Extended Radius arms

[Foggman]

Well I finally picked up my super lift extended radius arms this weekend and i'm real excited to put them on because they will be the final addition to my X for a while and it will be exactly how I want it. Does anyone have any tips, tricks or traps to watch out for while installing them?

Thanks
Lance

 

[Josh]

I think you will have fun with the bottom bolt that hold the RA to the axle housing. Might want to hit them with some PB Blaster for a day. If you haven't got one get a long breaker bar. I would let you use mine but I left it at you wrench it a while back :fire: You will need a grinder or bolt cutter for an air chissel. to nock out the rivets holding the brackets on. I have a the chissel if you need it. I have a grinder to, just need some wheels.

 

[boominXplorer]

I have an air hammer at work if you want to borrow it.

BTW on board air is fully operational with a 5 gal tank and an air chuck

 

[Josh]

My Aussie locker will be here tomorrow. That will be fun.

 

[90ranajo]

I think you will have fun with the bottom bolt that hold the RA to the axle housing. Might want to hit them with some PB Blaster for a day. If you haven't got one get a long breaker bar.

The trick with that bolt is to use a torch to heat it up to almost cherry red to break the factory Loctite. It will come out very easy that way.

 

[Josh]

Yea I didnt have a torch when I removed that bolt, so the only thing that got hot was me. Will a propane torch work or do you need Oxy-Acetylene?

 

[Foggman]

Thanks for all the tips fellas, I have a grinder, an air hammer, and a looooooooong breaker bar...and a longer cheater bar. Hopefully I will be able to put them on this week, after this week I leave for 5 weeks so I may have to put it off.....

 

[410Fortune]

Hey Foggman how much lift are you planning to run with those arms?

 

[Foggman]

5.5 - 6 inches

 

[WhitEngineering]

Pulled my RA's today... without heat. The bottom bolts took probably 30 minutes total with a 2' breaker bar. Wore me out. The top studs took about 10 min a piece. Couldn't get my deep socket on the stud so I had to double wrench them. Not exactly something I want to do again.