So looking forward to this trip. Got most of my prep done today.
Kind of sucks removing the upper control arms because you have to remove the shocks in order to get to the bolts inside the shock tower. Gordon suggested just removing the top bolts of the shock and see if it would hang down low enough to remove the bolts. Happy to say it worked!
Saved me from having to remove the shock entirely. Also, something to keep in mind for guys installing new arms.
As I mentioned before, I've had a popping noise from the drivers side. I've torqued down the lower control arms so it wasn't them. Popping is usually is also indicative of uni balls of the upper arms wearing out so I figured it was that. So I ordered new uni balls from Kartec.
Well, turned out not to be the uni balls
Nut had worked it's way loose. Kind of mad at myself for not catching it. Can't say how important it is to make sure you check everything before you go out on a run. This could have been a big problem next week.
Anyhow, we (I mean Gordon) proceeded with pressing in the new uni balls.
FYI, Gordon's press was a little over $100 at Harbor Freight and worked like a charm.
Didn't have a chance to install the new mod, that will come tomorrow. Here's a hint
