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Old 05-21-2013, 03:07 PM   #34
foamypirate
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Location: Pflugerville, TX
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Re: Bought another one!

Truck is back together now and drives like a dream! It's so tight and responsive, feels very solid, no more bouncing all over the place when I hit a bump, either!

I'll tell you what, that old suspension was WORN out. I put all of the original shim packs back in, and matched the tie-rod length when I reassembled with the new parts...
This is what I wound up with before getting it aligned this morning! Can you say positive camber and crazy toe-in?! The alignment guy had to remove a large majority of the shims that were in place, and adjust the tie-rods way out.




I even got compliments from the alignment guy on rebuilding the front end, he said it looked perfect.


Here is the grand total list of parts I installed (little bit of a repeat from up above, but oh well, it might be useful for someone):

Idler Arm - MOOG Part # K6247T
Pitman Arm - MOOG Part # K6143
Inner Tie Rod - MOOG Part # ES409LT x2
Outter Tie Rod - MOOG Part # ES409RT x2
Tie Rod Sleeves - MOOG Part # ES2004S
Lower Balljoints - MOOG Part # K6117T x2
Upper Balljoints - MOOG Part # K6136 x2
Rear Shocks - KYB Part # 344072 GR2 x2
Front Shocks - KYB Part # 344068 GR2 x2
Upper Arm Bushings - MOOG Part # K6138 x2
Lower Arm Bushings - MOOG Part # K6137 x2
Inner Wheel Bearing - TIMKEN Part # SET6 x2 - (C10, NON-heavy half)
Outer Wheel Bearing - TIMKEN Part # SET3 x2
Inner Wheal Seal - TIMKEN Part # 8871 x2 - (C10, NON-heavy half)
Swaybar Bushings - MOOG Part # K6169 x2 - (For 1-1/16" swaybar)
Brake Hose Left - BENDIX Part # 77299 - (For light duty 1" rotors)
Brake Hose Right - BENDIX Part # 77300 - (For light duty 1" rotors)
Reman. Power Steering Pump - A-1 CARDONE Part # 207922 - (87' TBI 305)

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