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Hey everyone I am currently working on installing my suspension lift and have run into a problem both of the pinch bolts that tighten up the alignment bushings on the front axle beams are wrecked. One side the head of the bolt was rounded off and on the other side one half of the bolt was gone and the other half is still threaded in. I tried drilling them out but with the bits available here I worked on one for around 15 minutes straight and barely made a dimple. So I am wondering what the best fix is for this. I was thinking to use my grinder and grind a small slit across the top of where the bolt goes through so i can pop the bolt out, but wasn't sure about being able to weld this back up and still be able to use a regular bolt and nut (which Ford should have done) to pinch it back together. Any ideas are welcome. This is on a 92 Super Cab 4x4