Oddly enough, the portion of this install that I thought would be the toughest (removing and installing the springs), was the easiest, and what I thought would be easiest(removing and installing the shocks), was the most difficult.
The previous owner had installed aftermarket (oem) shocks, and whoever did the job left the old actuators for the shocks on. I figured it wouldn't hurt anything to leave them there, as long as they weren't swinging around.
This is one of the front shocks, both front and rear needed a little persuading to get in on the bottom end, on the front I ended up having to jack up the lower control arm to get the holes to lone up in order to insert the bolt
This is the bottom of the rear shock, we had to bend the ears on the attachment point in order to get them to fit in, but they closed up nicely once we tightened up the bolt. We still had to use a wooden block and a hammer to get them to slide in, it was a very tight fit.
This is the the adjusting bolt for the torsion bars, I took Grasscats advice and turned them 10 times each, and it was about perfect, I measured later from the center of the hubs to the fender, and it was about 1/4 inch higher on the left side, I'm gonna try and get a more accurate measurement, maybe from the frame or something later to see if it really is that much, in case my fenders aren't perfectly lined up, and adjust it accordingly.
These 3 pics are driveway shots of the finished product, sorry, no action shots yet, I'll try and get out maybe this weekend to get something on a local trail
I also decided to do a power upgrade, I heard these things net you about 5hp and 10ft lbs of torque to the wheels, I'll have to let you know later on if I feel any increase :smiley_drive:
I guess it's time to change my signature, as my baby ain't stock no more
