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Old Mar 18, 2016 | 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by DrillRig52
Is that all? Lol. What's the press for
to press the splined part of the cv off the hub. Mine bent a 10 Ton press and had to be cut in half with a torch

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Old Mar 18, 2016 | 10:06 PM
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Originally Posted by DrillRig52
Wheel hub and bearing. And a camber kit to keep your front camber set properly after adjustment. Without the camber kit the tightness of the bolts is the only thing that holds it in place, so if you hit a bump hard enough it will be thrown off.
Oh, OK. I gotcha. It was a reading comprehension thing. I was thinking "hub and camber kit" was something that played with camber with the hub, LOL. You mean one of the kits that go on the upper control arm, and a hub.
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Old Mar 18, 2016 | 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by white89gt
Oh, OK. I gotcha. It was a reading comprehension thing. I was thinking "hub and camber kit" was something that played with camber with the hub, LOL. You mean one of the kits that go on the upper control arm, and a hub.
Lol yes sir.
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Old Mar 18, 2016 | 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by jferg92
to press the splined part of the cv off the hub. Mine bent a 10 Ton press and had to be cut in half with a torch
Holy hell man, you must be in the salt belt? Mine took 5 good whacks with a mini sledge. A little bit of rust build up but not much. Perks of living in the desert.
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Old Mar 18, 2016 | 10:17 PM
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Originally Posted by DrillRig52
Holy hell man, you must be in the salt belt? Mine took 5 good whacks with a mini sledge. A little bit of rust build up but not much. Perks of living in the desert.
yeah northern IL
Glad yours was easy
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Old Mar 18, 2016 | 10:21 PM
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Originally Posted by jferg92
to press the splined part of the cv off the hub. Mine bent a 10 Ton press and had to be cut in half with a torch
Holy smokes. I've heard so many horror stories about this. Knock on wood, I've always been able to slide them right out on everything. Maybe it's just the crap they put on the roads for snow in some states?
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Old Mar 18, 2016 | 10:24 PM
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Originally Posted by DrillRig52
Lol yes sir.
I got lucky. The previous owner of my truck already put that kit on it, and the Moog problem solver control arms with changeable ball joints.
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Old Mar 18, 2016 | 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by white89gt
I got lucky. The previous owner of my truck already put that kit on it, and the Moog problem solver control arms with changeable ball joints.
Honestly I don't know why I didn't do it sooner, it was super easy, like 10 mins per side. I never had to replace the UCAs, but I also don't have my bars cranked to the max either. I'll say between the Moog tie rods and rough county steering stabilizer it sure does drive nice.
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Old Mar 18, 2016 | 10:45 PM
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I've wondered about those stabilizers. So they work good on these trucks? I've never seen one installed on one.

I put one on a Super Duty for a guy at work, and he loved it... but the damn thing started leaking about a year into it and he had to get a new shock.
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Old Mar 18, 2016 | 10:54 PM
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I've wondered about those stabilizers. So they work good on these trucks? I've never seen one installed on one. I put one on a Super Duty for a guy at work, and he loved it... but the damn thing started leaking about a year into it and he had to get a new shock.
I've had mine for 2.5 years and I swear by it. It's been on gnarly jeep trails and just about everywhere else you can imagine. It's makes a WORLD of difference in the bump steer. Only cost 60 bucks. I can't tell you enough how much it improves the driving experience on these trucks.
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