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Old 04-20-2012, 12:25 PM   #41
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Got mine put in this morning. You can hardly hear it with no radio, and the windows down. Can not wait to take it wheeling!The hardest part I had with it was refilling the diff. Only took me 4 hrs by myself.




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Old 04-20-2012, 12:36 PM   #42
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Got mine put in this morning. You can hardly hear it with no radio, and the windows down. Can not wait to take it wheeling!
Awesome!




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Old 04-20-2012, 12:44 PM   #43
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Got mine put in this morning. You can hardly hear it with no radio, and the windows down. Can not wait to take it wheeling!The hardest part I had with it was refilling the diff. Only took me 4 hrs by myself.
That's good! Have any problems putting it in?




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Old 04-20-2012, 01:31 PM   #44
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That's good! Have any problems putting it in?
No problems, went much easier than I thought. Upper control arm and toe link came out by there self's.




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Old 04-20-2012, 01:33 PM   #45
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No problems, went much easier than I thought. Upper control arm and toe link came out by there self's.
Lucky you mine fought me the whole way.




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Old 04-20-2012, 05:10 PM   #46
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No problems, went much easier than I thought. Upper control arm and toe link came out by there self's.
You had it easy.




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