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Old Mar 16, 2013 | 11:16 PM
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Well today i put in my leveling kit i got. All the bolts and nuts came off a lot better than expected but i broke the bolts the hold the front dual shock on the bottom. Im eiter gonna grind it off and drill through the bracket or drill a hole in the broken bolt and tap it and put in a couple size smaller bolt. I dont want to take it off. I still need to get them new shocks and i reused my rubber bushings for the coil springs. Wish i had new tho but i wasnt waitin. Now i gotta get alinement. Also it raised my truck a little but it sure didnt level it. It is about stock height now but old coils were sagging. Any reason why it diddnt level. Im not adding spacers tho. Still looks better than it did
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Old Mar 17, 2013 | 02:31 AM
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a cut off wheel should do the trick on the broken bolt.

not level? what springs did you get?
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Old Mar 17, 2013 | 02:39 AM
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You can get a replacement lower mounts from napa or advanced auto that's what I did when mine did the same as yours.
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Old Mar 17, 2013 | 09:10 AM
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Not sure what brand it is. I bought it from a guy parting the truck out and said it was almost new. Not sure what you mean by lower mounts.
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Old Mar 17, 2013 | 12:09 PM
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The lower shock mounts
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Old Mar 17, 2013 | 12:23 PM
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Ya i think i have some off another truck i just didnt want to tear everything apart to put it back together. I just hope the same thing doesnt happen later with my rear shocks. I wire wheeled them last night and sprayed them with liquid wrench to soak for the night. Probly just gonna grind them off and put in regular bolts.
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