[matt_rad73]

I am installing a AC 3' suspension lift in my 2004 SC frontier. I am removing the uca's and I have gotten the ball joint sepatated but I cannot remove the camber bolts. Any help??

 

[frontman04]

I am installing a AC 3' suspension lift in my 2004 SC frontier. I am removing the uca's and I have gotten the ball joint sepatated but I cannot remove the camber bolts. Any help??

PB blaster works best. let soak for a few min, then once nuts removed hit with hammer. be careful the camber plates fall. i had mine fall into the LCA

 

[matt_rad73]

I did all that and a lot more. I did take the camber plates off the nut side. Heat, penatrating oil (slick 50), pnumatic chisel, nothing will make it move even a hair.

 

[Clint]

It's corrosion due to dissimilar metals. Be careful as you're heating
flammable oils and toxic fumes when they are lighted. Have a fire extinguisher nearby.
There are some who had to replace the control arms due to beating the tar out of the bolts to get it apart.

Clint

 

[Dr Phat]

I didnt even bother trying to get mine out.

Just cut them out and put new ones it. Mine were rust welded in.

 

[grantb7machz]

I ad to cut mine out. To be honest... not that fun!

 

[abgautier]

also cut mine was a lot of fun and sparks:nana:

 

[Frijolero]

PB blaster works best. let soak for a few min, then once nuts removed hit with hammer. be careful the camber plates fall. i had mine fall into the LCA

I dropped one into the the LCA once too. Honestly, I think this was worst then having to cut them off. I had to spend like an extra 2 hours wrestling the lower arm off to fish it out.



Before cutting them off. Try soaking the bageezers out of them and let them sit at mentioned above. Then before you try to loosen them, try tightening like a 1/4 turn or more. This way you may be able to crush and loosen the corrosion between he parts and set them free.

 

[nutsandboldts05]

Before cutting them off. Try soaking the bageezers out of them and let them sit at mentioned above. Then before you try to loosen them, try tightening like a 1/4 turn or more. This way you may be able to crush and loosen the corrosion between he parts and set them free.

This will be your best advice posted yet. I just (in the last few weeks) got done installing my 3" AC suspension lift. I broke my camber bolts trying to free them, so I had to get them cut the rest of the way off. Be prepared to spend around $60-75 on these. AC does sell them, they don't list it online, but you can call or email them and they will hook you up. I would just go new, it will make your next alignment much easier for whoever is doing it.

I would also get new torsion bar adjustment bolts, but that's up to you. Mine stripped from all the rust and were hard to turn. So new ones will be nice to have since you are doing all that other work.

 

[matt_rad73]

I just got a sawzall and the rest is history. The AC lift bolted on easy. My torsion bar adjusters were in very good condition. I would suggest to anyone planning on doing this to buy a few more things. I would just buy the camber bolts, you just spent a grand on the parts buy some bolts. they are about 15 bucks a piece. maybe you might need the adjuster bolts, I didn't. I ended up cranking the torsion bars pretty tight, I just bought the low profile bump stops and I will be getting the ball joint spacers. the lift gives you more travel and the bump stops and the spacers give you more clearance and height without cranking the t-bars so tight.
nutsandbolts I wish I would have talked to you a few weeks ago. I also wish there was a post like this for me to read before getting into the project. Anyways one last thing there is a very nice write up on the X-forums.