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      02-22-2015, 11:56 AM   #111
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Originally Posted by J5isalive View Post
I tried this method of not removing the bolt, I could not get it to work. I even broke out a small jack and jacked the suspension down to try to get the spring out, no go.

In the end I removed the bolt. 1 side took me 5 minutes to get the bolt back in. The other side took an hour!!!! That bolt is a huge pain, very easy to damage the ball joint.

The front is a breeze.
Sorry to be bumping this thread but I am at wit's end after wrestling (unsuccessfully) for hours trying to align the lower control arm and the spindle assembly.
I'm using a jack to raise the camber arm as well as a separate jack to raise the spindle assembly.

Anyone have any other tips?

UPDATE: By some miracle of God I got one side to line up. Reassembly was easy. Emboldened, I figured lightning would not strike twice and that the other side would be easier. No such luck, as history repeats itself. Back at it again tomorrow. It's unbelievable...

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