leaf spring advice

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  1. Scotty P

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    Broke down and bought a 4 leaf setup from ESPO and putting them in today. ?'s
    1) Easy way of removing rear shackle bushings?
    2)Front eye-bolt is a PAIN to line up, is it me? Working though the little peep hole is tough

    3)lined up on the fllor of the garage springs are identical in arch, that means same ride height? hope so

    4) WHAT ELSE am I forgetting?? Scott

    lack of a frame makes jack stands a precarious placement!
     
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    dude- e-mail me. i'll give you my phone number. you can talk to todd (my son) he did the swap himself and will gladly answer all your questions. or (in your e-mail) give us your phone number and a good time to catch you.
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    Anyone ever "press" the front bushing out at home? Ideas? have new poly for the new leafs but need to remove the bushing. Scott
     
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    I drilled holes in the old bushings all the way around untill the bushings could be pulled out in pieces. Then press the new bushings in with a vice.
     
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    I love it! That's what I ended up doing! The rear bushings (PST) slid right in, no pressing. Fronts a little tighter? Scott
     

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