I'd open the hole in the block.
TonyC
-----Original Message-----
From: Kyle Vanditmars <kylevan@telus.net>
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
<dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Date: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 8:11 PM
Subject: DML: Foolish Lowering Blocks
>
>I finally got around to putting my 1" ground force lowering blocks in. My
>rear suspension is in pieces, but at least I got to use the angle grinder
>on the U-bolts. 12 years of corrosion is pretty hard to turn through.
>
>Get everything apart, go to re-assemble, and the diameter of the damn hole
>in the block that receives the center pin on the leaf pack is too small to
>fit over the nut. I need an opinion. Do I try to find a really big drill
>bit that will fit into a 3/8" chuck, or do I grind the nut down little by
>little until it fits in the hole. I'm not concerned with being able to
>get the nut off, as it's probably corroded solid to the bolt, and if I
>need to take the leaf packs apart, I'll just cut the bolt off and buy new
>hardware.
>
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