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    Don't forget to grease them. They tend to squeak.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pl4yboy View Post
    Don't forget to grease them. They tend to squeak.
    yeah grease is a must if you dont want your truck to sound like an old squeaky piece of crap

    it honestly takes 20min to do them. Well on the 3rd and 4th time I re did my suspension thats how long it took me
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    Quote Originally Posted by pl4yboy View Post
    Don't forget to grease them. They tend to squeak.
    Good point Justin..same goes for your mom--she needed heavy amounts of lube the other night...

    Did you order the shackles with the grease zerks? If so, just pump the zerks with grease until you see it bulge from the seals.

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