>>Has anyone on the list with a gen-3 done their own suspension mods? I
put
some blocks under the back of it myself, but I amgetting ready to order
the
hotchkis leafs and some aftermarket coils this week and was wondering
what
you all would recommend? Should I attempt this or should I have it done?
I
am pretty mechanically apt, having swapped engines,trannies,rearends
before,
but I've never messsed with coils springs or brakes a lot.I just wanted
to
try and get a feel as to wether or not I should try it.<<
I haven't done a Gen III, but I did help out with my own truck. Here are
my tips:
-Take the bed off!! Life will be so much easier, I promise!
-Call a buddy or two to help out (the bed is heavy!)
-Air tools will help a whole lot
-when you do the coil springs, the best tool for the job is a special
spring compressor tool. It's a little pricey, but if you try to remove
the spring yourself and it goes flying (which it is highly likely to do)
someone's gonna' get hurt pretty bad. We used a crowbar to get mine out.
I watched from afar =)
-You'll need a grinder most likely
-Take your time!
-Don't forget to pack the bearings and stuff
that's all I can think of. It's not hard, just time consuming =)
good luck!!
-miggity
miggitymike@juno.com
PROJECT 13's ---> slammed 88 Dakota w/360 swap in progress!
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