Re: Minor bump in my suspension rebuild

[Dave64 <lt7dave@xxxxxxxxx>]

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
> 
> 
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