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Old Dec 12, 2008
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Im dumb. Will this work

http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku

It's for a 1997 and i got the 98 to 2000 do you think i could still make it work. I would hate to have to pay to ship it back.
 
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yes you will be fine
 
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here you want one of these too one is short and one is long


here
 
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thnx zach. Now they didnt come with instructions and i can't find them on summit. You know any links?
 
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or stone will beat me and tell you yes
 
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lmao
 
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Originally Posted by Downey
here you want one of these too one is short and one is long


here
why would he wont those also.. its the same thing he posted the one he posted is the short one just like that just different brand...


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thnx zach. Now they didnt come with instructions and i can't find them on summit. You know any links?
um its kinda straight forward. unbolt the axle.. take apart the leafs slap it in put the center bolt in and bolt the axle back up


http://www.therangerstation.com/tech...d_A_Leafs.html
 
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thnx zach. well i jus like to be certain when i do something, that i did right that's why i use instructions. thnx again
 
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I should probably do an add-a-leaf kit too,seeing how my truck just rolled 250k miles and is probably getting a little saggy. I'd rather do shackles though. Or both..
 
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ight well i couldnt get it done b/c my buddy called me and gave me a deal i couldnt pass up on my tires. So i bought 33-12.5-16 Firestone Destination M/T and there sittin at firestone now waiting on my rims to get here. My mom got me the tires as a x-mas present, but she said as soon as i get the rims that i can go get them put on. ILY mom. lol But i treid to get it done and ran into a problem. The stock centering bolt will not come off. I can't get anything into the bottom of it to hold it still, i can spin the nut but the bottom is flush so nothing can grip it. If anyone has done an AAL let me know what you did to hold it still.
 
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Better explanation. When i spin the nut it spins the bolt too and i can't grip the bolt head as theres nothing there to grip. It's not a screw driver or allen or anything, jus flat.
 
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Old Dec 12, 2008
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Those are the exact same ones that i used.
If ur talking about the stock center bolt... just whack it off with a hack saw.
remember they center bolts that come with the kit are purposely made way to long. this is so you can line up the leaves then comepress them with the bolt alone. I was dumb and cut the bolt to fit first then had to fight around with c-clamp to compress the springs. Needless to say the other side went much smoother. lol
 
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You could drill a hole and use a reverse thread tap and run a bolt in your newly taped hole and remove the nut that way.
 
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I got half of it done tonite wit my buddy. We just grinded the bolt off. and the rest was kinda easy and we're gunna finish up the other half tommorow nite.
 
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