Raied the Nomad

[robbyd911]

Well I finally took the plunge and raised the Nomad back to stock height. The PO had lowered it and that was great when you get to the intersection but not so great in any sharp turn. The process was actually easy. Well, kind of. Whoever did the work to lower it cross threaded both studs on the right side. No problem I thought. Just go to the hardware and get a 10 mil die and clean the threads. Well it also ruined the nuts so I had to get new nuts also. The die obviously took some of the metal off the studs and I was afraid of stripping what threads I had left. Sooooo I coated those suckers good with lock-tite and hoped for the best. So far so good but that is something I will have to check often. I hope I dont have to replace the studs as that looks like it is going to involve some disassemby( rear tire, rear fender and such). Anyway the ride is much smoother with the air shocks back on Goldie. He lowered her with progressive shocks, but they had no air assist. BTW the lift from Harbor freight work like a charm once I got it positioned just right.