Dropping The Rear End

[one_bad_5.0]

I herd someone talking about being able to drop the rear end a little bit so I can get my tailpipes out. Are these the supports I want to unbolt so I can avoid unbolting the springs, there are 2 of them and they are on the top of the rear end?
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[RIO5.0]

Undo your the bottom bolt on the shock...it'll do the trick...Place a jack under the shock...undo the bolt and let drop slowly...You dont want to undo those upper control arms to do what you need...

 

[turbogt]

Those are your upper control arms...

 

[one_bad_5.0]

wow im retarded, lol so just undo the bolt on the bottem of the shock?

 

[RIO5.0]

Yup...make sure you have it jacked up high enuf to get some drop if your not on a lift...just go down slowly....watch your brakes lines as you drop so that you dont pull on them when the dif is lowered.

 

[one_bad_5.0]

nice, these pipes are a bitch...i like the way it sounds with just the h pipe...thanks for the help!

 

[one_bad_5.0]

on a different note, how come it says i only have 2 posts? ive definitely posted more than that...and it only showes a couple in my profile.

 

[reddy351]

How many in "talk" and how many in "tech"? Tech posts count towards your post count. Talk posts do not.

 

[one_bad_5.0]

oh, yes, im mainly in the talk sections..

 

[urban96]

are you removing the stock tails to put in an aftermarket catback?

if so its probably easier to just cut the stock ones out

 

[one_bad_5.0]

No, I'm going to be running it dumped out the h pipe but I don't want to cut them so I can throw them back on when inspection time rolls around...