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Old 06-05-2006, 04:34 PM   #32
Tungsten
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Re: Bassani header install progress...

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Originally Posted by littlemags
it really isn' that bad once you pull the k-member...I never removed the front suspension though. i took off both arms at the k-member and moved them to the side. then removed steering rack and slide to the side, undid steering shaft...supported engine at crank and at trans with 2x4's....it was easy then.
I've heard of others doing as you did, just removing the A-Arms. Wasn't that quite a bit of weight being supported only by the struts? Or did you do something to help suspend the whole strut/spindle/rotor/a-arm assembly and reduce the stress on the struts some?
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