OK, so some of you have been tuned in that I've ended up with a bit of a project on my hands that has......grown. 2004 Vogue 4.4p which is in otherwise great condition, have had to strip out a lot of the rear end already to swap out air pistons and top arms. Given that this isn't a running vehicle, and my reasons for buying it were for the winter which by the time it's back on the road I'll have missed anyway I'm now not particularly restricted for time and also enjoy the benefits of being my own boss which is how I'm able to devote so much labour in the first place.
So - do I go the whole hog and strip out the entire rear sub-frame which looks at the moment to be in decent enough condition, clean it, get it dipped etc and put it back on? Is it worth the doing??? Or am I vastly overthinking this? Because I'm at that point where it wouldn't be a massive undertaking to get it off (I think..) as so much of the rear end is now on the bench anyway. However, and importantly, this is a driveway project - I don't have access to a lift although the local farm lads would I'm sure lend me a telehandler for some beers!!
So - do I go the whole hog and strip out the entire rear sub-frame which looks at the moment to be in decent enough condition, clean it, get it dipped etc and put it back on? Is it worth the doing??? Or am I vastly overthinking this? Because I'm at that point where it wouldn't be a massive undertaking to get it off (I think..) as so much of the rear end is now on the bench anyway. However, and importantly, this is a driveway project - I don't have access to a lift although the local farm lads would I'm sure lend me a telehandler for some beers!!
