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- Hey guys, right here at Custom Offsets,
its gonna be an episode of Sh I Never Knew.
I believe it's called, "Tools of the Trade."
We get a lot of questions, where people call in,
and they wanna know if this is something that
they can do at their home, or in their home garage,
or in their driveway, install a lift that is.
Or a leveling kit.
And the answer, the short answer, is yes.
And, we just wanted to lay out some of the tools here that
we use to get it done, and some of the basic stuff that
you would need to get it done.
So, some of the mandatory tools,
and some that aren't so mandatory,
but will definitely make your life easier.
And so the first thing I'll start with is
getting the truck up in the air.
The do-it-yourselfer, all you need, would be right here.
Standard floor jack, and some jack stands,
to support the truck off the ground.
And we've done it before here, you know,
when the lifts are tied up, and I think all of us
have pretty much done it ourselves at our home shops before.
You know, on the ground, with jack stands and a floor jack.
Obviously, the nicest thing would be if you had a lift.
Of course, not everyone has a lift, or has access to it.
So it definitely can be done on the ground,
just make sure you've got some, uh,
good jack stands that are rated for
the weight of the vehicle.
As you know, they do come in different sizes,
so there are lots of different weight ratings for them.
And some of the other basic tools that you would need,
as a necessity, would be some standard wrenches,
combination wrenches, that is.
And then, you know, some sockets, 3/8" stride, 1/2" stride.
Um, and, the tools that go along with it, the ratchets,
obviously.
Screwdrivers, screwdrivers aren't always
necessary for an install lift,
but you do run into times when you need them
to pry something, or sometimes there are little
Phillip's head screws, or flathead screws,
that you'll need it.
Pliers, of course, you'll run into little things
where you'll need some pliers.
And um, another necessity is, of course,
would be some pry bars, or prying tool of some sort.
And then hammers, you've gotta have a big hammer, always.
Can't leave home without one.
And, sometimes trim tools, another thing that's
not really necessary, but comes in handy.
Just to pop little clips out,
usually for inner fender liners, stuff like that.
Or plastic connectors for break lines,
or ABS wires, really, more so.
And then, we'll get into the tools
that make your life easier here,
and as you can see, we've got a lot of Milwaukee Tools,
we like Milwaukee Tools.
Um, it's a local company here, based out of Wisconsin,
right in Brookfield.
And we,
love 'em.
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Yeah, we use a lot of Milwaukee Tools here, 'cuz,
they've proven to be the best electric tools out there,
for the money, and a couple years ago it was all air tools,
but we don't really use air tools here at all anymore.
Pretty much all electric.
One of our favorite things here,
and probably one of the best tools I've ever bought,
which has made my life a million times easier,
and everyone out here in the shop's a million times easier
has to be Milwaukee impact that we use.
The M18 impact, this thing, as many of you know,
you probably all have, or have used pneumatic impacts,
but this Milwaukee M18 has been the savior to the shop,
because it's more powerful than anything else we have,
and it lasts longer than anything else we have,
and there's no need for airlines or anything like that.
And that tool itself, has probably been the best tool
that we've ever purchased, and Banker would agree.
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- Yup, he agrees.
He actually bought one with his own money.
That, that says something.
If you're looking to work on trucks
and make your life easier, I'd definitely look into
getting the Milwaukee impact, or an electric impact
of some sort, because it is a lifesaver.
You've got another, smaller, 1/2"
Milwaukee impact that we use.
You gotta have the drill as well,
drills are necessary for lift kit installs,
drilling holes, etc.
A good set of drill bits, would definitely recommend.
Because like I said, most lift kits
do require drilling of some sort.
And then, there's always cutting involved
using our lift kit, so we'd either recommend
the use of a Sawzall, which is what we like to use here.
This is actually the M18 fueled,
Milwaukee Sawzall, that's bada**.
And, it's cordless, and it's a brush-less motor,
and it's a beast.
And then, you gotta have a grinder, for doing your NorCals.
Because there's a lot of cutting involved,
sheet metal cutting, so you'll want a cutoff wheel,
as well as flapper wheels for that
to finish your cut surfaces.
And then obviously lights are always a necessity.
You always wanna have a light,
because you can never see anything.
Of course, you always wanna torque the bolts
to the proper spec, because everyone loves to tell you
how you didn't torque something and you're an idiot
because you didn't torque it, so you should probably
just torque it, to make everyone happy.
Obviously, there's crucial fasteners,
which must be torqued.
What we do here is, we torque everything,
and then once it's torqued, we mark it.
We have the bolt with a yellow marker,
which would be a witness marker.
Which is kind of an old school way of doing it,
but whatever works.
And that's gonna be about it for now, guys.
That's Sh I Never Knew with Brad, Tools of the Trade.
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