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TR2/3/3A TR3 Rebound Rubber & Bracket

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I'm finishing up the front suspension on the TR3. I've got the springs, shocks etc. in, and now I have to get the rebound rubber and bracket in. I DO NOT have the motor and trans, on he frame, and I don't have any heavy weight people hanging around except me. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/lol.gif Is there anyway to schnooker this thing in, or am I going to have to weight (pun intended) to have a party and have everyone sit on the frame while I jack up the A-Arm??

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OK, I got it in. I put the lower bolt for the bracket in place. No problem there. I lowered the body shell onto the chassis, and noticed that if I pried up on the bracket, I could start to see the upper hole. Just aliitle bit more. Well, I had momma come out and stand on the front edge of the frame...no, I don't know how much she weighs. I jacked the lower A-Arm 'til it was just rising off the jackstands, pried up on the bracket to squish the rebound rubber, and verschnookered in the top bolt. Whew...time for a Sierra Nevada. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thirsty.gif
 
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Good thing you didn't thank mamma about her weight when she was holding the frame down - there isn't much room for your fingers around that bracket if she decided to stop helping!

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Glad you were able to get it done. For any one else in this situation, what I did when in the same situation (but the body tub and engine were off the car) was to use a large plastic gabage can placed on the frame which I filled with water to give me the weight I needed. Then to remove the weight I just syphoned out the water. Saved me finding all the weight, killing my back moving it and also the inevitable dropping of it on my toe!
 
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Wow, great idea with the garbage can and water. What's that, about 30-40 gallons at about 8 lbs. per gallon. That weighs more then me. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/lol.gif
 
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Wow, great idea with the garbage can and water. What's that, about 30-40 gallons at about 8 lbs. per gallon. That weighs more then me. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/lol.gif

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