Suspension Questions.

[miamiheat3332]

Hey all, so i have all my suspension parts picked out, coils, struts, and shock absorbers,

im ordering all those from 4x4parts.

now i have a few questions, i've been searching around and seeing what else i need.

What i have came up with so far is 2 kits of the strut mount assembly for pass and driver side from courtesyparts.com

and i think i also need bushings for the rear, along with the bolts for the absorbers in the rear, but im not entirely sure

for all these mounts and nuts, i rather got OEM and get them from courtesyparts.com

So anything else i need for suspension mounts / bolts etc. i would like to know. Or the links or item numbers of the parts.

Thanks.

EDIT: also do i need a spring/strut compressor to rent or a coil compressor?
Modified by miamiheat3332 at 11:46 AM 6/20/2009

[miamiheat3332]

anyone?

[fueler]

list looks good, might wanna look at the condition of the dust boots and replace those if they look frayed and yes you will need a coil compressor for the front, in the rear i think you can get away without the use of compressor since you will be changing the shocks you can drop the axle far enough to replace the springs by hand

[miamiheat3332]

thanks, for clarifying which compressor i need, and then also, which nuts, bushing etc, do i need to replace in the rear, cause i remember reading a post on here mabye it was about the nuts on the absorbers in the rear being really hard to get off, and if you get s***ty ones they can break on the road.?

pretty much to clarify what i need for the rear and im good.

[fueler]

i bought the bolts at the dealership just to be safe. all i remember is they were not cheap.

[miamiheat3332]

ok thanks again man.

So, so far i got

CoilsStrutsAbsorbers

all that from 4x4parts

2 strut mount assemblys

from courtesyparts

Get the nuts, washers, bolts and whatever else i need for those bolts

from dealership.

Rent a coil compressor,

and lastly, do i need any bushing for the back? since i rather put them in now instead of taking it all apart again later.

[N2mesnob]

Surprisingly try Amazon.com for parts you may be surprise what you'll find there, I know i was and my rig is a 95'.

[miamiheat3332]

anyone else with the bushings? lol

[fueler]

are u talking about control arm bushings?

[miamiheat3332]

yeah. wait are those the long ones on the sides, panhard rods or something? just want to make sure im thinking of the right thing

[Buzzman]

and yes you will need a coil compressor for the front,

Fueler, do you know if you need to have a wheel alignment done after replacing the front struts?I've had conflicting advice on this one.Thanks.

[Empty V]

Fueler, do you know if you need to have a wheel alignment done after replacing the front struts?I've had conflicting advice on this one.Thanks.

I would, chances are you'll also need a camber kit for each side as well.

Billy

[fueler]

Fueler, do you know if you need to have a wheel alignment done after replacing the front struts?I've had conflicting advice on this one.Thanks.

im not the person to ask cause i had a weird story. For many years, no alignment shops could make my car drive straight. I went to the best of the best and my QX4 always pulled right.

after i lifted it, i got an alignment done and all of a sudden it drives straight. Like it was meant to be

[miamiheat3332]

any response to my question?