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jyrostng
Jul 27, 2017Explorer
I put mine on today, the bolts and bushings that come with it are Std size. the bolts in my 2000 f53 are metric, there's about a .060 difference, the std. being smaller. Maybe that's why some get clunking. The steel sleeves in the stock setup fit in the new adjustable links and are one piece machined and those are the ones I used since they fit the stock bolts. The urethrae inserts are wider than the stock pieces and using the stock steel sleeves, I had go grind about 1/8" off each side of the rubber so it was flat with the metal sleeve. A couple of notes I remembered: these are 9/16x18 thread. very large, I didn't have to run the threads, they weren't powdercoated on the threads. I ground down the sides to prevent binding because the stock insert sleeves were shorter and the rubber was making the assembly wider than stock. I had Z brackets top and bottom. it took 15mm socket and wrench and a 18mm socket and wrench. I'm posting pictures. click the links.
stock versus adjustable extended Hellwig HWG-7962 links for the front of a f-53
http://imgur.com/a/yWMeU
ground down ends to stock width
http://imgur.com/a/V2ssK
Slack in bushing with hellwig supplied bolts
http://imgur.com/a/nBbb2
stock versus adjustable extended Hellwig HWG-7962 links for the front of a f-53
http://imgur.com/a/yWMeU
ground down ends to stock width
http://imgur.com/a/V2ssK
Slack in bushing with hellwig supplied bolts
http://imgur.com/a/nBbb2
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