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    New coil springs too strong? Can't connect upper ball joint

    That is how I held it in place while jacking it up lol Its hard to believe how strong zip ties are sometimes. I bet that actually worked too.
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    New coil springs too strong? Can't connect upper ball joint

    I am a big sissy I guess. I saw a couple spring compressor videos where the springs shot out like a helicopter or like a bullet. I can't imagine losing a finger or hand of even worse to a mistake anyone could make easily.
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    New coil springs too strong? Can't connect upper ball joint

    By the way I got the spring to seat top and bottom pretty easily without a helper by zip tying the bottom of the spring in place and the top really close and then as soon as it started to pinch I gave it a couple soft hits with a rubber mallet and it seated. I watched a guy trying to use a...
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    New coil springs too strong? Can't connect upper ball joint

    I said it wrong the first time by the way I was hitting the bumper on the bottom of the UCA and thought the bushings were what was holding it back. You were 100% right they were not tightened to spec yet.
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    New coil springs too strong? Can't connect upper ball joint

    Desperate times call for desperate measures... Thanks everyone for help and ideas!!!! Got it
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    New coil springs too strong? Can't connect upper ball joint

    It's a brand new one and I was not able to by hand with the bushings being so fresh I guess... About a 5" gap
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    New coil springs too strong? Can't connect upper ball joint

    Yeah good call... The only chain I have is not rated for more than 1200lbs I don't think and hardware store is gonna be $90 for a chain rated to do it... Probably better to put the old spring back on and pay someone to change it with the right tools
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    New coil springs too strong? Can't connect upper ball joint

    Nice let me try that. We will see what this husky Jack is made of
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    New coil springs too strong? Can't connect upper ball joint

    I finally got my spring seated in the top pocket and the bottom on the LCA. I was so happy I started jacking my truck up, put the spindle back on, jacked it up more to connect the upper...... And then I realized the spring is so strong right now it's picking the truck up off of the...
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    Sheered upper control arm bolt

    Not gonna lie there is a midget on my shoulder telling me to shave the shims to fit because it's far cheaper and possibly more reliable than the 40 years old bolt in about to pay $100 for
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    Sheered upper control arm bolt

    The saga has entered hour 14 of rebuilding my front suspension on a whim...... Squarebody graveyard guy called me back late at night looks like I might be getting the right part in the morning if I play my cards right... Only problem is I have no way to get there to buy the part :rofl: let's...
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    Sheered upper control arm bolt

    Well fugg the replacement bolt has a slightly larger diameter than the stock one on the shoulder and the shims don't fit anyway.
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    Sheered upper control arm bolt

    I like the idea but the only bolts the local part stores have found are not 1/2" 20. I'm not sure how to get them to find the parts as OEM is discontinued they all say. The bolt is 1/2" 20 (fine thread) and 3" long, splined and then shouldered.. I have doing the shocks and all the bushings...
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    Sheered upper control arm bolt

    Yeah I don't have a business acct so I can only order thru Fastenal website and local pickup and their website has nothing similar I can find. Tried going to AutoZone, O'Reilly's, and advanced auto and checked summit website. Nothing. Called Chevy dealership, called a Chevy old school part...
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    Sheered upper control arm bolt

    LMC = 10 days :grimace: Can't find a pick n pull that has a squarebody either. Called the local junkyards and they aren't pick n pull and won't sell me the damn stud. Thinking about going up and finding a grade 8 bolt of same diameter to hold me over for 10 days, convince me not to...
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