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Old Sep 8, 2010 | 06:15 PM
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Default 2 inch coil sping spacers

i gt a set of 2 inch spacers for the front of my jeep it says they are sapose to fit but the holes in the middle are alittle to small what can i do with out haveing to send them back
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Old Sep 8, 2010 | 06:29 PM
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What do you mean by to little? doesnt fit over the bump stop? if so did u try unthreading the end of the bump stop its slightly larger than the rest of the bump stop once that is removed the spacer should slide right on.....
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Old Sep 8, 2010 | 07:07 PM
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WD40 and a rubber mallet
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Old Sep 8, 2010 | 07:11 PM
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persuasion
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Old Sep 8, 2010 | 07:16 PM
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it fits over the rubber bump stop it just wont go up the metal rod
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Old Sep 8, 2010 | 07:25 PM
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It sounds like it is hitting the collar, where it flares. You should be able to get a large pair of channel locks on it, and screw it off, along with the bump stop. That is the most effective way I've found. I have found that they are welded on some, so good luck with that. Most of them screw off though...HTH!!

EDIT: Are they metal spacers, or poly?
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Old Sep 8, 2010 | 07:35 PM
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there poly
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Old Sep 8, 2010 | 09:05 PM
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Yep, get those collars off, or use a BFH!! You can use grease, or oil to help as well.
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Old Sep 9, 2010 | 04:24 AM
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Yes there are a b%$#& to get on. I had to use a huge sledgehammer and lots of WD-40.
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