Suspension Build (Teaser)

This weekend my buddy Bruce, of Bruce Bruce Professional Welding Incorporated, LLC. stopped by and we hacked through getting all of the measurements together, cutting out the proper sections, and constructed one 100% successful strut tube.

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Much much more to come as I get the write up together.
This will be a multi part post and will include all of my measurement and assembly detail.

I love this crap.

Damn you Spindle pin!!!!

So this weekend I got started taking my rear suspension apart and of course I had to start with the springs.

Picked these up at Harbor Freight for under $10.

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Worked like a champ.

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With the spring pressure relieved I can unbolt the top hat.

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This purple substance appears to have once been some sort of bushing or bump stop.

Totally FUBARed.

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shortly after removing the spring assembly I realized that I don't have a wrench that is anywhere NEAR big enough for this.

I measured it out to 51mm!!!! WTF? Did all of you guys really go out and buy a $60 wrench for these bastards?

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Finally we meet....

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Pulled the little stopper thingy.

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And then stepped into ultra-fabrication mode.

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Check it.

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Coupler nut.

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LOL. Ridiculous spindle pin puller contraption!

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Handle.

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"This is totally gonna work!"

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HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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haha ok ok maybe it wont.

So then I start thinking with my tools.

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The issue here was that I couldn't get it to stay straight.

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It kept pulling from an angle.



FOILED!

Looks like I'm getting the spindle pin puller tool from HybridZ.

Oh well.... :(