Ease of spindle lift installation?

For those of you who have installed a spindle lift or have knowledge of the process how difficult is the install on a scale of one to ten?


My 4" kit came in today and 'm wondering if I can tackle it myself. Reading the instructions it doesn't seem too difficult. Looks like I might have the most problems working with the springs and ball joints.


Any advice?

Me and a buddy installed mine in about 3 hours or so. I have done several suspension installs and so has he. I would rate it about a 6 by yourself, or a 4 if you have some help. Doesn't matter if they know what they are doing, just the extra set of hands helps a ton. You won't have to worry about the springs or shocks, you won't have to touch them. We used air tools and jack stands, no vehicle lift. Your ball joints shouldn't be bad at all. Back the top ball joint nut almost off, then take the bottom one all the way off. That way the spindle won't fall when you knock the lower ball joint out. Watch a few videos on youtube about bleeding the brakes. I had never done them before until I did my spindle lift. Wasn't hard at all, took about 15 minutes. And you will definitely need another person when bleeding the lines. One at the brake pedal and one at the end of the brake lines. And one more hint. I accidentally bent the dust cover on the front rotor a little during my install. It was rubbing the rotor and made a horrible squeaking grinding sound. Luckily that was an easy fix, but it's easy to bend it and not notice it either lol. If you need anything else I might be able to help.

Thanks man, it looks like the weather gods have other plans today though

Where you been gopackgo69?? lol I remember you helping me out back in the day on DT when it came to spindles! Get a new truck?

Allan,

Did you ever install those spindles? I'm looking at some 4" spindles to also install myself and am interested in your results.


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