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But did he die?
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So a few things:
1.) I hope the dealer tech who installed the spacer struts on my truck chokes on a bag of dicks. He screwed up one of the pressed in studs on the passenger side so I was left with a nut that spun with the stud. To make matters worse, it was the rear most stud so accessing the head of the stud was not possible. After much cursing, some fire may or may not have been involved, and literally smashing the nut with a wrench I was slowly able to walk it off.
2.) Guilty until proven innocent; Another reason to keep assuming dealers will lie to until proven otherwise. Prior to purchasing my truck the dealer installed a 2.5" front level and 285 tires. Yea, well that was a lie, the strut spacers were 1.5" - go figure. I'm considering being a passive aggressive dick and mailing them the spacers back with a note about said tech's install ability as well as a simple book on how to read measurements. The good news is, my new Eibach setup put me from 7.5" between the wheel and fender all the way to right at 9".
3.) I used the dreaded manual spring compressors. Well, that was about as anti-climatic as ever. At no point did I ever feel like they were going to fail, I guess horror stories get passed around because bubba did the same thing with a pair of leather belts. I dunno.
1.) I hope the dealer tech who installed the spacer struts on my truck chokes on a bag of dicks. He screwed up one of the pressed in studs on the passenger side so I was left with a nut that spun with the stud. To make matters worse, it was the rear most stud so accessing the head of the stud was not possible. After much cursing, some fire may or may not have been involved, and literally smashing the nut with a wrench I was slowly able to walk it off.
2.) Guilty until proven innocent; Another reason to keep assuming dealers will lie to until proven otherwise. Prior to purchasing my truck the dealer installed a 2.5" front level and 285 tires. Yea, well that was a lie, the strut spacers were 1.5" - go figure. I'm considering being a passive aggressive dick and mailing them the spacers back with a note about said tech's install ability as well as a simple book on how to read measurements. The good news is, my new Eibach setup put me from 7.5" between the wheel and fender all the way to right at 9".
3.) I used the dreaded manual spring compressors. Well, that was about as anti-climatic as ever. At no point did I ever feel like they were going to fail, I guess horror stories get passed around because bubba did the same thing with a pair of leather belts. I dunno.
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Hell no, getting warm in GA. I do everything in flip flops lol
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Safety flips flops pair up nicely with safety contact lenses and Bluetooth wheel chocks ?
Glad nobody died.
Glad nobody died.
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It's wild seeing Australian YouTube mechanics wearing flip flops working on heavy ass diesel rigs.
They are called stealerships for a reason I avoid them as much as possible, and I'd never buy anything pre-modified off the showroom floor, because you know it's going to be the cheapest shit possible with huge markups.
They are called stealerships for a reason I avoid them as much as possible, and I'd never buy anything pre-modified off the showroom floor, because you know it's going to be the cheapest shit possible with huge markups.
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I could have saved you some money. They were having a sale on these ?
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Ruh oh... was I suppose to transfer those plastic and rubber tube things from my stock shocks to the Eibachs? LOL
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Edit: The plastic sleeve and bump stop, not the bottom and top bushings. The instructions did not say to transfer them over and I see a mix of pictures online, some with, some without.
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Edit: The plastic sleeve and bump stop, not the bottom and top bushings. The instructions did not say to transfer them over and I see a mix of pictures online, some with, some without.
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