PM with links to forum install coverage sent...let me know if you got it, Brian. Much appreciated. I thought I'd post them here, too. It's a nice-looking product, Brian. Let me know if y'all can see the photos (from a public Facebook album).
Mira is a little apprehensive about using the MAPP Gas torch...can you tell? :roll: She's heating the upper shackle bolt to help free it up for removal.
Because I'm a nice dad, and because Mira would have gotten completely bent trying to break the bolt free
, I loosened (slightly) the upper shackle bolt, and then turned Mira loose with the 1/2" ratchet.
I mentioned previously that this Jeep build would be full of teaching moments. This is one of them. Teaching moment = Rusty Jeep bolts are a PITB (pain in the butt).
Even after I broke it free, and after Mira added heat, the bolt was still somewhat tough to remove. Note the look on Mira's face. After spouting off a few comments in a seriously annoyed tone, I explained to Mira that this WAS a teaching moment, and this is one of the things that us "Jeep folk" deal with on a regular basis. I then became "Mr. Nice Guy" again and removed the bolt the rest of the way for her.
Shackle removed from the mount.
Here's the upper portion of the HD Offroad Engineering kit in place. It's a tight fit.
NOTE: Any high-dollar paint you use on this upper insert portion will be scraped up/off when pressing it in place. Tolerances are tight...nice fit.
Here's the actual multi-position shackle mount bolted in place.
Mira reinstalling the original upper shackle bolt, which now holds the shackle relocation kit in place.
The install is still in-progress, as Mira had to get ready for bed (school night). Also, the stock shackle is a tight fit in the multi-position mount. I'll work on getting it finished up later this week.
Craig
