A constant leaning experience...

[hardlife]

I have 2002 XLT and I love this truck for many reasons. It laughs at snow, hauls my entire family, feels great driving, and lastly teaches me new skills on a sometimes back to back basis.

Within the last 60 days my rear brake lines rotted out, starter died, exhaust after the muffler disintegrated, and found my trailing arm broken. And this morning picking my daughter up from preschool I blew a plug out. I had the Expy on the lift all day yesterday getting the arms and exhaust done, why didn't it happen yesterday when I was at the shop...

I installed the Heavy Metal upper and lower trailing arms kit.
The bolts supplied for the lowers were entirely too long and the shoulder was also too long. I used a grade 8 bolt to replace the one I zipped off and the rest I reused the bolts.

I'll work on the plug in the morning. Heading to my night job now.

 

[Bowesmobile]

Nice Work. At least it all happened at once and you could have it down to do it all one time. But it does suck to have all this stuff happen at once!

 

[rosario1991]

Frivolous work has been done. Thanks!

 

[StuntMan]

Makes me thankful i'm hot climate and rust is not such an issue.

 

[rosario1991]

WoW! You're really hot climate?

 

[IMINYOURCHAIR]

WoW! You're really hot climate?

glad I live down south so my expy doesn't know what rust is, expect that one bolt on the abs sensor that broke off. it found a way. that and the sensor itself both of em corroded in place.

 

[markfrei]

WOW I haven't seen rust like that with the exception of a 68 Mustang GT convertable I bought a few years back that had sat under a tree and had a couple of Dovermans living in it for many years. Ended up parting that car out as I don't do rust.