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Yes, agree with you about doing it yourself and learning as you go. In this case I wanted the bottom ball joints replaced and didn't have the gear to do it. So, thought might as well get them to do the lot.

Hi Bushcreature ( what a great name).

First recomendation is to brace. Inside the door openings so you can fit doors as you progress. I used 25mm RHS about 3mm wall thickness. A few diagonals and across openings and across pillars. Get it back to square before you start.

Second recommendation is ...

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You can't turn the pin unless it's stuffed.

What you have to do is screw out the bushes on both sides, position the arm in the centre so the spacing from the tower is equal ( hence the use of Harv's spacer tool to make it easy if you have one ) and then you screw the bushes back in, trying ...

Sorry, I will try to make it clearer. My issue was that the wishbones were not installed so that the bushes were evenly spaced. In one case it was so much to one side that there was no clearance between the bush cup ( and nipple outlet) and the shaft, so no grease could get past.
I didn't discuss ...

That mounting plate is usually +ve from ignition switch, not grounded. Normally wired to ignition on and bulb wires go to ground through temp, oil switch and gen. If you changed what you ha ve back to standard, your handbrake switch and light would work as they were designed.

A bit of work to get the ute's front suspension back to spec.

The drivers side top wishbone was 10mm offset to the firewall, and the lower wishbone 13 mm offset to the front. They are meant to be equal each side. The reason I went looking was there was an increasing squeak on that side of the car ...

The stuff you can do Scott is mind blowing. You are just amazing in what you think of, and then what you can make. Awesome

Thanks for the offer Harv. I will borrow them if I may, when you get back.

Given there are so many HR fronts are out there, I'll take a few pics and post the process when it happens.

Thanks Rob. Much appreciated.
Brett

Many thanks for your reply Rob.
I understand the equal distance measure method and used that on the sedan front end. On the ute though, I am a little worried that the arms might have been spread out and I was thinking that if I had the tool it would sort that issue out. If nothing comes up, I will ...

I have recently discovered that the bushes I had replaced by a renowned local mechanic 12 months ago were not installed correctly and I need to pull them out and redo them to get the bushes sitting properly and the spaces even.

Does anyone know what the dimension is for both top and bottom HR ...

It's a few years now, but I remember on my ute that the bows confused me too. I think from memory there is a curved wire each side of the centre light that the lining goes through. These wires are held in place against the roof support by little triangle shaped tabs. I fitted these first to the ...

Thanks Greg.
I understand that 2.25 inch diameter is the sweet spot for holden sixes, and matches to the extractor outlet size. My dyno is my butt, and my butt says its degrees quicker than it was driving it in for the work compared to driving it home.

Yes Lawrence is amazing at Speeds. I think he is no longer a Rares franchise unfortunately.

Wow, thanks Harv. The exhaust fellow said that with better flow the muffler and pipe is less hot so that all makes sense too. I can attest that better flow means more ponies