VanoFord

Air tools? Candy . Lol. Just get some beer muscles. I just ripped my whole truck down this weekend to swap out my coils, took me just over an hr, and that included unmounting/mounting the tires, and of course a few

ford4wd08

i like the feel stuff with hand tools, its too easy to strip or cross thread or twist a bolt of with air tools, if i do use air tools its just to tear down, not to put it back together

budismonky

I am the same way my friend. I guess we share the same passion for our machines. I too only use the impact when tearing down. Or if I have a super long bolt I will run it in and finish it off with a socket. I hate I mean fuggin hate stripped bolts. It also takes longer and gives me an excuse to play around in the garage.

budismonky

4 bolts dude. 3 on top of the strut and one big one on the bottom. Git r doooone.

Joe's truck

Ok, talked me into it! Thanks for the info. I'll post pics when I get done. Probably this weekend during the upper 50's and lower 60's.

insuranceguy

I did a 3" and it was very simple. I would say 20 min a side, I did it with no help (air tools). I would think if you had a buddy to hold, push , pull you could knock 5 min a side off.

Becca

If I can do it, anybody can do it I had my bf help me get the lugs off, and untighten some bolts- but other than that, it was very simplistic. The directions are pretty straightforward

budismonky

You continue to amaze me raider. Truely are a different breed.

Becca

^^^haha, uh, thanks? lol

GATORB8

Am I going to be OK with a standard depth 21mm 1/2" drive socket for the upper ball joint nut, or do I need a deep one?