After having the lift for about 2 months - I finally got time to install it!
I started at about noon yesterday - and finished up after midnight last night. I didn't run into any huge issues - after drilling out one of the holes - I found that my pad was on average 5-5.5" thick which was one of the reasons I wasn't rushing to install the lift - I had no idea how thick the pad as. The instructions say you need 4" minimum.
After drilling out the holes, I hammered in the Wej-it anchors - they give you a sacrifical bolt - and boy did it get sacrified. After hammering in about half of the anchors - I needed to go to Lowes and buy another threaded bolt to put into the the remaining anchors.
After I got the columns in place - I had to finish setting up the hoses and hydraulic fittings.
After bleeding the hydraulic system once - I tested out the lift a few times - I have yet to lift the Vette yet, I am going to wait till Wednsday - I need to tighten up one of the hoses, as well as find some hockey pucks or cut up some wood to put under the car.
I got the fittings straightened out, found some hockey pucks - which BTW is a total pain in the a## to find in the south! Its February and the NHL is in season! Ugh. I had to go to 4 stores including an ice rink just to find some!
Yesterday i got the Vette lifted up with no issues, and had my first customer - buddy came by and changed his oil.
I got the Pfadt adjustable swaybars installed over the weekend. They went in with no real huge issue. I had to grind out the holes on the front swaybar as they would not fit the new endlink bolts - not a big deal.
I also changed the oil in the Vette last night - I wish I had a lift years ago - I got the oil change done in about 20 minutes, no more laying on my back under my car for me!
Thursday night I spent removing the front swaybar, and then re-adjusting the endlinks - as I was heaving some nasty binding in the bars driving around and turning at lower speeds.
I have resolved the noise issues with the front bar - but I have not resolved the rear. There is still a bit of what sounds like is binding when I go over bumps. I adjusted the rear endlinks 3 times and fixed a good bit of the sounds - but its still there. I think I am going to take the rear bar off and move the orange arms more inward - and see what that does.
Since I got the car driveable - I went to a test and tune here @ Zmax Dragway.
This is the first time that I have run down the 1/4 mile in over 7 years - and first time in a RWD car, and only the second time I have ever drag raced a manual trans car.
My best past of the night was a 13.8 @ 104 mph - needless to say I was less then impressed, haha.
The rear Pilot Sport Cup tires would not hook at all - they just spun through first and second and into third gear. These tires are shot - and I have a set of 345 30 19 tires to go on, plus the 45* temperatures outside probably didn't help either.
I didn't break anything - so thats always a bonus, lol.
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