boomer1
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- Northglenn, Co
Ok, Ok:explosion
I really did search - but you've got to be kidding. My son bought a Rubicon Express 3.5, full leaf pack and front coils for his 1988 cherokee. We've been soaking down the rear leave spring bolts for about two weeks. Put a socket with a 1/2 drive breaker bar on one of the front bolts, on a rear spring, had two of us pulling and can't even budge it. Got out the BFH, and still can't move it. Same on the rear bolts. I figure I can take the sawzall and cut through each side of the rear bolts and just replace them with new grade 8, but what the heck do you do with the front bolts?
I understand that the nut is inside the bracket on the unibody. I even read about people saying that the nut inside broke loose, and then they really had problems.
I have to think someone else has run into this problem, rust and frozen bolts. Any help on how to get the bolts out and what to replace them with would really be appreciated.
Got basic hand tools, but really hate like heck to take it to a shop and have someone else put the springs on. Last quote I got was like $350 to put the kit on. Now I see why they charge so much!
Thanks in advance for any help :confused1
I really did search - but you've got to be kidding. My son bought a Rubicon Express 3.5, full leaf pack and front coils for his 1988 cherokee. We've been soaking down the rear leave spring bolts for about two weeks. Put a socket with a 1/2 drive breaker bar on one of the front bolts, on a rear spring, had two of us pulling and can't even budge it. Got out the BFH, and still can't move it. Same on the rear bolts. I figure I can take the sawzall and cut through each side of the rear bolts and just replace them with new grade 8, but what the heck do you do with the front bolts?
I understand that the nut is inside the bracket on the unibody. I even read about people saying that the nut inside broke loose, and then they really had problems.
I have to think someone else has run into this problem, rust and frozen bolts. Any help on how to get the bolts out and what to replace them with would really be appreciated.
Got basic hand tools, but really hate like heck to take it to a shop and have someone else put the springs on. Last quote I got was like $350 to put the kit on. Now I see why they charge so much!
Thanks in advance for any help :confused1