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06-03-2012, 09:00 PM
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Year: 1993 YJ Wrangler
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06-03-2012, 09:04 PM
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Year: 1989
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Originally Posted by jimmy21669
You need to cut an access hole in the frame rail....re-weld the nut...and re-weld the frame rail.....
06-03-2012, 09:09 PM
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yea we did it on Tim's old XJ. At the inside of the front spring mount there is a pocket the welded nut sits in (not inside the frame rail). You need to use a grinder to cut out the bottom of the pocket, so you can jam a crescent wrench up there and onto the nut. Tim might have a photo of his afterwards...
06-03-2012, 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by dukie564
yea we did it on Tim's old XJ. At the inside of the front spring mount there is a pocket the welded nut sits in (not inside the frame rail). You need to use a grinder to cut out the bottom of the pocket, so you can jam a crescent wrench up there and onto the nut. Tim might have a photo of his afterwards...
06-03-2012, 09:12 PM
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not very much - you need to leave the sides of the pocket though
06-03-2012, 09:16 PM
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Year: 1993 YJ Wrangler
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yea we did it on Tim's old XJ. At the inside of the front spring mount there is a pocket the welded nut sits in (not inside the frame rail). You need to use a grinder to cut out the bottom of the pocket, so you can jam a crescent wrench up there and onto the nut. Tim might have a photo of his afterwards...
06-03-2012, 09:29 PM
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Originally Posted by dukie564
yea we did it on Tim's old XJ. At the inside of the front spring mount there is a pocket the welded nut sits in (not inside the frame rail). You need to use a grinder to cut out the bottom of the pocket, so you can jam a crescent wrench up there and onto the nut. Tim might have a photo of his afterwards...
Like dis
06-03-2012, 09:29 PM
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yes the bottom of that pocket
how did you get the bolt out if the nut is spinning????
how did you get the bolt out if the nut is spinning????
06-03-2012, 09:29 PM
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oh and I have 8 leaf spring bolts in good condition - just threw them in my truck.
06-03-2012, 09:30 PM
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got the TJ flares on the rear only today - putting flares on the rear of an XJ sucks *****. They look decent...not totally happy with how the rears look (mostly at the break point) but I don't plan to have them on the jeep too long.
Front should be cake though. Will try to tackle that tomorrow after work.
Front should be cake though. Will try to tackle that tomorrow after work.