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Old Sep 5, 2009 | 08:40 PM
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I was waxin the truck today and finally looked at the front and noticed the driver side of the bumper hangs down 2 inches off the fender and the other side is up to the fender so i unbolt the sagn side pushed up on it and bolted it back up still sags anybody got an idea how to fix it???
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Old Sep 5, 2009 | 08:44 PM
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keep unbolting it until you get it. that is the only fix.
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Old Sep 5, 2009 | 08:46 PM
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yep. loosen the bolts that go to the bracket to the bumper then put a jack with some 4x4s or some tall wood and jack it up until its good, then tighten.

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Old Sep 5, 2009 | 08:54 PM
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ill try it c wut it does
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Old Sep 5, 2009 | 10:55 PM
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Could put some loctite on it and torque it real good.
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Old Sep 6, 2009 | 08:50 AM
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has the truck ever been wrecked in the front??
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Old Sep 6, 2009 | 09:15 AM
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Ive seen a lot of trucks like this it may be just from vibration or bumps in the road who knows? when i put the body lift on mine it cured the problem
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