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Old Mar 6, 2006 | 09:03 PM
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Default Those of you who have done rear shackles...
Did you replace the big bolts with new ones or re-use the factory ones? My truck's a 99 so I'm considering getting new bolts, but I'd like to save the cash if possible.
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Old Mar 6, 2006 | 09:24 PM
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I just reused the old bolts, on my current truck, and on my previous one. It was a 94 silverado, had no problems with either... save your cash!!!!

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Old Mar 6, 2006 | 09:24 PM
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I reused mine on my 01. I dont think these bolts really go bad in just 7 years.. but im sure they arent expensive if you just wanted to pick some up.
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Old Mar 6, 2006 | 09:53 PM
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I had to get new bolts because we had to the cut the old ones to get the stock shackles off. They are a real bitch on stepsides.
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Old Mar 6, 2006 | 09:55 PM
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Cool, if they look clean and don't need to be hacked up to remove them, I'll save a few bucks and re-use em
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Old Mar 6, 2006 | 10:07 PM
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I've reused them on all the trucks I've dropped (6 so far).
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Old Mar 6, 2006 | 10:14 PM
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definatly reuse em
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I reused mine allso.
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Old Mar 7, 2006 | 06:13 AM
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Reused.
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Old Mar 7, 2006 | 08:57 AM
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reused w/ 6 also
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