Topic: Installation Help! San Diego Date TBD

[magicbob007]

stock friendly? and where?

edit: i see it now on the xcursions section.  not sure how stock friendly this one is.

[BikersCage]

So good news the order should be shipped, possibly 3 days so Friday.


Bad news:  need to find a babysitter wife told me she has work sat.  Also need new UCA bolts as most people cut theirs to make the work drastically easier.


I should have complete answers by Thursday.

[Lava]

SATURDAY JANUARY 12TH AT 10:00AM (RAY  SHOOT FOR 930 SO YOU MAKE IT )

MY PLACE IN ESCONDIDO, CA (PM ME FOR THE ADDRESS)

BRING WHAT TOOLS YOU THINK YOU'LL NEED OR HAVE. I ALSO HAVE PLENTY ON SITE SO WE SHOULD BE FINE. (I.C.E: HARBOR FREIGHT IS DOWN THE ROAD)

BRING YOUR OWN MEAT TO BBQ IF YOU WANT TO (WAS SOMEBODY BRINGING A GRILL?) OR WE CAN LUNCH BREAK IT AND HAVE PIZZA DELIVERED.

BYOB OR DRINKS, I VOTE AFTERWARDS WE ALL ROLL OVER TO STONE BREWERY FOR  A FEW COLD BEERS TO CELEBRATE THE FIRST MOD DAY OF 2013 

SEE YOU ALL SATURDAY 

[knightrider]

stock friendly? and where?

edit: i see it now on the xcursions section.  not sure how stock friendly this one is.

You would be surprised what a stock X can do.  :-)

[knightrider]

So good news the order should be shipped, possibly 3 days so Friday.


Bad news:  need to find a babysitter wife told me she has work sat.  Also need new UCA bolts as most people cut theirs to make the work drastically easier.


I should have complete answers by Thursday.

I would confirm with nisstec and see if they ship a replacement bolt for the drivers side.  Most people only cut the rear drivers side bolt because the steering shaft makes it a pita to remove.  I do have one UCA bolt floating around since I bought one just in case when I did mine so I have an extra I can bring.

[BikersCage]

I called them, they do not send a new one as its personal preference.  What other random small items do I need grease? Anti seize for camber kit? Lock tite? Should I even use that on the parts ever?  Some newb questions but I want to be ready and do it right.

[knightrider]

Anti seize for all new bolts and bushings. A can of pb blaster applied generously to all bolts and nuts that will be removed at least once a day for the rest of the week. Locktite blue or medium can be used, NO RED loctite, red is ment to be permanent.  If your UCA have urethane bushings you will need grease and a grease gun if they have zero fittings.  Regular greasing is the only thing that will keep urethane bushings quiet, zerk fittings allow you to add grease without disassembling.  Zerk fittings can be added by drilling and tapping a hole for them, they are cheap but save you a lot of headaches later

[occupantX]

You would be surprised what a stock X can do.  :-)

  I know, I was pretty surprised!
Sorry, don't know how to embed a video, but see this( https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/WpRQn0hzfV0hW9NonXZGTyNOVX4FgS5S0vyNlrchU3g?feat=directlink ) and this ( https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/0ShIGyexW98aLOlfesG4IiNOVX4FgS5S0vyNlrchU3g?feat=directlink )

Come to think of it...maybe I should remove the rear sway bar, get some more rubber on the trail....

[BikersCage]

They have some sort of bushings already installed it doesnt say the type, but they include the grease , I will go and get some of that other stuff mentioned.  I think i already have blue lock tight for my remote control car stuff. Thanks for the inputs though.  Still hoping it comes friday!

[HEVAK]

Come to think of it...maybe I should remove the rear sway bar, get some more rubber on the trail....

We'll take care of that pesky sway bar on Saturday  

[SoCalXTerry]

Hey just looking at the potential activity  (Three bays?).   You guys have plenty of jacks, jack stands and tools?

[knightrider]

I've got a jack and 4 stands I was going to bring.  Along with every tool I used for my install

[HEVAK]

Big THANK YOU goes out to Lava for opening up his home to, what has turned into, the first MOD Day of the year. For all of you guys that are planning to join us, to help, or just to provide color commentary, BIG koodoes to you too.

This is a great group, and I'm very proud to be a part of it.

[Lava]

Hey just looking at the potential activity  (Three bays?).   You guys have plenty of jacks, jack stands and tools?

Yes, I have to move my classic truck out of the third bay and park it on the street (Thinks to himself.....Insurance write off if stolen....Evil Grin, MOD $$)

I also have a driveway just as wide to accommodate 3 additional vehicles. I live at the end of a cul-de-sac so street parking is at a premium, but parking around the corner is wide open and 1/2 block walk away.

If you have spare jacks, spare tools, spare stands, spare compressors, WEBER / Hibachi Grills, Spare Beer, Spare anything PLEASE Bring it along. If we do have a solid attendance, I want to be able to accommodate everyone, and finish the work as quickly, safely and the best we can, that way we can all convoy over to STONE Brewing Company...Exactly 3.3 Miles from Driveway to Parking lot.

THE LIST:

Lava- Doing a Titan Swap on Frontier and possibly adding rear Shims to his Xterra
HEVAK- Doing Rear AAL Install
Bikerscage- Full Lift pending parts shipment 1-11-13?
xxSVxx- Rear Bils - OUT
RBDuffer & GhostX- Beers and Naps
Knightrider- Helping out
SDKLR- OUT
Toro- Helping out
FrankB - Possibly Stopping By

[BikersCage]

Hey i dont think i will be doing an instal this weekend.  My wife is working and i cannot find someone to baby sit for a long period of time.  I may just try to swing by and at least meet a few people though.  I will PM for information.

Also to note, the FEDEX guy said everything should be on schedule for a friday evening delivery.  At least i got them, thats 1/4 of the battle...