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Old Apr 14, 2017 | 03:42 PM
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Located next to the lower radiator support are 4 or 5 (nuts/bolts) on each side of the front frame area. Do these need to be removed to allow for the body of the car to be removed ?
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Hi,
Those bolts are for the 2 frame 'extensions that support the front crossmember. The 2 front bumper brackets need to be removed to access 2 of the extension bolts. (one each side).
I would remove the extensions and crossmember before the lift.
(The core support is bolted to the crossmember from below, so even if you decide to leave them inplace remember to remove the 2 bolts.)
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