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Old Mar 11, 2012 | 04:33 PM
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Can't figure out how to get the axle to move back to the upper control arm while installing lift kit. Anyone got any tricks?
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Old Mar 11, 2012 | 05:03 PM
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Ratchet strap, that's what I did with mine
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Originally Posted by martyinco
Ratchet strap, that's what I did with mine
Ratchet strap near the upper ball joint to the crossmember to rotate the axle just a few inches should work.
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Old Mar 11, 2012 | 07:05 PM
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Got the one on, now the bolt on body is stripped one other side. What now?
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Got the one on, now the bolt on body is stripped one other side. What now?
Cut it off and replace it with a new bolt
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Old Mar 12, 2012 | 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Gee oh Dee

Ratchet strap near the upper ball joint to the crossmember to rotate the axle just a few inches should work.
The ratchet strap does work but I had to use 3hd straps to get mine to move a quarter inch
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The ratchet strap does work but I had to use 3hd straps to get mine to move a quarter inch
Yup it took three for me too
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Cut it off and replace it with a new bolt
Thinking dremel tool
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Yup it took three for me too
I didnt think the uppers were under that kind of pressure
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Thinking dremel tool
Or just cut the end if the bolt off with a cutting.wheel
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What's a cutting wheel? And it's the nut. I was thinking if I used a dremel I might be able to save the bolt
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I didnt think the uppers were under that kind of pressure
It's not pressure. It's rotating the axle. I had the lowers in already and the axle is shifted so far to the drivers side.
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floor jack under track bar bracket on front axle
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check for binding/ bottoming out on your mounts also.
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Originally Posted by stev-o
I didnt think the uppers were under that kind of pressure
They are when they're too short. Get some adjustable uppers and save yourself the alignment headache to come
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