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I've decided that it'll just be easier to burn the truck to the ground and redo it from the bare frame than fight this rear end. Spent 2.5hrs today and still can't get one leaf spring in. Whole rear end is cockeyed. Kids across the street learned some new words today. Broke a ratchet strap trying to compress the u-bolts to fit. I can either get the front leaf spring bolt in or the rear but not both. **** this rear end.
I win!!!! Scary part is the axle shifted nearly an inch to the driver side as I was tightening it down. I'm sure the other side will go in nice and easy.
Upper shock mount on the driver side. Wonder how long it's been loose?
Found out why the drivers driver's side was crooked. Center pin was sheared off. Both spring perches were completely caked in mud. Picture was taken after cleaning it all out.
Driver side spring is bolted into the front spring mount and the axle. Shock and brace are completed. Once the bushings arrive I'll get that installed and get the rear end back on the ground and then knock out the front shock mounts and call this project done.
I need to go drive the thing as it's still sitting at the same hub to fender measurement it was before (~30"). Side effect of torquing everything with no weight on it. But that'll wait until after I put the front shocks on and figure out the drag link.
Apr 21, 2020 | 05:44 PM
