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03-30-2006, 09:35 AM
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finally doin the rear suspension...
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B springs
Lakewood 50/50 shocks
Lakewood LCA's
Removing Quad shocks
and if I have time I might try to put the Lakewood traction bars on lol.
thats on the agenda for today since I took off work and its nice outside. Ill have some progress pics later...
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03-30-2006, 09:38 AM
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Re: finally doin the rear suspension...
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cool stuff! have fun with the install 
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03-30-2006, 12:12 PM
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Re: finally doin the rear suspension...
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03-30-2006, 02:21 PM
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sounds good, its raining cats and dogs here
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03-30-2006, 03:21 PM
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Re: finally doin the rear suspension...
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Last edited by Bane-; 03-30-2006 at 10:49 PM..
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03-30-2006, 10:48 PM
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Re: finally doin the rear suspension...
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starting the day...with the only helper I could find for 8:30am on a thursday lol
shock bolted in the top, control arm ready to be bolted in place...
control arm in...
new shock,LCA,spring...(repeat for other side  )
back on the ground..Surprised me how low it went with only being B springs, but theres no isolaters at this time.
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03-30-2006, 10:57 PM
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Re: finally doin the rear suspension...
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I liek gramer
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Bet that's a fun job by yourself... haha
Looks good.
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03-31-2006, 01:24 AM
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^needs more bondo
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gotta love teh squat. are the fronts just as low?
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03-31-2006, 08:49 AM
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nah as much, I havnt done the front suspension, still waiting on struts.
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03-31-2006, 02:41 PM
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Holy crap that is too low |
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03-31-2006, 06:40 PM
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It only looks too low because he has large tires in the rear. Looks great in person. |
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03-31-2006, 11:51 PM
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yea 255/60 seems to fill the whole damn wheel well nicely... lol
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04-01-2006, 01:22 PM
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Um, yup.
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Looks sick man, bet that was a hell of a job with your only to hands. 
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04-01-2006, 02:02 PM
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Thanks. the only problem I had really was the pass. control arm. Where its pivot bolt is by the shock it wouldnt slide out so I had to cut off both sides with a hacksaw and pry it out with a hammer.
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