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Old Nov 21, 2009 | 06:03 PM
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Passenger side front shock problem

So I am swapping all my shocks and notice I can't really get the nuts off the top passenger side shock because the stud has poked through the wheel well shield thing.

Any ideas? Is that normal? I don't think it is. Do you think I need new fron springs as well now?

Of course I already have the other 3 corners done before I got to this one, so now I have 3 new shocks and 1 old one lol...
 
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Old Nov 21, 2009 | 07:10 PM
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Nevermind, I rednecked it and got it swapped. Thanks guys!
 
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Old Nov 21, 2009 | 07:58 PM
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I'd be looking at the cab mounts, it sounds like the body is sitting lower on the frame than it should
 
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Old Nov 21, 2009 | 09:42 PM
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Well the weird thing is, it looks level all the way around as far as fender distance from the tires.

Argh, you're gonna make me go look, aren't you?
 
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Old Nov 21, 2009 | 09:47 PM
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You might be better off not to look
 
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Old Nov 22, 2009 | 01:07 PM
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So to look or not to look, that is the question...
 
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Old Nov 22, 2009 | 08:19 PM
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If it were mine, I would definitely look; I want to know everything about the truck there is to
know, both good & bad. There's no telling what you might discover....
 
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Old Nov 22, 2009 | 10:28 PM
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Yeah, I know what you mean. It just kind of rides like chit. I know there are more things I need to do, grease it, check joint, etc. But I really don't know where to go from here. I just got this thing a couple weeks ago and am trying to get it as reliable as I can. I have tranny issues, crappy handling ( I know it's an old truck but wanders like crazy), and god knows how many oil leaks.
 
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Old Nov 22, 2009 | 11:49 PM
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Originally Posted by fsckedagain
Yeah, I know what you mean. It just kind of rides like chit. I know there are more things I need to do, grease it, check joint, etc. But I really don't know where to go from here. I just got this thing a couple weeks ago and am trying to get it as reliable as I can. I have tranny issues, crappy handling ( I know it's an old truck but wanders like crazy), and god knows how many oil leaks.

I can't help much in the poop department, but if you quit wearing womens clothes and make-up...






It should fix that tranny problem.
 
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