Interesting. I started my yesterday and finished it up today. It probably took me 2 1/2 hours because the directions were lacking, but the ones posted here helped a lot. I say interesting, because I used the large washers with the bushings so the bushing neck would fit through the larger hole. Also, the only nuts that seemed to fit the J hook were a courser thread than on the J hooks, so they got a little rethreaded during installation.
I used a jack and extra washers to compress things enough to get the end links done.
I only had two locking nuts and I put them on the long screw for the end links. However, the instructions mentioned locking nuts earlier, but I went by the instructions posted here, which placed them on the long bolt.
But the handling is indeed snappy!
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Originally Posted by RBeau1954
It took me a couple hours to get it in, I jacked my truck up a little just to get under it, I am not a small man. There is no instruction explaning which washers go where or anything like that. You kind of just have to guess but the bigger washers go everywhere except around the bushings and all the small washers go around them. I am a wood worker so I have long reach clamps so if you look at the frame and see where the side brackets go you will see a bigger hole next to it. I put a long reach clamp in there and it held the plate snug while I put the locking nuts on them. I noticed today that the brackets around the axle have slipped a little so I am going to retorque them as per the instructions after driving with them for a day or two. It is amazing the improvement in handling, now all I need are performance tires to go along with the improved traction and handling.
Rick
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2003 Tundra Access Cab SR5 V8 4X4
RAPS, C.R. Lawrence Slider Rear Window from Yipes!, Hellwig Rear Anti-sway Bar, ASA TRS alloys, 265/70-16 Firestone Destination AT tires, debadged doors, ARE MX series cap, WeatherTech front floor mats, Scanguage II gauge & code scanner
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