Got my RSB... Damnit, Stillen!!!!!
05-25-2001, 03:33 PM
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Re: Re: Update on the bolt sit-chi-ation
Originally posted by Jeff92se
That grade 8 bolt is probably the strongest one of the bunch. Just go ahead and do it. As for trying to get Stillen to fix it, you have two choices:
1) Rant and rave at Stillen for weeks or months while your RSB sits there uninstalled.
2) Just pay maybe $3 max and get some extra hardware from the store and be done with it in one day.
It's up to you. Yeah Stillen made a mistake but geez, it's only one bolt and nut. In this case, the problem is not worth the bloodpressure! Let me tell you about this guy who ordered a RSB from Cattman.....
That grade 8 bolt is probably the strongest one of the bunch. Just go ahead and do it. As for trying to get Stillen to fix it, you have two choices:
1) Rant and rave at Stillen for weeks or months while your RSB sits there uninstalled.
2) Just pay maybe $3 max and get some extra hardware from the store and be done with it in one day.
It's up to you. Yeah Stillen made a mistake but geez, it's only one bolt and nut. In this case, the problem is not worth the bloodpressure! Let me tell you about this guy who ordered a RSB from Cattman.....
Anyway, another question... You think there would be any problem with mixing and matching or should I go down and spend the $3 (you were right, by the way, if I replace all of them
) and get everything to be the same. The only prob is that the replacement pieces are not stainless steel. They're weather "resistant" but not "proof".What are your thoughts?
Thanks again.
05-25-2001, 03:37 PM
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Re: Re: Re: Update on the bolt sit-chi-ation
Just replace the one bolt/nut.
Originally posted by RcticMax
Jeff - I'm 100% in agreement with you. I'm not going to rant and rave any more than I did in my initial onslaught. As I've indicated, I'm pretty much past the anger of the whole situation. It is only 1 bolt, but I guess it was just the priniciple of the matter.
Anyway, another question... You think there would be any problem with mixing and matching or should I go down and spend the $3 (you were right, by the way, if I replace all of them ) and get everything to be the same. The only prob is that the replacement pieces are not stainless steel. They're weather "resistant" but not "proof".
What are your thoughts?
Thanks again.
Jeff - I'm 100% in agreement with you. I'm not going to rant and rave any more than I did in my initial onslaught. As I've indicated, I'm pretty much past the anger of the whole situation. It is only 1 bolt, but I guess it was just the priniciple of the matter.
Anyway, another question... You think there would be any problem with mixing and matching or should I go down and spend the $3 (you were right, by the way, if I replace all of them
) and get everything to be the same. The only prob is that the replacement pieces are not stainless steel. They're weather "resistant" but not "proof".What are your thoughts?
Thanks again.
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05-25-2001, 07:03 PM
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Originally posted by Y2KevSE
About the horns... check out the package because it says so. I put the high note in front and low note next to the coolant.
About the horns... check out the package because it says so. I put the high note in front and low note next to the coolant.
05-25-2001, 08:16 PM
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Re: Re: Re: Update on the bolt sit-chi-ation
Originally posted by RcticMax
Jeff - I'm 100% in agreement with you. I'm not going to rant and rave any more than I did in my initial onslaught. As I've indicated, I'm pretty much past the anger of the whole situation. It is only 1 bolt, but I guess it was just the priniciple of the matter.
Anyway, another question... You think there would be any problem with mixing and matching or should I go down and spend the $3 (you were right, by the way, if I replace all of them ) and get everything to be the same. The only prob is that the replacement pieces are not stainless steel. They're weather "resistant" but not "proof".
What are your thoughts?
Thanks again.
Jeff - I'm 100% in agreement with you. I'm not going to rant and rave any more than I did in my initial onslaught. As I've indicated, I'm pretty much past the anger of the whole situation. It is only 1 bolt, but I guess it was just the priniciple of the matter.
Anyway, another question... You think there would be any problem with mixing and matching or should I go down and spend the $3 (you were right, by the way, if I replace all of them
) and get everything to be the same. The only prob is that the replacement pieces are not stainless steel. They're weather "resistant" but not "proof".What are your thoughts?
Thanks again.
05-25-2001, 10:53 PM
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Mid-Install Question
Ok, here's the deal...
I got the lugs loose (talk about a ball-buster... I don't have a compressor
), and the car is up on jack stands.
Question 1:
Is there any problem with the jack stand being just off center from that notch. It's still in the area of the double metal lip, however. I couldn't use my hydrolic jack (used it to raise the car for the jack stand) AND slip the jack stand in the same real estate so they were both off center (jack stand still is now that the hydrolic jack has been slipped out). Does that make sense? I can't tell by reading it?
Anyway...
Question 2:
My wife freaked out about me working anywhere near under the car with her not around (she just went to bed). What can I tell ya? Marriage is nothing but a series of comprimises . I told her to hang out while I at least got the car on the jack stands so I would be ahead of the game tomorrow. Finally the question: Any problem with me leaving the car on the jack stands overnight?
I suppose the answer to question 1 would certainly impact the answer the question 2. Right now I'm waiting for a VERY loud noise coming from the garage (i.e. the jack stand going through the underbody ridge or something)
Let's see... how many times did I use the word jack stands, counting the one I just used: 9!!! A NEW WORLD RECORD!
Hope it's not too late for one of you guys to answer.
Thanks in advance.
I got the lugs loose (talk about a ball-buster... I don't have a compressor
), and the car is up on jack stands.Question 1:
Is there any problem with the jack stand being just off center from that notch. It's still in the area of the double metal lip, however. I couldn't use my hydrolic jack (used it to raise the car for the jack stand) AND slip the jack stand in the same real estate so they were both off center (jack stand still is now that the hydrolic jack has been slipped out). Does that make sense? I can't tell by reading it?
Anyway...
Question 2:
My wife freaked out about me working anywhere near under the car with her not around (she just went to bed). What can I tell ya? Marriage is nothing but a series of comprimises
. I told her to hang out while I at least got the car on the jack stands so I would be ahead of the game tomorrow. Finally the question: Any problem with me leaving the car on the jack stands overnight?I suppose the answer to question 1 would certainly impact the answer the question 2. Right now I'm waiting for a VERY loud noise coming from the garage (i.e. the jack stand going through the underbody ridge or something)
Let's see... how many times did I use the word jack stands, counting the one I just used: 9!!! A NEW WORLD RECORD!
Hope it's not too late for one of you guys to answer.
Thanks in advance.
05-25-2001, 11:01 PM
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You should be fine. To get my car up I have a 2ton bottle jack (narrow). I jack up the car on part of the double lip and there is just enough width to put the jackstand in.
Actually this is no longer 100% correct. Since I lowered the car I now have to jack it up with my hydraulic jack to fit the bottle jack. Once its on the BJ (bottle jack ) I take it off the jackstands.
Your wife is kinda right about the jackstands. I wouldn't trust my life to em. When I have my car on the jack stands I try my damnedest to stay out from under the car.
Good luck
Actually this is no longer 100% correct. Since I lowered the car I now have to jack it up with my hydraulic jack to fit the bottle jack. Once its on the BJ (bottle jack
) I take it off the jackstands.Your wife is kinda right about the jackstands. I wouldn't trust my life to em. When I have my car on the jack stands I try my damnedest to stay out from under the car.
Good luck
05-25-2001, 11:12 PM
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Originally posted by punkdork
You should be fine. To get my car up I have a 2ton bottle jack (narrow). I jack up the car on part of the double lip and there is just enough width to put the jackstand in.
Actually this is no longer 100% correct. Since I lowered the car I now have to jack it up with my hydraulic jack to fit the bottle jack. Once its on the BJ (bottle jack ) I take it off the jackstands.
Your wife is kinda right about the jackstands. I wouldn't trust my life to em. When I have my car on the jack stands I try my damnedest to stay out from under the car.
Good luck
You should be fine. To get my car up I have a 2ton bottle jack (narrow). I jack up the car on part of the double lip and there is just enough width to put the jackstand in.
Actually this is no longer 100% correct. Since I lowered the car I now have to jack it up with my hydraulic jack to fit the bottle jack. Once its on the BJ (bottle jack
) I take it off the jackstands.Your wife is kinda right about the jackstands. I wouldn't trust my life to em. When I have my car on the jack stands I try my damnedest to stay out from under the car.
Good luck
Anyway, your reply is somewhat contradictory. At first you state I should be fine, they you finish up saying you wouldn't trust your life to 'em. Now I know there's a difference between your Max getting bent up and smashed after falling off jack stands and your head getting squished, but it's a fine line, my friend, a fine line
.I, too, have one of those BJ's. It's an old yellow one with a sticker on it I noticed tonight that read "MFG Date 1983"... oooooh, feelin' good about that one, I tell ya!
But hey, it still worked. Oh, one more question... since it's a 4000lb jack, couldn't I just jack up the whole back end at once? Where would the jack point be for that one?
05-25-2001, 11:23 PM
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Originally posted by RcticMax
But hey, it still worked. Oh, one more question... since it's a 4000lb jack, couldn't I just jack up the whole back end at once? Where would the jack point be for that one?
But hey, it still worked. Oh, one more question... since it's a 4000lb jack, couldn't I just jack up the whole back end at once? Where would the jack point be for that one?
05-26-2001, 07:32 AM
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Jacking the rear
OK. This is what I did when I installed my RSB. I had a 2-ton (4000 lb) floor jack and a pair of 2-ton jack stands. I took the floor jack and some scrap 2x4's and placed the wood in between the jack and the center of the rear beam. I centered the jack under the beam and just jacked it up. If you look just past the jacking point notch under the car (just next to the side molding on the car's frame) there is a cup-like area with a hole in it. I think it is a perfect place to put the stands. I put mine there and it seemed very stable. Overnight on jack stands should not be a problem.
Getting the car down after the RSB install is just the same except you have less space for the floor jack under the rear beam. But it should be OK.
Good luck!
Getting the car down after the RSB install is just the same except you have less space for the floor jack under the rear beam. But it should be OK.
Good luck!
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