kevman65
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Received these a week ago today, didn't have any time off until today so I mounted them.
First, these are stout, close to 100 pounds each. Second, one person can mount these, if they have a jack stand and a floor jack.
I had to remove my Rubi rock rails first, this was good, gave me an idea of where everything was.
Thought I would be one of the lucky few and not have to drill, no such luck. Let me just say drill them all and it makes life easier.
Body mount bolts. Middle one was a MFer on both sides, and no thread locker on it. Turned hard almost all the way out.
Front one has red thread locker, 2 1/2 turns with breaker bar and either ratchet or impact the rest of the way out.
Rear one has blue thread locker, 1 1/2 turns with breaker bar and then impact or ratchet the rest of the way out.
A HUGE helpful hint, middle and front have a spring metal retainer ring, grab that thing with long (6") needle nose pliers and pull it out. It is almost impossible to get get everything lined up to get the bolt to start if that ring is in there.
Now for the jack stand and floor jack. Put the jack stand on the opposite end from where you are going to start. With one end of the slider on the ground, lift the other end into stand and slide it under pinch seam. Run the stand up as high as it will go so that pinch seam goes between studs and mounting flanges. Now put the floor jack right next to stand with handle angles toward where you will be on the other end, jack it up until it touches. Go to opposite end and lift and guide studs to holes, now jack the floor jack up until your studs are lined up with holes and slide them in a little at a time.
After that it's just washers and nuts for the pinch seam and then body bolts.
First, these are stout, close to 100 pounds each. Second, one person can mount these, if they have a jack stand and a floor jack.
I had to remove my Rubi rock rails first, this was good, gave me an idea of where everything was.
Thought I would be one of the lucky few and not have to drill, no such luck. Let me just say drill them all and it makes life easier.
Body mount bolts. Middle one was a MFer on both sides, and no thread locker on it. Turned hard almost all the way out.
Front one has red thread locker, 2 1/2 turns with breaker bar and either ratchet or impact the rest of the way out.
Rear one has blue thread locker, 1 1/2 turns with breaker bar and then impact or ratchet the rest of the way out.
A HUGE helpful hint, middle and front have a spring metal retainer ring, grab that thing with long (6") needle nose pliers and pull it out. It is almost impossible to get get everything lined up to get the bolt to start if that ring is in there.
Now for the jack stand and floor jack. Put the jack stand on the opposite end from where you are going to start. With one end of the slider on the ground, lift the other end into stand and slide it under pinch seam. Run the stand up as high as it will go so that pinch seam goes between studs and mounting flanges. Now put the floor jack right next to stand with handle angles toward where you will be on the other end, jack it up until it touches. Go to opposite end and lift and guide studs to holes, now jack the floor jack up until your studs are lined up with holes and slide them in a little at a time.
After that it's just washers and nuts for the pinch seam and then body bolts.
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