 What is happening youtubers? Thanks for tuning back into the channel here me and rust belt mechanic We've got the Dermamax back in the shop tonight. We're gonna be doing a couple really cool things for it We're gonna be doing some HD tie rod ends We're gonna be doing some explaining on those and the relatively Relativity to my lift kit as well as some really cool tools that I got from tack life We're gonna go over those as well and show you guys what it takes to do a full alignment on A lifted Dermax. Hope you guys enjoy stay tuned So one of the big headaches that I ran into when lifting my truck We went with the BDS seven inch suspension lift not the coil over over style But the standard suspension lift Fox 2.0 shocks So we really would have liked to add some HD tie rod ends at the time that we lifted the truck However, we ran into a hiccup these HD tie rod ends that we picked up from PPE these things are gigantic big Mamma Jam is about three and a half times the diameter of the standard factory ones and About five times the strength of them these things weigh a freaking ton But they can handle, you know twist in these things in with a four-wheel drive launch with 37 inch tires They're big for a reason Well, the issue that we had was when adding the different spindles on the front of this truck for this specific lift kit It changed the steering angles a little bit and what I mean by steering angles was it pulled them in a little bit So the spindles they were actually at a narrower portion So when you put these tie rod ends on all the sudden your toes your toe was like Way towed out. You couldn't get everything lined up straight. You had these tie rod ends turned all the way in they couldn't turn it anymore and You still towed out. It's kind of a pain in the butt. So We got with BDS. They told us well, you're not gonna be able to go with those So we put the factory ones back on and even with those we only have about three quarters of an inch of thread left on those So what did we have to do? We actually had to trim these down This is how much we actually had to trim off the PPE tie rod ends And I know you guys can give me all kinds of shit for cutting up a set of $300 tie rods $400 tie rods But it's what we had to do to get them to fit. We put a nice little beveled edge on them So you can't even really tell how much it was cut. We just unthreaded it from the inner portion cut about an inch and a half off and Then that will give us just the amount of adjustment We need to keep these things nice and strong and able to fit the ride how we want them so we're gonna get these put on and then we're gonna go through our full alignment process for you guys and We'll see how it goes So just to put it into perspective the actual size difference between these things. It's quite astonishing You know, this is you This is the guy that your wife told you not to worry about these things are gigantic Absolute monsters So there's a reason that these things can hold huge amounts of torque They're absolute beasts So we're gonna leave the big tires on here And I think we can get these tie rod ends pulled off All we're gonna have to do is take off this big 19 millimeter nut here and then pop it off of the spindle and then the big nut there on the inner tie rod end you a little light shine in there is Gonna be able to spin off the inner tie rod sleeve that goes across to the other side all in all pretty easy So we got our old tie rod end off. This is the factory one It took a 21 millimeter nut here on this end to take the outer tie rod end off And then you're gonna have to work hard to find some bigger wrenches for this job guys You're gonna need a 36 millimeter to take the inner tie rod end off But then once you step it up to this big man Majama, you're gonna need to find a full two inch Wrench to get this thing on and off the inner tie rod. Like I said, these things are crazy huge Got her all installed torqued into place The nut that came with the PPE tie rod kit was a 22 and not a 21 and then our giant two inch Attachment nut for the this to the inner tie rod Look at that compared to the other side With just these wee babies They look so cute. Don't they? All right, we're gonna get the other side all swapped out and then we will get into our full alignment process So earlier on in the video I don't know if you guys saw with the tie rod ends here on my cart But I did have a pile of tools one of the guys who has reached out to me has been the guys over at tack life They are a tool manufacturer. They produce tools that are quite a bit more Expensive than the snap-on ones that I use every day and it would be good for you guys who are just a quick DIY style so first off in the line We have a $15 Torx or Allen bit set it comes in either one These things have a pretty decent warranty and they hold up pretty well They're not going to hold up in my everyday shop use But if for you guys who are wanting a a good hex or Allen bit set to have at home or in the toolbox of the Truck that would be something great for you This one is just the standard or just the metric bit and then you step it up Just a little bit for $37 you get the metrics and the standards both that is a 37 piece set And it goes all the way up to a three-quarter inch in the standards a 19 Millimeter in the metrics really big comprehensive set and then one of the best ones that you guys could have in your truck Is going to be the 45 piece set here This one is all the sockets in standards metrics deep and shallow got two extensions Got a swivel and both styles of spark plug sockets as well The thing that I do like about it the wrench it the ratchet that you have it is a 72 tooth ratchet So for a more cost-effective ratchet this thing is not too bad at all I don't like that. It is the bass-acquired style switching But I can get over that for the cost of this one at $46 for this set 46 bucks for an awesome truck tool pack You can't really beat that one. Also, they were awesome enough to get me a couple of coupon codes as well I'll be putting those down in the description each one of those with my coupon codes are gonna give you guys 10% off And like I said, you can pick these up at Amazon so they get delivered right to your house Let's get back over to the truck now So if anybody knows these hunter alignment machines, they come with these four heads We have the hunter Hawkeye elite alignment machine here It's gonna allow us to do a really good job on pretty much any kind of alignment We have lifted truck lowered car whatever you do. These things are pretty awesome each one of these heads We're gonna have to align on each of the wheels. We've got a spacer because we got some big ass Wheels that we've got a space out. So we'll get these installed first So now that we've got the heads all set up on the truck We're gonna start our alignment machine up and then we have to do what they call a compensation We have to turn the truck and actually roll it forward, you know about a foot or so So the alignment machine can read those heads that are mounted to each of the wheels and get just a baseline set Up for what the alignment is on the truck after that. We're gonna do what they call a castor sweep We're gonna turn the front wheels back and forth to allow the machine to get a compensation of where the wheels are at For our castor and our camber. So let's set it up real quick So what we're gonna do first is we've got all the heads set up on the alignment machine And we're gonna roll the actual truck forward when we roll it forward You're gonna see these arrows start to move forward into the green zone that will allow the machine to know that We're all compensated Forward and backward. So we'll do that real quick So now because we put the tie right ends off. We are quite a bit off So we have to set everything up so it's semi-close first So we'll get that one turned into place. We'll get the total toast set and the steer ahead So it's somewhat close for the machine We've got our general compensation set We're gonna have to do a compensation for our castor and camber Which means we're gonna have to turn the wheels to do a sweep so the machine can read exactly Where it sweeps in the castor and camber range just like this. All right guys now that we've got that all set up We can see where we're at generally speaking. We've got our steering wheel locked in place So it is straight. So if you were going straight down the road, that's where we're gonna want our steering wheel out So our tow is out pretty equally on both sides and then our camber is out pretty good on the right hand side We're gonna adjust that one in the camber is the tilt of the wheel as it is up We're gonna actually let's grab the camera and see if we can see how bad this one is Not terribly bad one degree isn't going to show that much But since we've got everything somewhat straight, it's not going to be that bad. So we'll go back over here and We're gonna start with our camber alignment Here with the camber alignment We're gonna do an illustration to show exactly what we're gonna do the upper control arms on this and we'll go over to it Have little cam bolts that we're able to turn that will pull in or out Our upper control arm to adjust the camber. Let's go over to that side and have a look So you can see on this side. We've got nice Shiny fancy hardware from when we put in the new upper control arms, but they're the gold bits. They are our Camber and caster adjustment cams We're gonna loosen that none up and we're gonna be able to turn this side to be able to pull the control arm In just a slight amount to pull our camber into place and because our caster is correct We're gonna be doing it equally to both sides if our caster was off We would be likely just adjusting one or the other in or out, you know difference from each other Because our caster is the same we just need to adjust camber the whole wheel needs to come in or out equally So we'll have to do equally to each side So here we are we're gonna loosen This nut up a little bit Whoa there a little bit too far. It's actually not gonna be too bad So that is gonna be close on that side and then we need to bring our caster in on the front one So now we've got everything tightened back down and our caster and camber are both in spec for that side So now we've got to go back to adjusting our toe So to adjust our toe right here On this section here the threaded part of the inner tie rod in We're gonna turn that one and that will bring in this or out the sleeve to adjust our total toe All right, so then we've got that all taken care of Our toe caster and camber are in spec on this side So now we all we have to do is tighten up our lock net right there and this side is all done But in general that is a front end alignment We just got to fix the other side and make that dead in and that's gonna be it So when all is said and done Everything looks pretty happy green on our alignment machine and our alignment is done Everyone say hi Brandon You almost said hi Brandon So everything's all in line We're gonna get the heads off and we're gonna take it for a test drive Make sure we are all hunky dory steering wheel straight and good to go So I hope this gave you guys a really good sense on when you need to replace those Crappy stock tie rod ends and then you have to get a full alignment what you're actually paying for when you take it to the Alignment shop so when you're complaining about oh, I got to pay like $99.95 for an alignment Well when this guy's doing big lifted trucks the alignments are kind of a pain You know you're using bigger tools You got to pay for that these alignment sheet machines are not cheap This rack alone is like 20 grand this alignment machine with the heads and everything they're like 25 grand So they have to pay for themselves in that aspect So when you're paying the money for an alignment that is exactly what you are getting so hopefully you guys have a little better understanding for what goes on in that and Hopefully you guys enjoyed this kind of content. I know I do Appreciate it. Make sure you guys check out the tools that I showed you earlier If you guys like I will also remember to check out the coupon codes that I will also throw down in the description Also, be sure to check me out over on Facebook I do have a page over there where I sell my little decals for rust belt mechanic I also post almost daily over on Instagram And if you guys want to keep up with me daily keep up with the latest greatest things Make sure you check me out over there at the rust belt mechanic Thanks again for tuning in today guys appreciate you guys joining me on this journey you guys stay awesome