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Old Dec 30, 2010 | 09:10 AM
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I have been trying to put on my coil spacers for some time now and 1st i couldn't get the left coil spacer off but now i can. but i still cannot get it down low enough to put my coil spacers in. any ideas? is it easer to drop front axle and put in that way? do they make bigger coil compressors i have a 6'' lift so however big those coils would be the compressor just doesn't seem big enough.
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Old Dec 30, 2010 | 09:44 AM
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Unbolt the shocks at the bottom and take the lower control arms off at the axle, be careful not to stretch the brake hoses.
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Old Dec 30, 2010 | 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Bustedback
Unbolt the shocks at the bottom and take the lower control arms off at the axle, be careful not to stretch the brake hoses.
Yep Bustedback is 100% right on dropping the LCA's/shocks that's how I did it...Tj
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Old Dec 30, 2010 | 10:15 AM
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I take my track bar off but leave the lower arms on. It works for me not a fan of wrestling to put the arms back in. But that and the shocks and it should come right out.
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Old Dec 30, 2010 | 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Bustedback
Unbolt the shocks at the bottom and take the lower control arms off at the axle, be careful not to stretch the brake hoses.
Sway bar links too.
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Old Dec 30, 2010 | 01:08 PM
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I do shocks and swaybar only
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Old Dec 30, 2010 | 03:34 PM
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Thanks for the input. Did anyone do it at home? what do i need just two jack stands and a jack or is it more complicated than that.i have two jack stands and one jack is that enough?
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