ah yes, the wonderful world of front-end work. I learned the meaning of BFH at an early age. look at it this way though, you probably won't ever have to them again?!
That's exactly why I'm doing them now, while the engines out.
I should never have to them again.....Unless I decide to put a big lift kit on it one day but those come with new control arms and use johnny joints instead of bushings. I don't really need to lift this thing anyway. It's supposed to be my DD.
I have to do mine and I keep putting it off. I know that I can't put it off more than a couple months at most. I tore my rotator cuff and it will be a while before I can use it and now I use that as my excuse.
But I know after that I have to, ugh!:banghead:
Ouch! Sorry to hear about the injury. I'd much rather do an A Body than a Jeep if that makes you feel any better. I hope you have a big hammer, lol.
Well Dayam man, I wish I was up there I would sure enough go bye ya one
And drive you to the bone yard tomorrow 8)
I spent a couple hours with Victoria today and wish I had the front set out :bootysha:.
laying on my side and removing parts and getting measurements and locating the throttle system.
But sounds like a peace of cake compared to what you had to do to day.
Some one get this man a cold one :cheers:
I'm covered head to toe in grease, gravel and metal filings. This wouldn't have been so bad with a lift, lol. Thanks Mike, I got 'er mostly done with the exception of a real bolt. I can't torque any of these bolts until I get the engine in anyway. It's supposed to be at ride hight before I torque the upper to 55 ft lbs and the lowers to 133 ft lbs. All I have to do is get the wheels back on and push this thing around and get the engine out of the truck.
Ahh, I feel better, misery loves company :-D I'm stripping paint off the build I'm doing for my wife, what a pain. :cussing:
Body work....Aaaarrrggghhhh!
must be a 1999+ grand cherokee? My 4x4 ball joint press was able to press in all of the bushings on my friend's Chevy Nova control arms
It's a '92. I really should check the track bar too. It's got 223K. Ball joints are all good though, I think they've been replaced. The bushings were trashed and one was siezed to the bolt so it should ride nicer now. I also wanted to get all this crap done before I get tires and an alignment in the future.
LOL some must remember my wineing last winter,but you know i would do it again now i know what i am doing.
Yeah, the next one should go quick but I'm going to bill big time, lol.
I think you mean whining, wineing is what I do, love my reds :drunken:
MMMmmmm.....Red Wine!
"AHHH grease, grime, and smashed fingers. It's man land for sure. Man up or get out from under there. OUCH!!! I got some thing in my eye. I want my mommy!"
It always ends the same with me and suspension work. LOL
I here you Joe. It's a tough job but some ones got to do it.
LOL! I hear ya, I need to quit whineing.
Well, it's pretty much done and I feel good about it. Now I can get back to what I love, and that's building engines. :cheers::cheers::cheers: I'm damn glad I figured how to press that siezed bolt out of the one bushing. I rented a BJ press from Vatozone and expected to get a beat up POS but it was brand spanking new.
It's not anymore, lol.
A BIG THANK YOU goes out to Motopsycho for the bushings! You are the man and a parts guy that has his **** together! I wish all parts guys were like you. :cheers::cheers::cheers:
