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Front Suspension rebuild
paigeoliver:
Probably is, looking through it again I don't see an AC version for 17".
Odd that they make you select the size first.
DrewKaree:
Yeah, they do stuff like that in case you want to look for more parts. I thought it odd that they wanted my engine size before they could find out what size lug nuts I needed for a car ???
nostrebor:
Please, PLEASE!!!
Do not attempt to do this work without a proper spring compressor. I have been on the receiving side of an unloading coil spring, and there are no positive results.
The spring compressor should be about a $5 rental. Worth every penny.
As mentioned check the uppers also. And replace the rubber brake lines if they are in need, as you *might* have them loose anyway, depending on the way that truck went together.
tommy:
Those ball joints dont come out easy, i doubt youll be able to do it without some heavy duty tools good luck, i would just have the shop do it, chances are youll have it all apart and wont be able to drive it to a pro if something goes wrong.
That price does sound very high though, check around you could get it done less expensive.
shmokes:
I would have to have a shop do it. I deliberately keep myself ignorant of how cars work as much as possible. It's hard work as I really do have a good memory and tend to have a difficult time forgetting something once learned.
The thing is, I hate working on cars. I never fail to cut myself while working on them, even if I'm just changing the battery. And they're dirty and I have to lay down on pavement or concrete and slide around and turn end up punching solid pieces of metal when my wrench slips off a stubborn nut which is extraordinarily painful.
But I'm full aware that for the most parts a person gets raped every time he/she engages the services of an auto mechanic. I know that I could never justify having a mechanic do the work if I knew that I could do it myself (much the same conclusion Paige seems to have come to here). It's just so damned expensive.
If you know cars, Fredster, now is your chance. You've finally found my weakness and I suggest capitalizing on it. Cars, and the way they work, are things I cannot speak intelligently about. I refuse to learn. My advice to Paige is to pay the extortion and have it done. It's worth every penny.