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Ski-me 03-19-2014 02:30 PM
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And the final shot....

eighteenninetytwo 03-19-2014 03:27 PM
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Is there a reason why people fit these things OVER the carpeting or is it just expediency? I was planning on doing it before I fitted floor covering is all.

Ski-me 03-19-2014 03:33 PM
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I didn't want to cut holes out of the carpet and figured if I was sandwiching the two together, it wouldn't make too much of a difference.

I believe factory wise, they did put it metal to metal though....

special-K 03-21-2014 10:41 AM
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Nice! I'd like to find one

Keith Seymore 03-21-2014 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by special-K (Post 6587060)
Nice! I'd like to find one
Agree; nice - although it doesn't look like it would take much to make one from scratch (or from a kit).

K

special-K 03-22-2014 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Keith Seymore (Post 6587176)
Agree; nice - although it doesn't look like it would take much to make one from scratch (or from a kit).

K
Yeah. I have nothing,so that's what I plan to do...a hole cage (unless I run across one first)

bowtieguy79 03-24-2014 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by special-K (Post 6587060)
Nice! I'd like to find one
Agree, but man around here, its like finding a unicorn :waah:

68Timber 03-24-2014 12:28 PM
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I hate the pulling old springs part. After that,I love doing suspension and axle work. I figure on cutting the shackle/spring eye bolts,and have all new hardware,shackles,and bushings,any time I pull original springs. Usually,it's the rear that gives me trouble. When I pulled the springs off my Suburban for the Jimmy it was a breeze,since I had installed them 8 years earlier and slathered the anti-seize. And,that had been new hardware
Can you get a sawzall blade in-between the shackles and hangers on the rear to get to the spring eye bolt? I've always taken them off with a socket on a breaker bar.

bowtieguy79 03-24-2014 10:32 PM
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Originally Posted by bowtieguy79 (Post 6591673)
Agree, but man around here, its like finding a unicorn :waah:
Ya so found my unicorn... Make some phone calls and you can find about anything.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...ps7a55d448.jpg

Irish1941 03-24-2014 11:12 PM
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haha! That's awesome! What...8hrs later you have one. Cool

special-K 03-25-2014 12:22 AM
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Can you get a sawzall blade in-between the shackles and hangers on the rear to get to the spring eye bolt? I've always taken them off with a socket on a breaker bar.
Yes,kind of. But I gave up because the hard bolts don't like to be cut. I used a mini-grinder with a thin metal cutting wheel. You can cut so you take some spring and none of the hanger. I have put a cut in the lower part of the hanger before and welded it up. The breaker bar with pipe extension (floor jack handle) is my usual method

special-K 03-25-2014 12:25 AM
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Originally Posted by bowtieguy79 (Post 6592890)
Ya so found my unicorn... Make some phone calls and you can find about anything.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...ps7a55d448.jpg
So,I need one. What's your phone number?

Ok,congratulations,great find,and all that other stuff. Ps,I hate you

bowtieguy79 03-25-2014 10:28 AM
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So,I need one. What's your phone number?

Ok,congratulations,great find,and all that other stuff. Ps,I hate you
Oh see.... that may cost ya... :ito:

special-K 03-26-2014 11:45 PM
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I take that back. I want a tan one anyway :lol:


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