[Just-in-credible]

So...I got myself all settled in, and got to work.

item number one on the list is to get the lift kit installed in the front of this thing. It was a considerable amount of work, but not overly difficult. THe instructions were so so.

I had a few snags along the way, but overall it went pretty smooth. Most of my hang ups were because i just didn’t have the right tools in the new space yet. its incredibly frustrating when all you need is a deep socket, and you can’t do a dozen other things because of that one stupid thing.

On a positive note, one thing I was absolutely amazed at was how well PB blaster works to unstick things. I know this shouldn’t come as real news to anyone. But as an example, I had two things that just fought and fought and fought me. I had to remove the front hub and bearing assembly from the original steering knuckle, and of course, they were both rusted solid. I beat on them for half an hour, and gained absolutely zero progress. The passenger side torsion bar was the same. I absolutely could not get the damn thing to move.

It was getting late, so I figured, this was as goods place as any to stop for the evening. I gave them a really good PB soaking before I left for the evening, and let myself dread removing them the next day.

Well wouldn’t you know it...the same hub that I beat on until I could hardly lift the hammer...literally fell out when I picked the knuckle up. I was shocked. the torsion bar was the same, with a little gentle persuasion, it came right out.

I watched a little YouTube, and apparently liquid wrench is even better? So I might pick some of that up. But I've always just gave stuff a little shot of WD40, and that’s all I ever used.

Anyhow, I got the thing back together, and I’m hoping to take it for a burn here shortly. I still need to torque the front axles together. But overall, I think it is sitting at a pretty good height now.