F'in lowering bolts
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Pro
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F'in lowering bolts
so i just spent all day tackling the lowering bolt install. the bolts were super frozen into the spring, so i had to remove the front leaf spring, cut down two sides on the round part of the bushing so there were two flat edges, then put that into the vice in order to get the bolts to even budge. they weren't cross threaded, just rusted solid in there. once broken free they began to turn but still not easily.
anyway i put everything back together and installed the hardbar bolts, all the way down. once shes cleaned up i'll take some pics.
anyway i put everything back together and installed the hardbar bolts, all the way down. once shes cleaned up i'll take some pics.
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Ouch sounds like you gotta do what I did then. It's a pita. You don't need to pull the shock, just unbolt it, the sway bar, and the upper Aarm bolts that hold the a-arm to the frame. Then you can wiggle the spring out after it's unbolted from under the car.
Drifting
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From: STL MO
St. Jude Donor '09-'10
honestly you need to soak them with a good penetrant and then soak them again a couple days later, then use a 1/2" ratchet with an impact socket and you will be able to work them free. After getting them to move any little bit, put more penetrant on them and you will be able to work them free.
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Pro
Joined: Aug 2010
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honestly you need to soak them with a good penetrant and then soak them again a couple days later, then use a 1/2" ratchet with an impact socket and you will be able to work them free. After getting them to move any little bit, put more penetrant on them and you will be able to work them free.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2007
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From: Providence RI
honestly you need to soak them with a good penetrant and then soak them again a couple days later, then use a 1/2" ratchet with an impact socket and you will be able to work them free. After getting them to move any little bit, put more penetrant on them and you will be able to work them free.
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