AZ BS Thread 2.0

just elbow grease. use a screwdriver or the like to help get the eyelet lined up, vice grips and or pry bar to open the mounts up if needed.

 

Cool thanks. I'll keep working on it then.

 

Pry bar should lift it right up

 

Not trying to be a buzzkill! I went up last year in winter and the fs closed the road at the split and were only letting 4x4 tow trucks up to pull out the 3 or 4 trucks that slid off the road because of the snow/mud.

Just don't wanna see anybody here slide off the side or run into closed roads ruining the trip

 

I'm down for a camping trip. Got pretty much all my stuff. Stull need to get a lantern and water containers. Other than that, I am set. Going lighter on the camping gear this time around. I had too much stuff before. Some of it I never used it.

 

Brian I still have your 2 water containers buddy!

 

Sweet! Now I just need a lantern.

 

Well of course I agree safety is first, but my point was we will find out as we go. If anyone felt the road was too dangerous I would hope they would speak up vs doing something they are uncomfortable doing.

 

TWSS gift ready to ship

 

Yeah so I'm just gonna take it to a shop or wait for a mod day or something. Didn't wanna bend out the mounts too much and fracture it. Short of shaving the bushings a bit on the shocks, there was no way it was squeezing in there what with all the hammering I already did.

 

^^ went through the same shit on mine man.. just gotta man handle that bitch in there.

 

Was going to but I only had 2 hours to knock both sides out. Maybe on my next days off. What do you think about shaving the bushings a little bit though so it slides in easier?

 

pretty sure I did that as well.. it was definitely more so working the mount to get it in. @JuansTaco helped me.. he can contest.. its a bitch, but possible.

 

Looking for a new tattoo artist. Tried reaching out to mine, but he moved. Please don't just give me a shop name, looking for your artist that you would vouch for. Central/North valley preferred, but if they are good, I will travel.

 

When I put my buddy's in I used a set of chanellocks an bent both tabs a bit each way an slid them in

 

Yeah thinking of sanding it down a bit with a Dremel. How'd you shave yours?

 

I did that as well but didn't want to over bend them and fracture or break 'em tabs then I would've been really stuck. Just paranoid I guess. Crazy that after putting coilovers and AALs in by myself, this is stumping me.

 

just gotta bend em out. my one side was a bitch.. and the tabs are bent out.

 

This! Spit on it and force it in, she can take it!

 

It's already into the shock mount, why would you need to pry/shave.

Lube can help the movement, but it just needs to be pryed up and in until the bolt can go in. A Line-Up Pry Bar (or screwdriver, or punch) can be used to align/pry thru the holes.