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hey gang. I’m shaving my door handles. I know I’m supposed to slide out that shim out and it releases the whole handle mechanism. That shim will...
HEY GANG. So i just removed the coils from my 53 Cad. I cut 1 full coil of both springs (from the open ended side obviously, not the smoothened...
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The top of the leaf spring has the round nub sticking up that perfectly fits into the hole in the bottom of the aluminum block and locks it in...
That is factory material, it’s actually super stiff. Yes it looks like soft cardboard or something but its some kind of hard rubber or something...
….i think i smell what youre cookin’.
Thank you. Can i ask…you say to only loosely bolt the front end back together,….this includes the sway bar bushing, the lower shock mount and the...
Yessss! I was thinking that same thing.
MAJOR UPDATE! I discovered my shackles were flipped and thats why the car didn’t sit lower after i installed the 3” lowering blocks. I literally...
MAJOR UPDATE! I jacked up the car …and with just a screwdriver i was able to move the shackle to about 45 degrees. Lowered the car back down....
I am wildly grateful. Man I love the HAMB. I literally have 6 hand tools from the hardware store and my angle grinder. I was able to buy my...
Guys…..thank you! And i friggin swear the car got a little higher after installing the 3” lowering blocks. This is probably why. What are...
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Not sitting on bump stops. The shocks are definitely not the issue either. I tried removing the shocks and it’s exactly the same: its kinda...
Hey gang. I installed 3” lowering blocks. And when i did…i made absolutely sure I did not touch anything else. I was super careful. Took...
Hey gang. Little help needed. So i installed 3” lowering blocks and took the car out for a VERY gentle slow drive down my street and back....
….that was my suspicion but wanted to hear it from people w very cool. Thank you. That was my thought also. I did this proceedure to my 55...
Thanks for your info. I did this exact proceedure on my 55 Cadillac about 10 years ago.
Hey fellas. I’m about to cut the coils, which of these 3 bolts do I remove? Many thanks.[ATTACH]
Question fellas. I’m about to cut the front coils. Removing the shock….which of these 3 bolts do i remove? Many thanks.[ATTACH]
So i got back under the car and measured the bump stop travel. It’s currently 6.5” of travel for the bump stops on the side rails and 5.5” of...
I got under my car with a ruler….and i measured that with 4” blocks installed…the bottom of the shock absorber is only 3” off the ground. Man...
I searched on “de-arching” leaves and did not find any threads talking about how to do it and why to do it. What is the main reason to NOT...
Hey gang. I’m going to cut my front coils by 1.5 coils. (I’m hoping for about 3.5” lower). And add 3” lowering blocks in rear. But I want...
QUESTION: Remove the shock first…then the thick threaded rod feeds up from the bottom? RIGHT ON! Thank you. So it is correct that this is...
Hey gang. I’ll be putting 4” lowering blocks on the rear. Yes i want it very low. Could you offer me some tips on cutting the coils? Is...
—DONE. Thank you my friend! Hello from Long Island NY.
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All the wheels spin freely. Is the idea of “backing off the adjuster” because there can be a lip developed on the very outer edge of the brake...
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