got the new Ksports on the front no problem but i CANNOT get the rear shock lower bolts to budge. itried heating them with a torch and hitting them with a BIG hammer but to no avail, theyre stuck, seem to be fused to the bushings. I am out of ideas short of removing the entire lower control arms and getting them pressed out or something.

any ideas?

 

that's what you have to do. you will most likely have to cut the bolts out. the new ones will run you about $8 each at the dealership. If the bolts are seized in the control arm bushings, you may need to have new bushings pressed into the LCAs.

 

try PB Blaster first. spray them down and wait 5 minutes, then spray them again and wait 10 minutes, then try getting them off. that stuff works wonders.

 

i hope i don't have that happen to me when i install mine in a couple days.

 

thanks.what is pb? i soaked em with wd40 and hit em HARD with a big ol hammer, nuthin doin.what a buzzkil.

BUT it already handles MUCH better w/ just the fronts on.

i think if i have to get new bushings i'll getksportarms, the onesthat come with new bushings for under 2 hundy.

 

if your car has always been in the south you might not have a problem

 

yeah, it has been in the south, no rust anywhere here, i didn't think about that on his car

 

have you tried putting the jack under there to relieve the weight off of them?


Wait... did I not understand the question?

 

yeah i tried that too, those things arent going anywhere unless i press them out with a bearing press, i think. that is, if i can get the other lower arm bolts out. nightmare!

 

it's pretty normal for a northern car that is 12 years old. just find someone with good tools to get them out.