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BrewCityMusic · 02-09-2011, 08:58 AM

that's GREAT that you found the pic - it's -10 before the wind chill here in WI and the cart is under about 20" of snow so I've been sorta putting off the pic until you started the lift, hahaha ....

The clearance for that bolt is *so* close that like I said, taking the head to a bench grinder and shaving about 1/16" off one of the facets would do it too, it was just easier for me to use the smaller bolts at the time as I did the lift at the house which is about 1/2 mile from the barn (which of course, is where the grinder is).

Also of note, make sure you either have a nice, big floor jack and tall stands or a few blocks handy when you're doing the rear lift as it's almost obscene how high you need to get the body to fit the spring spacers (seriously, it will freak you out a little) - also if you're doing the lift soon start soaking the front shock bolts with PB Blaster now, as they are a fine thread that goes on forever and they like to be somewhat stubborn.

Let us all know how it goes!

02-09-2011, 08:58 AM	#22
BrewCityMusic Hammer Down !!!! Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Lake Geneva, WI Posts: 2,681	Re: Help with 88 Marathon that's GREAT that you found the pic - it's -10 before the wind chill here in WI and the cart is under about 20" of snow so I've been sorta putting off the pic until you started the lift, hahaha .... The clearance for that bolt is so close that like I said, taking the head to a bench grinder and shaving about 1/16" off one of the facets would do it too, it was just easier for me to use the smaller bolts at the time as I did the lift at the house which is about 1/2 mile from the barn (which of course, is where the grinder is). Also of note, make sure you either have a nice, big floor jack and tall stands or a few blocks handy when you're doing the rear lift as it's almost obscene how high you need to get the body to fit the spring spacers (seriously, it will freak you out a little) - also if you're doing the lift soon start soaking the front shock bolts with PB Blaster now, as they are a fine thread that goes on forever and they like to be somewhat stubborn. Let us all know how it goes!