Getting rid of slop

Just a heads up. In rear you can upgrade to all 1/2 inch bolts grade 8 on the swaybar endlinks and on the a arms 9/16 grade 8. If you look at it the stock bolts you can see have space in there where the bigger grade 8 bolts take the slop out of the lower a arm mounting points and swaybar endlink points.

I ended up doing this all tonight just have been lagging on this and wanted to finally say im done with the rear suspension set up. Now have to move on to the front to get about 1/2 inch out of her.


Pics down below but you can see the difference. The 9/16 bolt leave .03mm of free area it can move while the stock bolt leaves .47mm of free area which is a lot


Here is the inside diameter of the stock bushings (this is spohn but same size)



Stock bolt outside of thread diameter is 13.74mm


While the center smooth body is smaller


Here is the 9/16 grade 8 bolt. 14.16mm

I think I know what you are referring to but don't recall the slots being large enough to accomodate 1/2 inch bolts. Any pics of before and after?

Good to know. Does this refer to all 00-06 and 07-12 kits?

iwaslowr said:

I think I know what you are referring to but don't recall the slots being large enough to accomodate 1/2 inch bolts. Any pics of before and after?

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More than enough space. Im going to try to get djm to supply 2 more bolts/nuts etc so when you do the rear djm hardware kit you can replace stock upper bolt on the swaybar endlink which leaves a lot of movement to the bigger 1/2 inch on.

By far the rear combo on my truck I love, Bar far one of the best cornering 07 up suv ive been in.


What do you want me to take pics of the bolts?

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i just have pics right now of the spohn kit i took out and am selling because working on making my own bars.

NORCAL SS said:

i just have pics right now of the spohn kit i took out and am selling because working on making my own bars.

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Your selling the spohn kit already? Was the kit not satisfactory for you?

good to know

NORCAL SS said:

...What do you want me to take pics of the bolts?

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i just have pics right now of the spohn kit i took out and am selling because working on making my own bars...

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I've installed the kit you sold me but don't recall seeing that larger bolts could be used anywhere. What I was thinking is a pic of the stock bolt in place as well as a pic with the 1/2" bolt installed thereafter in the same location on the endlink, etc. to provide a comparison.

07Burb said:

Your selling the spohn kit already? Was the kit not satisfactory for you?

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its fine but im testing my own set up now to save people money and maybe start selling it here.

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iwaslowr said:

I've installed the kit you sold me but don't recall seeing that larger bolts could be used anywhere. What I was thinking is a pic of the stock bolt in place as well as a pic with the 1/2" bolt installed thereafter in the same location on the endlink, etc. to provide a comparison.

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djm supplies 9/16 bolts with their hardware kits for the lower trailing arm kit.
djm supplies 1/2 inch bolts for the endlink kit on the bottom portion.

Here goes the pdf
http://calmaxsuspension.com/djm/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/RK2007.pdf

2- 9/16” x 12 x 4-1/2” (for the lower trailing arm relocators)

2- 1/2” x 13 x 2-3/4” Bolts (for the swaybar endlinks)


Since I have the spohn arms off Ill measure the inside diameter with a mic tonight and then show od of stock bolt vs the 9/16 grade 8 bolt. its a big difference and if anyone has any noises on the rear suspension this is the first thing from now on out I will start with. Cheap mod plus it works. just changing the bolts out will get rid of any movement completly while still having enough space to articulate without binding

Tony, how much for ur rear spohn kit?

FIRST post updated with pics