scooter99 Posted September 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2013 Yea you are going to want to get Blue locktite if you ever want to get the bolts off ever again without using a blow torch. Red locktite you have to heat up to 500 degrees for it to loosen up. WOW thanks for that info. I'm glad you said that. I'll go get blue on the way home then. SHIT, that would've been bad! Cause this is not the only time I'm doing this. I'm planning another lift in the future. This is just for the handling cause it sucks ass right now. My kidney's hate this truck! LOL Good lookin out man! My dad is in a meeting right now, so he can't get to call me till atleast 4:30, and by then I'll be at work. A quick google search nabbed a few results from the Ford forums, tightening the nut on top of the worm gear should get it. The center nut there, and it'll probably be a bitch to get to. Ok, that makes sense. I'm in no hurry. I'm probably not going to do anything till the weekend anyway. That's when I'll be working on the front. Thanks for checking though, it's a big help. Facebook Page: S99Creations 2006 F250 Lariat Build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boom50cal Posted September 19, 2013 Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 Yup it's that nut on top. Just tighten it a little bit though, only a quarter of a turn or so. He say's, and I quote, "Over tighten it and your fucked in any condition. Especially if you have a load behind you." On 1/4/2013 at 9:31 PM, HatersGonnaHate said: Wow. 184 posts and I think you're a fucking asshole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooter99 Posted September 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 Thanks buddy. I really appreciate it. Got the bushings in today. Rear will be back together tomorrow. Only thing left are the sway bar bushings. Those should be here any day now. But that won't hold me up from putting this all back together. Facebook Page: S99Creations 2006 F250 Lariat Build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtnbikecrazy55 Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 Legit!! Keep it up! I hate long signatures.... ...what the fuck is wrong wiht you you fucking fuckity fuck fuck head... Mtnbikecrazy55 Feedback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooter99 Posted September 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 Thanks. Ok so I wasn't at work yesterday cause I was doing some work at my parents house. But I got my track bar yesterday. Ill be getting to work in about an hour, I'm at physical therapy right now. Last night I got an email from 4wheelparts that my sway bar bushings had shipped. Nothing about the end links. So I was pissed. Took 5 days for an in stock part to ship, number 1, and number 2 I hadn't even heard about the end links shipping yet and those are what I really need for the front. So I called em up and it was a mistake. The links are scheduled for delivery today, and the bushings for next week. They only did one set of bushings though so none for the back. So that sucks, but ill order them from summitracing.com. I won't order anything else from 4wheelparts. Got the shackle bushings for the rear the other day, but I don't see that I did an update. They sent me bushings for the front shackles not the rear. Got them on the phone, summitracing, and got it worked out and had the new ones next day. So I'm good to go there. So now I have everything for the rear. Tonight ill be putting that back together, baring any other issues. Then saturday ill start the front. Storm coming in but I think I have a canopy to cover me from the elements. More tonight!! Facebook Page: S99Creations 2006 F250 Lariat Build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooter99 Posted September 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 Ok guys. Had a busy night and day, which was cut short. But here comes the photos. Rear Shackle Bushings Front Extended End Links came in today. Also got the track bar in from PMF today. But it's raw metal so we're going to have to do something about that. Some self etching primer and black rust tough flat black should do the trick. Sexy ends. Yummy! The self etching primer didn't work, I guess it was old. So I used regular auto primer. Primer dried and ready for some paint. Flat black. Looks great! Coat 1 Time to drill. Had to make the holes on the shackle bigger to take the larger SD spring bolts. Also had to drill out the front rear shackles to take the bigger bolts for the SD springs. Drilling out the front rear shackles. Facebook Page: S99Creations 2006 F250 Lariat Build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooter99 Posted September 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 Time to drill out the SD eyes to take the bigger 3/4" bolts. This was a pain. Drilling out the eye hole. The rear shackle has to be cut out a little on the webbing to take the bigger SD Springs. This was the best way to get a nice visible straight line. Using my air sawzall, makes the job easier. 1 down 1 to go. Second one down!! All cut and ready to go! Time to add the new bushings. Lube the shackles so the bushings slide in easier. The lube allows them to slide in pretty easily. Ready for the sleeves. Looks a little dry in there. Needs more lube. Sleeves in. Facebook Page: S99Creations 2006 F250 Lariat Build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ham4864 Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 nice,now get that thing all done. 2009 bmw 5 series Head Unit Stock Amplifier-JL Audio JX 360/4 Processor- Audiocontrol LC6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooter99 Posted September 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 Getting the hardware ready to go. Anyone see an issue? The last bolt is a 1/2" bolt not a 9/16" bolt which is where I got it from, the 9/16" bin. Off to Lowes I go! Now we're in business. Not a great pic. I was working by shop light, and it put off a heck of a glare. But the rear shock is in on the top. Not quite ready for the bottom to be attached yet. Also notice I left the green strap on it to keep it compressed. Just another view. Now to get the end links ready to go in. Got some lube with them so I'll use it to get these things in. These are the bushings for the top eyelet. Added the lube to the top of the bushing. Spread it around. Let's get it put in. Put the end link on the top, and push. The lube will allow it to slide down over the bushing. BAM! Time for the second one, and then we'll put the sleeves in. Same thing with the sleeves. Lube them. Lube on top Then put the bushing over it, and push down. And we're ready to get them on the truck. Here's the order of which the washers and bushings will go. First washer and bushing on, then the next piece is the actual sway bar. New bolt with a Nyloc nut on the other side. Ready for the sway bar now. Facebook Page: S99Creations 2006 F250 Lariat Build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooter99 Posted September 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 Ok guys, so I'm gonna remind you guys, I'm doing this by the seat of my pants sort of. I've done some reading on forums and DIY's etc. But not all of them are clear. So for some of you following that may see something I did wrong, or something, please speak up, cause I'm all ears. I'm always willing to learn folks! Ok let's move on! All the bolts that don't have nyloc nuts, get a lock washer and some blue thread locker. Shackles on, and ready to go on the truck. Nothing is tight yet. Lift block on, SD Springs, then the separator block, and the load spring, followed by the top plate. Added the u-bolts, washers, and nuts. Everything on in the rear, and ready to be tightened down. Rear shackle view. Ready for some thread lock and to be tightened up. Bottom of the shock attached and ready for tightening. This is the Driver side shock bottom. Sleeve and some more lube. I forgot to do this on the passenger side and it ended up being a real pain in the ass to get the sleeve in while it was on the truck. So this one I did before I put it on. Pretty much the same as the end link, lube on the top. This one I pushed on as much as I could, and then I had to get a little more aggressive with it. Meet Mr. Aggressive! Sleeve is in! It started to rain pretty good, so I stopped taking progress pics, really had done it all for the passenger side, so I basically just did the driver side the same way. Wheels back on, and ready to come down. And we have touch down. So at this point, the rear is pretty much done. I have everything to change out the differential fluid, but right now, with it so wet, I decided not to do it. I'll see about it this week. Even with the tarp over where I was working, everything was getting wet. So I called it a day today. Rain is not supposed to subside until later tonight. Tomorrow I'll start the front. As I posted these pics the rain has been done for a bit, even though there are some pretty nasty clouds around. I may take a few minutes and go get the front jacked up and get the stands under it. I'm still not gonna have much time to do anything tonight. But we'll see. I think it's just going to be a long week for me. Thanks for checking it out. More to come tomorrow! Facebook Page: S99Creations 2006 F250 Lariat Build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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