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Ok so here I go again do some more work to this thing. Already @ $6,200 ish rebuilding this thing. Now its time to tackle suspension brakes wheels and tires. I plan on dooing averything myself except for alignment of course.
First of all the truck as all rusted out shocks(all 4), shakes while driving,getting knots on tires(but wheels are mitch matched and possibly warped and tires are used), shakes even worse when braking. Front end sounds loose, but it slapping around is probably..hopefully means it just needs those new shocks. I also have a leaky wheel/brake cylinder on back driver side. ABS and ebrake light don'tgo off. Trucks rear axle was replaced last year but no rear sway bar was on the new rear end so I'm gonna try to figure it out and put the old one on or get what I need to do it right. THESE ARE MY PROBLEMS, ANYINSIGHT IS WELCOMED!!!
To start off here is the list of new parts that are on the way:
Wheels: Going from 14" to 15" now bc tires are obviously cheaper! $60 a wheel!!
http://www.4x4groupbuy.com/store/bla...5-p-10477.html I bought 5 wheels....need a spare right?!
Tires: Goodyear Wrangler SR-A I was thinking about 235/70R15 as a good size. The tires are $82 a pop locally at
Wally World.
Shocks: All shocks are Bilstein unlesssomeonehasa better suggestion here. Also I am buying these from Autozone bc online was more after shipping plus I have a $40 credit at local store plus a few warrantyable items to return too.
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/par...1_462410_7413_ Obviously the rear is a different code but you get the idea. Do I need to buy shock boots too or will they come with the new shocks?
Rotors: I bought some $30 Brembo rotors...nothing fancy. I know that bearing are actually in the rotor or something like that so I'm just going to go ahead and replcae those too...got Timken(inner and outers, for both sides). Any hints, tips, tricks, things I should know about doing bearings? Throwing some regular but decent pads on there too.
Brakeshake:replacing thatrearbrakecylinderthatis leaking, bleeding the lines too, also replacing the ABS module if the truck turns out to have one. Not sure how to turn that dash light off still...With new wheelsand tiresI am getting the casters replaced and getting a 4 wheel alignment. Hopefully all this will stop the shakes!!!
Rear springsbushing arebeing replacedby Energy Suspensions new leaf spring bushing kit
. All the bushings on the truck are squishing out the holes from dry rot. Needlessto sayI am getting around to allof itatsome point.
Got some more plans but this is enough for now.
please drop your expertise here bc I am a newb still, and still learning here. Kinda that can't afford a shop so has to resort to my hands and tools type thing.
First of all the truck as all rusted out shocks(all 4), shakes while driving,getting knots on tires(but wheels are mitch matched and possibly warped and tires are used), shakes even worse when braking. Front end sounds loose, but it slapping around is probably..hopefully means it just needs those new shocks. I also have a leaky wheel/brake cylinder on back driver side. ABS and ebrake light don'tgo off. Trucks rear axle was replaced last year but no rear sway bar was on the new rear end so I'm gonna try to figure it out and put the old one on or get what I need to do it right. THESE ARE MY PROBLEMS, ANYINSIGHT IS WELCOMED!!!
To start off here is the list of new parts that are on the way:
Wheels: Going from 14" to 15" now bc tires are obviously cheaper! $60 a wheel!!
http://www.4x4groupbuy.com/store/bla...5-p-10477.html I bought 5 wheels....need a spare right?!
Tires: Goodyear Wrangler SR-A I was thinking about 235/70R15 as a good size. The tires are $82 a pop locally at
Wally World.
Shocks: All shocks are Bilstein unlesssomeonehasa better suggestion here. Also I am buying these from Autozone bc online was more after shipping plus I have a $40 credit at local store plus a few warrantyable items to return too.
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/par...1_462410_7413_ Obviously the rear is a different code but you get the idea. Do I need to buy shock boots too or will they come with the new shocks?
Rotors: I bought some $30 Brembo rotors...nothing fancy. I know that bearing are actually in the rotor or something like that so I'm just going to go ahead and replcae those too...got Timken(inner and outers, for both sides). Any hints, tips, tricks, things I should know about doing bearings? Throwing some regular but decent pads on there too.
Brakeshake:replacing thatrearbrakecylinderthatis leaking, bleeding the lines too, also replacing the ABS module if the truck turns out to have one. Not sure how to turn that dash light off still...With new wheelsand tiresI am getting the casters replaced and getting a 4 wheel alignment. Hopefully all this will stop the shakes!!!
Rear springsbushing arebeing replacedby Energy Suspensions new leaf spring bushing kit
. All the bushings on the truck are squishing out the holes from dry rot. Needlessto sayI am getting around to allof itatsome point.
Got some more plans but this is enough for now.
please drop your expertise here bc I am a newb still, and still learning here. Kinda that can't afford a shop so has to resort to my hands and tools type thing.
