And also started swapping out the body mount bushings. The first thing was removing the running board:
I loosened up all the body mount bolts - there are 10 total, 5 on each side:
As it turns out, one of the mounts in this kit is incorrect - the 2nd from the left. It's supposed to be the Position 2 mount, located behind the front wheel. The bushing provided in the kit is not even remotely close to the OEM bushing in that location. I have sent an email to Energy Suspension explaining the issue. Not sure what they will say, but I'm pretty bummed out that I could not replace all the bushings. This kit is not cheap either.
I removed the bolts on the driver side, and then gingerly jacked up the body to enable replacing the bushes:
I have not tightened any of the bolts on the driver side, as they are to stay loose for when the passenger side is done. Once both sides have been swapped, I will torque down all of the bolts.
Position 1 bushing installed, located at the front bumper:
Position 2 bushing installed, located behind the front wheel (note that this is the OEM bushing as the one provided in the kit is wrong and would not fit):
Position 3 bushing installed, located in the middle of the truck, between the front and rear doors (note: this bushing is supposed to have a big gap, it has not been installed incorrectly):
Position 4 bushing installed, located in front of the rear wheel:
And lastly, Position 5, located at the rear bumper:
I still need to complete the driver side. I will be curious to see how this thing drives.
I loosened up all the body mount bolts - there are 10 total, 5 on each side:
As it turns out, one of the mounts in this kit is incorrect - the 2nd from the left. It's supposed to be the Position 2 mount, located behind the front wheel. The bushing provided in the kit is not even remotely close to the OEM bushing in that location. I have sent an email to Energy Suspension explaining the issue. Not sure what they will say, but I'm pretty bummed out that I could not replace all the bushings. This kit is not cheap either.
I removed the bolts on the driver side, and then gingerly jacked up the body to enable replacing the bushes:
I have not tightened any of the bolts on the driver side, as they are to stay loose for when the passenger side is done. Once both sides have been swapped, I will torque down all of the bolts.
Position 1 bushing installed, located at the front bumper:
Position 2 bushing installed, located behind the front wheel (note that this is the OEM bushing as the one provided in the kit is wrong and would not fit):
Position 3 bushing installed, located in the middle of the truck, between the front and rear doors (note: this bushing is supposed to have a big gap, it has not been installed incorrectly):
Position 4 bushing installed, located in front of the rear wheel:
And lastly, Position 5, located at the rear bumper:
I still need to complete the driver side. I will be curious to see how this thing drives.