dropping rear suspension??

[iarx1]

I'm going to drop rear skid to remove rear heat shield. Any tips or suggestions are appreciated. I am not removing the suspension just dropping. Thanks

 

[Buckeye]

Dropping it is easy. Putting it back is another thing. Remove the bolts from the bottom of the control rods before attempting to remount it.

 

[Gilbey]

From what I recall dropping the rear bolts first and moving forward is the best way.

 

[jim-bob]

anytime that I remove any suspension I use a home made holding devise to keep everything close to where it belongs while it's apart/ Get a turnbuckle (3/8 to 1/2 dia) that will extend to about 15-18 inches long/ pick up a couple of short(6-8") pieces of fairly sturdy chain and four stout "S" hooks/on each end of the turnbuckle put an "S" hook then a piece of chain then another "S" hook/ find a sturdy place at the front and rear of the suspension to hook each end of this devise/ then tighten the turnbuckle until it's straight but not real stiff / if you tighten to much you'll have a hard time getting the bolts out and may ruin the threads/ losen the bolts you need to, depending on what your doing and drop the suspension/it WILL expand a little/when your ready to replace the suspension simply tighten the turnbuckle until all the holes line up/ you wont believe how easy this makes removing and installing the suspension and most importantly you can do it all by yourself/later