Upper and lower control arm brackets
#11
JK Jedi
I never had brackets myself. Drove on factory arms with considerable lift for a couple years. It just seemed normal to me cuz that was all I knew. When I finally added adjustable arms, it was night and day difference. Moving from ~2.8* caster to about 4.3* caster was a dramatic difference. More about proper caster than the method with which is it accomplished.
#12
Super Moderator
I'll share my experience with the HF torque wrenches. They're better than nothing, especially for the price.
I got their 1/4in, 3/8in and 1/2in torque wrenches. I used the 1/2in doing my lift and the 1/4in when doing my LIM gasket. Both stripped the gears and became very unreliable near the end of each job. I exchanged both, and got replacements. I haven't had to use the 3/8in yet, but expect the same.
What I would suggest for the suspension parts, is to use a breaker bar and get the HF 1/2in digital torgue reader. The digital is much more accurate and holds up much better than the gears in their torque wrenches which seem to be sh*t.
Nothing worse than applying pressure on a torque wrench and either You snap a bolt due to it not clicking or the Wrench free spins unexectantly while you're apply 100ft-lbs of pressure on it. Both of which have happened to me with the HF torque wrenches.
So I currently have 3 unused ones, since they'll do in a pinch for a bolt here and there, but more often than not I rather use their digital torque wrench adapter.
I got their 1/4in, 3/8in and 1/2in torque wrenches. I used the 1/2in doing my lift and the 1/4in when doing my LIM gasket. Both stripped the gears and became very unreliable near the end of each job. I exchanged both, and got replacements. I haven't had to use the 3/8in yet, but expect the same.
What I would suggest for the suspension parts, is to use a breaker bar and get the HF 1/2in digital torgue reader. The digital is much more accurate and holds up much better than the gears in their torque wrenches which seem to be sh*t.
Nothing worse than applying pressure on a torque wrench and either You snap a bolt due to it not clicking or the Wrench free spins unexectantly while you're apply 100ft-lbs of pressure on it. Both of which have happened to me with the HF torque wrenches.
So I currently have 3 unused ones, since they'll do in a pinch for a bolt here and there, but more often than not I rather use their digital torque wrench adapter.
#13
JK Jedi
That looks pretty nifty actually. I've never had an issue with my 1/2" Kobalt, but when I need something for a lighter setting....there have been a couple times I've questioned if my 3/8 drive actually clicked or if I was imagining it....cuz sometimes it feels like too much or too little.
#14
Super Moderator
https://www.harborfreight.com/12-in-...ter-63917.html
That looks pretty nifty actually. I've never had an issue with my 1/2" Kobalt, but when I need something for a lighter setting....there have been a couple times I've questioned if my 3/8 drive actually clicked or if I was imagining it....cuz sometimes it feels like too much or too little.
That looks pretty nifty actually. I've never had an issue with my 1/2" Kobalt, but when I need something for a lighter setting....there have been a couple times I've questioned if my 3/8 drive actually clicked or if I was imagining it....cuz sometimes it feels like too much or too little.
I'ld like to get a smaller one which reads In-lbs for 1/4in drive uses.
Oh yeah, it has a life-time warranty as well just like their $10 torque wrenches. The $10 torque wrenches I've used those warranties after each use of the wrenches, where this thing just continues to work.
Last edited by Rednroll; 05-14-2018 at 01:16 PM.