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Old May 27, 2010 | 08:14 PM
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how did you guys that have done a body lift remove them?????? im trying but they wont budge
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Old May 27, 2010 | 11:30 PM
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Usually have to cut them off.
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Old May 28, 2010 | 08:21 AM
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i was able to get them to move with some PB, but ran into other complications
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Old May 29, 2010 | 03:16 PM
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I soaked the nuts and bolts with PB blaster every day for a week prior to working on them. I still had to cut some off. Vice grips help with the bed bolts after you strip the torx head. When the J nuts twist and spin vice grips are also handy to hold them while unscrewing the bolts.

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Old May 30, 2010 | 05:00 PM
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im pretty sure they come from the factory with lock tite on them. i kno all the suspension does and they ones holding in seats and seatbelts...

but honestly can you blame them? its built Ford tough baby!!
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Old May 30, 2010 | 09:30 PM
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well i took body off of an 87 model with wd40 but things were different back then haha
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