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03-28-2007, 09:45 PM
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Location: minneapolis, mn
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Re: working on my front spring install...
well i pulled the passenger side spring tonight.....came right out no problems...no compressor......just a small pop and it was free.
Im trying to pull the a-arm now......whole christ those bolts are tight.....i got one. The other (the front one passenger side) I snapped my foot breaker bar clean off.... might have to take out the torch to heat the bastard does anyone know where to get single impact sockets.....?? The damn socket i need is the one i dont have. SAE 13/16 or whatever the hell that equals in metric..... I dont want to buy a new bar just to snap the socket i have. Id rather put an impact socket on there and get on it good.
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1991 LX coupe,AOD, red, 80k, K&N, MAC cat back, MAC off-road X, Autometer Gauges, BBK Ceramic unequals, fully polished upper intake, fuel rails, and egr, working on installing.....MM full length subs, H&R sport springs, MM Lower control arms, MM caster camber plates, bilstein shocks, struts. |
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03-30-2007, 12:51 AM
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Location: Minnesota
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Re: working on my front spring install...
Where I live L&M fleet sells individual sockets, not sure if they have impact sockets though. (I use regular sockets with my impact wrench alot though with no trouble, even though I have a full set of impact sockets
 ) Not sure if you have L&M in the cities or not, but I've seen individual sockets at autozone before I believe it was...Best of luck.hey, also, you said you pounded your ball joints out of your spindles, did you smack the ball joint or the spindle? The spindle is the way to go.
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03-30-2007, 08:02 AM
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Re: working on my front spring install...
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well i headed off to home depot (because they were the closest) and trying to buy there 18in husky breaker bar. They guy in tools had never heard of one (even though they are on the website). He said he thought i needed a rachet...and then another guy came over and told me the breaker bars are in the electrical department. Needless to say i left. Then i head to sears to get a craftman 18". They were clean out even though they showed up instock on the website. I gave up. Tonight ill probably try to go to lowes for a Kobalt and see if they have them. What a PITA. If i was smart i would order up a S-K or somthing of better quality but i dont wanna wait 2 weeks to get it  Anyone else notice that sears now sells s-k tools on their website? Weird...
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1991 LX coupe,AOD, red, 80k, K&N, MAC cat back, MAC off-road X, Autometer Gauges, BBK Ceramic unequals, fully polished upper intake, fuel rails, and egr, working on installing.....MM full length subs, H&R sport springs, MM Lower control arms, MM caster camber plates, bilstein shocks, struts. |
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03-30-2007, 08:19 AM
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Re: working on my front spring install...
guys....
does anyone know what the size is of the stock front control arm? Im looking at ordering bushings online and they list alot of different sizes. Not sure what i have here...
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03-30-2007, 10:29 AM
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Re: working on my front spring install...
Check out Kmart too, they sell craftsman now.
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03-30-2007, 07:34 PM
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Re: working on my front spring install...
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not to get into a big tool discussion here but wtf? Why would sears let kmart sell craftsman? Just goes to show the quality and the fix it yourself theroy is down the tubes and disposable everything is here to stay. I feel bad for the kids today....they dont have to worry about knowing anything....just go buy a new one. Should be a nice race of idiots here in the next few generations... I have a set of SK rachets that i love but man....i dont know why sears would pick them up.... whatever.....as long as the tool gets it apart and back together and im not breaking them left and right....then i guess ill have to deal with it
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1991 LX coupe,AOD, red, 80k, K&N, MAC cat back, MAC off-road X, Autometer Gauges, BBK Ceramic unequals, fully polished upper intake, fuel rails, and egr, working on installing.....MM full length subs, H&R sport springs, MM Lower control arms, MM caster camber plates, bilstein shocks, struts. |
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