Has anyone successfully spread their shock towers apart without using a Porta-power? I checked all the rental places in the area and no one carries these darn things. I'd prefer not to have to drop a few benjamins and buy one of the darn things only to use it once.
I took the carb off, cut some 2x4 and tried using a jack to spread the towers apart. Before the towers even move the whole thing buckles. I have the shocks removed, so I was using the holes in the top of the shock towers for my end points for the 2x4s. This makes getting the jack centered in the same plane as the bearing points of the 2x4s a challenge. I thought about putting the boards further down, but the faces of the towers are sloped. Getting a good grip there would not be easy.
My export brace is always a pain to install since the towers have moved inward, so I really don't want to resort to cutting the monte carlo bar and rewelding (which I think Jeremy did on his). Modifying the monte bar doesn't fix the export brace fit issue
I've had the car on jacks for 6 months and the towers haven't "settled", as many suggest. The jack stands are under the frame, with the front suspension hanging. I'm looking for anyone more creative than me on getting these bastads spread apart.
I took the carb off, cut some 2x4 and tried using a jack to spread the towers apart. Before the towers even move the whole thing buckles. I have the shocks removed, so I was using the holes in the top of the shock towers for my end points for the 2x4s. This makes getting the jack centered in the same plane as the bearing points of the 2x4s a challenge. I thought about putting the boards further down, but the faces of the towers are sloped. Getting a good grip there would not be easy.
My export brace is always a pain to install since the towers have moved inward, so I really don't want to resort to cutting the monte carlo bar and rewelding (which I think Jeremy did on his). Modifying the monte bar doesn't fix the export brace fit issue
I've had the car on jacks for 6 months and the towers haven't "settled", as many suggest. The jack stands are under the frame, with the front suspension hanging. I'm looking for anyone more creative than me on getting these bastads spread apart.