reinstalling upper control arms
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reinstalling upper control arms
i had to pull the uca's to swap in new bushings.
and ive gotten all the bushing work done but as expected things are alot tighter now.
i cant get the final nut to go thru the uca on the passanger side.
does anyone have any ideas how to get it in?
i had two ideas but not sure if they would work.
first is loosening the other side. maybe that will gimme wiggle room?
and the other idea was maybe a ratchet strap around the uca bracket on the axle and the other side anchored to the rear axle. and pull but idk if that would work or if u would just be pulling against the lca...
another idea.. disconnect shocks. and then raise passanger side alot and droop other side..
any thoughts are apprieciated.
and ive gotten all the bushing work done but as expected things are alot tighter now.
i cant get the final nut to go thru the uca on the passanger side.
does anyone have any ideas how to get it in?
i had two ideas but not sure if they would work.
first is loosening the other side. maybe that will gimme wiggle room?
and the other idea was maybe a ratchet strap around the uca bracket on the axle and the other side anchored to the rear axle. and pull but idk if that would work or if u would just be pulling against the lca...
another idea.. disconnect shocks. and then raise passanger side alot and droop other side..
any thoughts are apprieciated.
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If you have another spare jack, use it to pivot the axle up/towards the rear and that should help you get it in. I used the area underneath the track bar mount. If you have your wheels still on try taking them off, adding another 100-150lbs to your axle makes it a bit harder to move.
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