Congrats on what sounded like it wasg oing to be a nightmare coming out
well. Looking forward to the pix!
On Tue, 29 Jun 1999 08:05:11 -0500 "Angelo, Tony" <Tony_Angelo@afcc.com>
writes:
>
>The install is DONE! Except for replacing the Upper control Arm Drop
>Brackets - which UPS is dropping off today.
>
>I'm feeling better after crawling around under the truck and checking
>everything out with a keen "I don't want this to break and kill me"
>eye.
>Apparently, the instructions are crap - not the kit. Turns out that
>the all
>of "modifications" the mechanic had to do were centered around the new
>crossmember. First he had to mount it upside down - instructions say
>it
>goes OVER the pumpkin, he had to mount it UNDER. Well, if I look at
>the
>pictures in the 4Wheel & Off-Road, that's how they show it - under the
>diff.
>He also had to shave away one edge of the crossmember to clear the
>lowest
>cooling fin on the diff. No big deal. The rear end was just a little
>strange - the Add-A-Leaf goes inside the spring pack, between the
>third and
>fourth leaves. The mystery shims were not used. The U-bolts still
>point
>down (I guess only the Durango kit - which has new springs - flips 'em
>over).
>
>If I had it to do over, I think I would opt to do it myself. The old
>bump
>stops could have been cut off before you ever began the install -
>that's the
>only "special" tool you'll need. It really wasn't a hard job - they
>just
>spent a lot of time trying to follow incorrect instructions and
>chasing down
>missing bolts. Hell, that's every project I've ever done (the
>WhippleCharger
>install on my long gone 454SS was a classic - how many rides to the
>parts
>store can you get before your friends stop coming over)! While I
>made sure
>I had every last thing on the parts list before I took it in, the
>instructions call for stuff that's not on the list - and it took them
>more
>than an hour of phone time to locate all those Grade 8 bolts locally
>(you
>guys in bigger town would probably have no problem) - thank God for
>farm
>equipment dealers.
>
>Oh yeah, it looks AWESOME!! The top of the bed just peeked over the
>roof of
>an old Olds 88 station wagon sitting next to it. Definitely cries for
>the
>bigger tires. Will post some picks as soon as I get some taken.
>Haven't
>driven it yet - they didn't align it since the replacement brackets
>coming
>today will throw it off again.
>
>Tony Angelo
>'99 Solar Yellow Sport, CC, 4X4, Bed Rail/Light Bar, Grill/Brush
>Guard, soon
>to be 5.5" Tuff Country Lift and 33" Goodyear MTs on the stock wheels
>(love
>that powder coat!!), Jacobs Pro-Street ignition(you convinced me,
>Brian D!)
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