[Jdub]

What a great weekend! Got a chance to work full time on this project.

Thanks for answering these questions. So a zip tie at the center, just nipping in the boot center section? And the inner race-to-hub orientation: the arrangement goes together just one way then? My concern is that I have turned one "around" in the wrong direction, so that the inner hub is now facing a different direction than it did previously. I haven't gotten to my axleshafts/CVs yet. Big Fun!

The swingarms, spring plates, and all the peripherals got a nice coat of paint. Gold for the spring plates and brake dust shields, black for the spring plate bush cap, sway bar, and bar mounts, and a Hella Silver for the swingarms (honey, get my shades!).

Had a bit of a time getting the tbar out of the spring plate end (inner end came out great) Ended up drilling a 1/4" hole through the end of the spring plate "cap," center, and punched the tbar out using my 1/4 punch through the hole. I am figuring this hole will not compromise the integrity of the end. I do wish these ends used a cap, a la the A-arm, at the front. Would have made me a bit less queasy drilling a part I didn't want to have to drill.

Now, what should come out but a red tbar with "US" stamped in relief in a square at one end - anyone ever hear of US brand tbars? No manufacturer name other than this...