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Old Dec 29, 2018 | 12:03 PM
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so there are these "TABS" that look like they are attached to the kmember but its possible they may be apart of the a arms for alignment........which is it?
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either way it looks like they are in the way
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nvm. they are just nuts for the member i believe
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How’s it going so far? I’m going to be doing the same job soon.
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How’s it going so far? I’m going to be doing the same job soon.
shitty. i thought i could get smart and rather than using a cart to support the k member, i could just use vehicle dollies under the 2 front wheels to move the cradle out from under.....but then i realized after cracking 2 bolts that the k was beginning to drop. nothing is preventing the k member from swinging downwards like i thought it would for some reason, so will be drilling into one of my dollies and bolting some wood to it to create my cart. doing this without a lift. surprisingly tho these 18 year old bolts weren't too bad.....id say takes about 75-90 ft pounds to crack.
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so there are these "TABS" that look like they are attached to the kmember but its possible they may be apart of the a arms for alignment........which is it?
What tabs are you referring to? How are you supporting the engine?

There are tabs which four of the six bolts for the k-member thread into.

From a few years ago when I removed the front suspension for powder coating.
https://imgur.com/a/tm9LV

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pic 6 and 7 show one of them.....but im pretty sure they are the nuts for the k member bolts
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