Gettin' my squash together, one more question; when replacing the tie rods- do I install the news ones to the same length as the old ones or just let the alignment guy worry about it...............
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get it as close to the old ones as possible. some say count the revolutions as you remove the outer rod. or measure the distance

 

Cool- gonna get a paint / marking pen, thanks. Oh yeah- and when taking off the LCA for the new bushings, Do I really need to decrank the torsion bars.......
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Hey guys- stared tearing into the front end. As you all know I figured while down there with the front apart I was gonna go ahead with the McGaughy 11004 drop kit. Guess I shouldda looked first as my front hangers are welded on, now that I'm here; can I slice'em off, grind smooth and drill holes for the new hardware? Has anyone don ethat B4? Is there a reason I should forget the whole thing................
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Hey guys- anyone have any pointer for an axle nut that just will not let go?
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A long pipe on a breaker bar.

You can also blast the nut with a little map gas torch to heat it up and it should break free better.

Or a stronger impact gun.

 

Thanks FF- coaxed it a little with a blow torch and got the nut off. Got the spindle off, too. Went ahead and took off the UCA. Now the big question- do I really need to unload the torsion bars to remove the LCA?
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No, by that point its completely relaxed, or at least it was on my truck

 

Got down there, looks like there's still a good bit of tension in everything so I'm gonna borrow the tool. BTW JDM- yer truck looks pretty fawkin righteous, what's your total drop.............