Hang in there, Brian, and keep plugging along. While a hoist would be nice to have, I find that some jobs may be a little easier on the floor as I get older and more beat up. It can require less muscle to get things like leaf springs into position from the floor rather than lifting them higher (I know - there are jacks for that too). I'm just looking on the bright side! Sounds like you're making good progress and doing it right. Dave --- On Wed, 7/21/10, Brian Safford <hzf9vv@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Brian Safford <hzf9vv@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Minor bump in my suspension rebuild > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx > Date: Wednesday, July 21, 2010, 10:22 AM > > First off, thanks to all who have supplied suggestions and > advice to > help me with my suspension rebuild. Things were going > along fairly > smoothly but have run into a minor bump in the road ( pun > intended :-) > ) > > Passenger side went together sweet - first time I've ever > dealt with > torsion bars. > > Drivers side not so sweet ... installed the new tubular > control arm ( > bought front end kit from Just Suspension ) after pressing > in the new > bushings. Installed the ball joint, making sure it went in > straight > and tightened to listed torque of 125 ft lbs. > > Went about assembling and installing the lower control arm, > sway bar > and torsion bar, no issues. > > Installed lower ball joint gizmo, no issues. > > Went to install spindle ... remembered I needed to first > put that > rubber boot on the upper ball joint. Here's the > "bump" ... there > wasn't any lip sticking out of the control arm for the boot > to > contact. *sigh* > > Double checked that the ball joint was flush in the control > arm opening - check. > > So I call Just Suspension ... explained my problem ... > their first > suggestion was to "just finish the install - everything > should be fine > as the boot will crush up and be okay". I told him > that was > unacceptable and what I wanted was a fully assembled upper > control arm > overnighted to me. He put me on hold ... came back > and said they > would agree to send me a fully assembled upper control arm, > but to get > it there tomorrow it would have to have rubber bushings ( > my kit had > poly bushings ) because they were currently "out" of the > poly > bushings. > > I want things to be right so I said I'd just wait for them > to send me > the correct assembly. > > Now I'm on to doing the rear leaf springs - again, first > time for that > as well. My heavy-duty +1" springs from Espo should > be here today. > > Doing all this laying on my back makes me dream about > having a hoist > ... but is still rewarding when the old parts finally come > off. > > My goal of having this thing back on the road in time to > drive it down > to the Mopar Nationals seems well within reach. > > Thanks for listening and again for all the solid advice > I've received > over the years. > > Regards, > Brian Safford > '62 Dart 440 / Poly 318 > > > ---- > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one > person -- directly to that person. I.e., send > parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other > personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the > Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your > privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the > content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! > > 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html. > > >