Eldorado

[NorCalFocus]

Air it out more! Lol Looks pretty good so far.

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[Rob&co]

damn nice! Get some wide now!

[atvsmurf]

The front turned into a bit of a pain... while everything was taken apart, I overextended the halfshaft... which ended up messing up one of the bearings when I finally got it back in...I wouldnt have even found the bad bearing except after getting everything back together, I noticed grease in the wheelwell, I had cracked/split the boot...so after checking on boots($30 for the inner and $20 some for the outter) I pulled the joint and it felt rough...so I checked on a new halfshat...it was $49...cheaper than buying the boots...lol
As far as the install, I am running the aero power house bag over struts...I decided to run the thrust bearing rather than use the factory strut bearing, mainly because the staock setup rubbed on the bolts for the top plate for the bags...also to get more drop, the factory setup is crazy thick, but had the bearing riding on a 2-3 inch thick rubber bushing...I used set of monroe struts to replace the electric struts that came factory... I torched off the coil mount, leaving the part that was welded to the strut, after a few hours of work, I had a nice level ring left on the struts to mount the lower plate to..., I used the tubing that came with the plates to make sure the plates were mounting level on the struts...and after a few mig melds followed by cooling it with a water hose, they were mounted...that was the extent of my fab work up front...I did go ahead and swap out one wheel bearing the had began making a little noise and swapped in two new sway bar links... All in all it was a lot simpler than I made it, and I am happy with the install, but later I plan on swapping the ss-5 bags on the rear for some larger ones...maybe the ss8 for a more cushy ride...I wasnt sure if they would fit...when I go back into it, I may pull the rear arms and cut them some more to get a bit more drop in the rear...and up front I may try to find a shorter pair of struts or possibly go with the universal air strut bag drop in struts to get more drop up front...but for now, It is my daily driver and I dont need to lay the rockers, the roads are too rough, but this summer of fall I will be buying a new ride and may just drop this one on down... one advantage I had was the caddy already had ride height sensors, so I was able to use some of the mounting points and bracketry for the e-level sensors...

[atvsmurf]

damn nice! Get some wide now!

yeah...the wheelwells are huge...plnty of room, trying to decide on going with some 18" late model factory chrome caddy wheels and spacers or something else...I like factory chrome cause I **** polishing, and aftermarket ones tend to rust if you dont, especially with salty roads... and the car just screams for chrome wheels...black or painted just wouldnt fit it as well....

[atvsmurf]

Air it out more! Lol Looks pretty good so far.

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aired down already, didnt go all out this time around...gotta drive it daily for a while, so cant get too low with the east ky roads...coal trucks literally wear trenches in the pavement... planning on buying a truck later this year, and will drop this one down more at a later date...