Lowering link help

[NiTrowood]

Man I got my links and went out and set it up to switch out to the lowering links for a 2" drop but man nothing I got could crack them bolts loose...I used my Ingersol 1/2 drive impact and it never moved...whats the best and easiest way?

 

[omslaw]

Crank up the pressure as high as you can! Or try a 4 - foot breaker bar! Those suckers are on there!

 

[BigBSBusa]

I cranked up the pressure on my torque wrench and they broke away pretty easily.

 

[NiTrowood]

I got a couple monster torque wrenches so I will give that a try...Thanks

 

[magus]

I just had the same problem
I broke two extensions, I tried an impact, I even heated it.
the top one came off using a long pipe to get some leverage

the bottom one !!!!! I cut a big notch off the nut and tried to peel the nut off... It's that damn thread lock suzuki uses. they need to use a lower grade.

anyways i ended up cutting the bolt and getting a new one from a tracktor supply store.

 

[NiTrowood]

yeah i think i am gonna get a couple new stainless fasteners from Fastenal...then do what i got to to remove them...



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[TALYN]

Just out of curiosity, did you put the bike on a stand and then a jack under the back tire to remove some of the tension off the bolts?

 

[GJoker]

Just out of curiosity, did you put the bike on a stand and then a jack under the back tire to remove some of the tension off the bolts?

+1... when we did LadyHawks we just used the jack to take the pressure of the bolts and was able to break them loose with good ol' fashion elbow grease~

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[Furball]

+2 The tension on the bolts is insane until you can relieve it a bit with a jack....

 

[NiTrowood]

Suspended as recommended...turns out my Impact gun was under powered with air...I used the Torque wrench and it worked great...she is stylin 2" lower now!!!! Thanks for the help!!



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[TALYN]

Suspended as recommended...turns out my Impact gun was under powered with air...I used the Torque wrench and it worked great...she is stylin 2" lower now!!!! Thanks for the help!!

They do look sweet slammed....