What A Weekend AAARRRGGGHHHH

[Code Red]

Well decided to finally install my DJM setup and belltech sway bar and get my truck ready for Summit Truckfest and the stylin trucks show next weekend up by Akron Ohio next weekend

Well all four control arm bolts will not come out. The nuts came off fine, butt eh bolts would not budge. Tried heat, air hammer, 3 lb sledge hammer, nada. So truck is going to the shop

Decided to also go ahead and remove the sway bar well snapped 1 of the 4 mounting bolts to the frame so now the shop will have to drill that out.

But at least I have everything presetup for them and new hardware for the swarbar and and upper ball joint.

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comparing stock ZQ8 to belltech a bit beefier

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Group shot and I guess I'm driving the z part of this week

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how the truck is sitting put the 18s on for alignment purposes

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Duke watching from under the GTO

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[lh_kustoms]

Well that sucks when that happens........ did you try an air chisel with a blunt tip that has worked for me in the past also did you spray it down with a good rust penetrate before.

[Code Red]

Well that sucks when that happens........ did you try an air chisel with a blunt tip that has worked for me in the past also did you spray it down with a good rust penetrate before.

yeah the air hammer/chisel I soaked it in pb blaster

[Steve1968LS2]

That sounds like a typical install for me.. lol.. Murphy and that damn law...

[Code Red]

That sounds like a typical install for me.. lol.. Murphy and that damn law...

tell me about it


most colorado/canyon guys who have over 40k miles have this issue if your 30 and under the bolts may come out fine

[Swiftandswank]

I think I have Dukes sister
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[Code Red]

I think I have Dukes sister
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good looking husky I wish mine had blue eyes. I'm told his brother who was with him at the pound had them but he was gone when I got there

[Code Red]

well got the truck back and well have issues

so I went to pick up the truck and they ended up spending 6 hours in labor to uninstall the old crap and put the new stuff. well they said they didn't have the adapters to do the 18s for the alignment, so I drove the truck to sears and since I had 18s on the front and 20s on the rear they said they couldn't do it because of their wheel sensors, so I drove the truck home to swap the 20s back on and noticed some issues.

The shop had installed my end links backwards (bolt ends are supposed to face the front of the truck) not sure if that would actually cause a issue or not, and they mounted the swaybar upside down, but I can see why belltech put their sticker on upside down because I remember comparing it to stock. when I took the stocker off

here are some pics

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wee bit of a rake at the moment (i do have 1 inch blocks I can put in but I'll wait to see how it drives and rides after fixing things and getting the alignment and see if I need to raise my coilovers up some)

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