for front coil springs?

 

[Bennybooster]

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SLF-550/
These with a coil cut off

 

[farmer]

That's without any drop brackets? Any one else running that setup?

 

[Bennybooster]

With 1 or 1.5 coils cut it will give about 2in of lift

 

[Bennybooster]

Wired for offroad lights, now I just need to straighten my bumper brackets so I Have something to mount my lights to, and get a new bulb for my KC

BTW found out this upper power source only works on ignition, thats why we moved it to the lower one, which you can see in the above pic

 

[farmer]

Thanks for the info!

 

[Bennybooster]

Wow so Spent like 45 minutes getting my truck on the lift at school and took the wheel off. Then my auto teacher come over and looks at it like a bit, and says, OH.....didn't know they pressed them in. Were not gunna be able to do this in a a week.

So long story short i gotta pay a shop 234 bucks to have them do it.

And It will be a while before I can put in my leafs and tone ring

 

[farmer]

Can you pull the knuckles off in shop class and take the knuckles to a shop to press on the new ball joints? I did mine in the driveway and paid $25 per ball joint to have them pressed

 

[Bennybooster]

It's more a time issue than anything else. We wouldn't be able to get started for at least 2 weeks then it would be on the lift for at least a week. I'm just gunna drop 230 bucks and have it done in a day

 

[farmer]

Do you have much tools at home? I did mine in the driveway with basic tools and a few vatozone rentals in a day. The hardest part is pulling the spindle off the knuckle, it rusts on over time. With a soft hammer and liberal amounts of pb blaster and swearing it will come off. I stripped one side, took it to have it pressed, while the new ones were being pressed in, pulled the other side off.
Don't let the job scare ya, it isn't that hard

 

[Bennybooster]

Honestly after having my truck down for months at a time from last summer through this last winter, I just wanna drop some cash and have it done in a day. Its dosnt ave me very much money to do it myself

 

[farmer]

Yeah I hear ya there
Good luck with it bud!

 

[Bennybooster]

Yea, On another note, I took the Hi-lift back to the guy I got it from and ot my money back cause it wasnt working right, and Im just gunna go buy a brand new one for 55 bucks on friday.

Also Im gunna get a new bulb for my KC light and a few other things. Then the next paycheck Im getting the joints done.

Oh and Im going wheeling saturday so pics and vids to follow

 

[Bennybooster]

Took the old hi-lift back, got a paycheck, filled the gas tank to 3/4th a tank, and I have cash in my wallet to get a Brand new Hi-Lift tomorrow.......man this weekend is gunna be fun

 

[Bennybooster]

Bought a Hi-Lift, and Im going wheeling tomorrow. Stay tuned for pics and vids