how to drop the rear?
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how to drop the rear? i am in the process of removing my 10 bolts. the question i have is that i am not sure how to remove the black metal plates that are close to the hub. i don't know what they are callled but i believe the lower control arms mount to them and the parking brake cable is mounted to them. i have everything disconnected besides the cable. i can't see how these things come off?
Its easy, the E brake cables have a snap clip that holds them in, first take them off the arm, the LCAs just remove the bolts, i had mine down in about 2 hrs., just be careful where you place the floor jack LOL, stupid me placed it more towards the front of the 3rd. member, when i let the jack down, the rear flipped backwards coming as it came down(WTF), but it was all good, didn't hurt anything, just freaked me out LOL, Have fun, be safe.
They can be tricky, you need to put pressure on the cable & get a couple to slide through the socket hole useing a pair of pliers, then as your still applying pressure (pulling), crimp the others till it pops out, there just 4-5 snap clips, but once you figure out how they come out, you'll remember next time lol.
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and if they don't hold when you put them back in just take a small flat head screw driver and pri them back out and snap them back in 
good to go i have done swapped axles so much lol last job to drop and swap and put the new one back in only took 2 hours lol i finally got my helper to start working and stop talking lol
good to go i have done swapped axles so much lol last job to drop and swap and put the new one back in only took 2 hours lol i finally got my helper to start working and stop talking lol and if they don't hold when you put them back in just take a small flat head screw driver and pri them back out and snap them back in good to go i have done swapped axles so much lol last job to drop and swap and put the new one back in only took 2 hours lol i finally got my helper to start working and stop talking lol
good to go i have done swapped axles so much lol last job to drop and swap and put the new one back in only took 2 hours lol i finally got my helper to start working and stop talking lol
