 13a.Now the upper and lower...  13a.Now the upper and lower ball joint bolt could be tightened up. | 
13b. |  14.The endlink was then mounted...  14.The endlink was then mounted to the DJM arm and reattached to the antisway bar. |
 15.Then the tie-rod end was...  15.Then the tie-rod end was returned to its home. |  16a.Now the caliper was set...  16a.Now the caliper was set back onto the rotor and the brake line bracket was reattached to the upper control arm. | 
16b. |
 17.All the bolts we touched...  17.All the bolts we touched were rechecked, and then Gordie hit all the grease fittings with the grease gun. On to the back end! |  18.A jack was placed under...  18.A jack was placed under the axle and the U-bolts were buzzed loose. |  19.The lower ends of the shocks...  19.The lower ends of the shocks were pulled off their mounts. |
 20.Now the U-bolt assembly...  20.Now the U-bolt assembly could be pulled off. The spring plates will be reused; the U-bolts will be replaced with longer units. |  21.Gordie used the jack to...  21.Gordie used the jack to raise the axle up off the leaf, then the all-steel DJM block was set into place and the jack was dropped back down. |  22.The new U-bolts were hung...  22.The new U-bolts were hung in place and everything was bolted back up. |
 23.Finally, we got a truck...  23.Finally, we got a truck owner to perform some of his own labor! Dave hit all the parts that come rusty from the factory with semi-gloss black before bolting up the 18-inch wheel and tire combo. | | |