Betty's "I want to be a mule" progress log thread

[CDW6212R]

Post up lots of pictures. You know I want the coil overs also, and the red color works for mine too.

I've got to work on some stuff, I bought another truck(Ranchero) last week, and it should be here next. Look on eBay for completed sales last week(Ranchero for $10,500). I've got a muscle car again.

 

[Rick]

Nice project. Those coil springs look great

 

[vroomzoomboom]

If an can say your not cool, then I’m going to say your not cool till you get yourself one of these

 

[vroomzoomboom]

If gman can say. Stupid phone spell check

 

[Turdle]

Tim, I doubt I will ever be that cool. But until my grandkids know what a blower is, to them, I am.
Thanks for the feedback Rick.

Don, my neighbor has some fairlane rancheros if that's what you are into.

 

[CDW6212R]

Tim, I doubt I will ever be that cool. But until my grandkids know what a blower is, to them, I am.
Thanks for the feedback Rick.

Don, my neighbor has some fairlane rancheros if that's what you are into.

You are cool Jon, we are just getting old enough it doesn't matter much now.

My first car was a 72 Gran Torino, and I bought a 73 Ranchero ages ago and put a 72 front end on it, just like the movie named for it, with the cool hood scoop. This one was rough but I kept it to hopefully fix it right. Now I found one that is complete and in great shape, I'll swap the front end and some other things, sell one and keep the other. We need some hobbies.

 

[vroomzoomboom]

I’m only bugging ya buddy! Your on my cool as hell list. Need to get back down there one day for another visit

 

[Turdle]

It would be great to see old faces some day soon.

So, back at that Moab place I hit the cowguard dealio too fast going off it , and wiped the torsion bracket skid plates, bent one of the adjuster bolts, and also the crossmember

I hope that isn't too much of an issue because it's been that way for quite a while.

oh yeah, bars off

 

[410Fortune]

"COIL OVER COIL OVER"

Ill start the chant

Now to PM rockranger about more coilover bracket dealios

 

[CDW6212R]

"COIL OVER COIL OVER"

Ill start the chant

Now to PM rockranger about more coilover bracket dealios

Yes, put me on that list too.

 

[Turdle]

sew, so?

IFS goals VS IFS reality

no t bars, shocks or swaybar to limit travel. passenger side full droop , driver side arm on bottle jack with fully compressed bump stop. (need bigger tires to droop or stuff will drag)

 

[Turdle]

Pretty sure these are factory outer tie rod ends. Out of nostalgia I kinda want to leave them in, they still feel sticky and tight.

 

[Turdle]

Anyhooos,

Here's your tools needed list

I have the spindles on the floor, lower ball joints pressed out. Moving so sloooowww

old passenger side upper. Still hanging in there but making a mess due to the need for excess greasing

 

[vroomzoomboom]

all those tools......and i bet the 10mm is missing

 

[CDW6212R]

Put a bigass Channel lock pliers on TRE's, and squeeze them gently to see if they move/compress at all. New or good TRE's will be very tight and not compress.

My sister's 2007 Jeep Unlimited had a death wobble for a year or so, and the two places she went to couldn't keep it from coming back. I got at it and slowly replaced parts. The other places missed four bad BJ's, and the new track bar installed at the beginning was the new problem(it wore out within a year). I did the TRE's and BJ's first, then bolts and the steering pitman arm. After that I realized the new TRE's were bad(the two outers very much), and did the track bar again with new CA bushings. The track bar was evidently not tight enough with the OEM metric bolts(factory holes too big). New aftermarket bolt kits solve that, but new damage you have to find again and replace etc.

My sister's issue wasn't the TRE's, but the new ones were wiped out quickly with the DW at normal speeds. They didn't feel really bad by hand, but they deflected(crushed) easily with a minor force of the Channel locks.

With a lot of age and miles, TRE's are suspect for sure. I used the TTX type of TRE's on my trucks, they were not bad from Rock Auto, and they seem tougher than OEM.

 

[Turdle]

all those tools......and i bet the 10mm is missing

The one and only is under lock and key. but I did manage to fling a castle nut to oblivion , or maybe the neighbors yard with the air impact

 

[traveler]

So glad to see someone else's tools are as organized as mine when I work.
Looks like you're getting it done...

 

[RockRanger]

Cant wait to see them installed.

 

[Turdle]

Cant wait to see them installed.

I am going to do my best to get as much visual information as I can for a "how to" thread.

 

[Turdle]

pardon the mess, we're remodeling---