Got the front brakes done today, and also cut 1.5 coils off the front springs. Those self adjuster parts are a bit of a pain!
Supported the weight of the truck using jack stands on the frame, then supported the lower A-arm with the jack and broke loose the lower ball joint. I used a ratchet strap to hold the spring in place in case it wanted to jump out, and slowly lowered the A-arm down to release the spring.
Chopped 1.5 coils off.
Brakes rebuilt.
Started cleaning the paint with 0000 steel wool.
Back on the ground. We'll clean up the original hubcaps and put them back on. I thought the wheel paint would match better so those will get resprayed too.
