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I started the shackle flip on my truck and have some input AND a question.
First the question. For those who did the flip ONLY and a drop in the front, what was the ride? Were there any clearence issue you experienced with the top of the leafs hitting the bed at the highest point of the shackle?
Second the input. I read about the hardware to use and after removing the rivets (4 of 6 so far) on my 2000 Mazda B3000 found the 3/8" bolts were too small and 7/16" bolt size worked perfect.
On a side note I am not pulling the bed and found it not too difficult yet to remove the rivets. I used a grinder to cut a flat spot in the center of the rivet (rivet that is under the bed part of the truck), use 4 different sizes of drill bits, 7/16" being the last, to step up the hole size each time. I would drill the rivet head off with the 7/16" bit then drill through the rivet with a 3/8" bit to make the rivet weaker for removal. The Rivet would then pop right out with a little help. Takes me about about 45 to 60 minutes per rivet which included getting the equipment out to remove the rivet.
First the question. For those who did the flip ONLY and a drop in the front, what was the ride? Were there any clearence issue you experienced with the top of the leafs hitting the bed at the highest point of the shackle?
Second the input. I read about the hardware to use and after removing the rivets (4 of 6 so far) on my 2000 Mazda B3000 found the 3/8" bolts were too small and 7/16" bolt size worked perfect.
On a side note I am not pulling the bed and found it not too difficult yet to remove the rivets. I used a grinder to cut a flat spot in the center of the rivet (rivet that is under the bed part of the truck), use 4 different sizes of drill bits, 7/16" being the last, to step up the hole size each time. I would drill the rivet head off with the 7/16" bit then drill through the rivet with a 3/8" bit to make the rivet weaker for removal. The Rivet would then pop right out with a little help. Takes me about about 45 to 60 minutes per rivet which included getting the equipment out to remove the rivet.
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