After painting the spindles and gussets with black enamel to ward off rust, we reattached the unit bearings, halfshafts, and connected the
upper control arms to the spindles via the 1 - inch
uniballs.
Long Haul Bow Tie Vehicle: 2003 Chevy Silverado 2500HD 4X4 Owner: Shaughn «Shoggin» Reid Location: Drove 8,600 miles from Los Angeles to Pitman, New Jersey Chassis: Stock hydroformed GM frame rails Engine: LB7 Duramax turbo diesel, AFE air filter, Optima batteries, Edge Hot Juice programmer, So Cal Diesel tuning Drivetrain: Allison transmission, ATS torque convertor, ATS transmission pan, Amsoil transmission oil, polished aluminum rear driveshaft, 14 - bolt rear differential, Oasis cover, Amsoil gear oil Suspension: Front RCD 6 - inch lift, RCD lower
control arm drop brackets and steering knuckles, fabricated chromoly
upper control arms with
uniballs and dual shock mounts, fabricated shock hoops, custom sway bar links, Deaver leaf springs in the rear, 5,000 - pound air bags, long shackles, Bilstien 7100 reservoir shocks, dual ProComp Explorer ES9000 shocks Steering: PSC power steering pump, 0.75 in.