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Old Oct 2, 2011 | 04:36 PM
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for the life of me i cant get my mounts to both line up. has anybody ever had problems installing their prothane mounts?
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Old Oct 2, 2011 | 06:01 PM
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i just read luna's writeup again and the replys give me some good ideas. i'll start with those
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i have said it b4.....will say it again........the best way to put em in is to remove/loosen the MM pedestals.......it will give you ALL kinds of wiggle room
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Hardest part of my poly install was breaking the clams loose... Are you just doing mm or headers as well? Like said above though don't tighten ANYTHING until all is in place
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im doing headers too and im going to try the pedestal bolts today if i get a chance ive also seen grinding the bolt to a point im probably going to try that too
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Find the largest pry bar available.
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Old Oct 3, 2011 | 09:30 PM
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long bolts are in!!! now to button things up
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