Rear Coil Question

[WRO44]

Alright fellas- I broke down and just bought an angle grinder and cut the spring off. The top retainer cup came off easily after I cut the bolt. HOWEVER.... the bottom bolt that ran all the way through the trailing arm is still being a PITA! I think I am just going to end up drilling the darn thing out. I will keep ya'll posted on the progress.

[fleetsidelarry]

Did you get the lower cups off? If not, now that the springs are out of the way, soak the cup nuts good and use a crescent wrench to see if you can get the cups off. Even if they snap off you can then just drive the rest of the bolt DOWN through the trailing arms which will be way easier than trying to drive them UP as you can support the arms and get a better swing with the hammer. I my opinion, drilling will be tough. I think once you can get a good whack at that bolt it will start, also, with the cups out of the way you can soak the bolt better.

[WRO44]

SUCCESS! Finally got both the bottom bolts all the way out. The driver side I was a little smarter and just ground the nut off leaving the bolt to swing a BFH at...she popped right out. The passenger side was a little tougher....soked with a bunch of penetraiting oil and heated it a few times, then finally drilled a hole in the top, got a punch in there and then went at it with the famed BFH! All in all it was a successful weekend, now just gotta wait till the new cups and bolts come in and install! Thanks again for all the help gents!

[fleetsidelarry]

Allright! Just a suggestion, when I reassembled mine, I coated the entire length of the bolts with grease to, hopefully, make it easier to take apart next time.

[WRO44]

Well I got the new springs and everything on last night....everything was looking good, until I lowered the driver side off the jack/jackstand and it kept going...and going. Well I think i got two different sized springs. I will swap them tonight just to ensure it isn't the frame or anything. The company is being really great about it though, as soon as I double check to ensure it isn't the frame they will shoot off a new spring to me. I just can't wait to drive her again!