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Old May 8, 2005 | 11:59 AM
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LCAs and Wonderbar help

My LCAs? Neither of them will come off. I can't get my impact on it, because it's too big. I haven't tried with an extension yet, simply because I can't afford $15 for a 4" extension. I did however get one nut off but the bolt wouldn't budge. I was beating on it with a hammer and it wasn't coming out. What now? They're to be replaced with Spohn adjustables

The Wonderbar, also a Spohn product, won't fit. I have heard of fitment problems, but could this be due to a twisted frame or even perhaps damage from a prior accident? Do I install with the suspension loaded or not?
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Old May 8, 2005 | 05:49 PM
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What doesn't fit on the wonderbar? One of the bolt holes on mine was miss allinged and required me to wallow it out to accept a bolt. The other 3 lined up without a problem.
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Old May 8, 2005 | 05:58 PM
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Originally posted by ShiftyCapone
What doesn't fit on the wonderbar? One of the bolt holes on mine was miss allinged and required me to wallow it out to accept a bolt. The other 3 lined up without a problem.
It fits on one side, but the other side is still about 1/2" off on both holes. I didn't try to install the wonderbar today, but I jacked the car up, compressed the suspension, and test fit it to the bolt holes. I did try to put it on a few months ago with the same problem, that time I did it under the sway bar for real. I didn't realize it wouldn't fit then. It's not close enough to drill the holes out I think.
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Old May 8, 2005 | 09:49 PM
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I just went through the same thing that you did a fews weeks back....My holes were off on the srivers side so that the space between then was about 1/4 inch longer than the passenger side LCA...and of course I couldn't put the bolt through the LCA and into the bracket....I was able to use a pully and bring the axel in just a hair and then the bolt slid in nicely...i also needed to heat up all the LCA bolts b/c they were rusted
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