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installing my tein stechs. got all the necessary tools including a tie rod separator. wish me luck 8)

 
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luck!

 
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come out to the socal meets!!!

 
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good luck. and take your time even if it takes days do it rite

 
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days? shouldnt take more than 8 hours if ur doing really really slow?

 
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GL. post pics mang

 
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aight so, started at 8...worked straight till now by myself. last bolt on rear drivers side holding bolt WILL NOT MOVE. Ive been using big torque wrenches, impact wrenches...everything for like 2 hours...wont ****ing move..sucks i guess im gonna be driving around wit 3 lowerd wheels for the weekend

 
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did u try spraying it with wd40? maybe that would help?

 
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yea i did...

 
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can you heat it with a propane torch ?????

 
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i dont have one, do you think that would work

 
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i don't know but what other options do you have.

 
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wd-40 is junk try PB blaster

 
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take it to a shop and ask if they can loosen it. $20 max

 
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ok so an update:
went to shop near my house, had a guy try and twist the bolt out, then we used a torch- nothing.
then i had him cut the nut off holding the bolt in- still wouldnt move
its rusted through the shock...
so im ordering new shocks, then im gonna have him cut off the end of the shock and well need a new bolt..
what a bitch has this been.
but luckily he didtn charge me anything for the hour he put in today cuz i new this cute chick who was working in the lobby and she had him hook me up

 
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Its always the last ****ing bolt! Every time! That **** has happened to me every time I've work on the vic. Now penetrating oil 24, 18, 12, 8, and 4 hours before I start to work on her. Havent cut, stripped, or broke a bolt since. DEEP CREEP, I swear by it!

 
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what do you do now? is the stuff called "deep creep?" and you put it on 24 hours prior to working on it then again 6 hours later, again 6 hours later, again 4 hours later, and again 4 hours later?

 
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are u gonna upgrade ur shocks then? might as well?

 
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yea i just ordered tokico blues.. i only had enough money for the rears tho

 
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where did you get them? i just ordered a whole set off ebay brand new for $430 + free shipping

 
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whatt thats expensive. i was just looking at sets off ebay for like 380 w/ free shipping.
i ordered the rear pair for like 140 shipped.

 
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really? i've been keeping tabs on those shocks and been looking for the past month almost and cheapest i could find was $400, didn't find those anymore so i settled for the $430. what year is your car?

 
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mines 02

 
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oh your 03 thats why theyre expensive

 
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that might be why your's were cheaper, mine's an 03, suspension is different on 01-02 compared to the 03-05

 
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So finally was able to install my tokicos onto my rear suspension yesterday. It was such a pain cutting that bolt holding the shock down off, me and my neighbor used like 3 big *** saws, took like 4 hours just cutting, that bolt is made out of liek titanium or sumthing. finally got it off and saw that the bolt was completely rusted and bonded with the bushing on the shock...like one piece of metal

 
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So finally was able to install my tokicos onto my rear suspension yesterday. It was such a pain cutting that bolt holding the shock down off, me and my neighbor used like 3 big *** saws, took like 4 hours just cutting, that bolt is made out of liek titanium or sumthing. finally got it off and saw that the bolt was completely rusted and bonded with the bushing on the shock...like one piece of metal