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Old 06-13-2007, 05:03 PM   #1
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I want to install a sway bar on my '04 KountryStar. It's a snug area to work under the coach with the body air dumped and the jacks extended. I don't think it would be safe to attempt to lift the rear axle using the jacks and then allow the tires to rest on heavy duty (6x6) lumber x3. Is there a possibility of torqueing the body and popping a window out of a frame? The sway bar itself is an easy install but the access to the work area is tight even on blacktop driveway. What say you do-it-yourselfers?
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I want to install a sway bar on my '04 KountryStar. It's a snug area to work under the coach with the body air dumped and the jacks extended. I don't think it would be safe to attempt to lift the rear axle using the jacks and then allow the tires to rest on heavy duty (6x6) lumber x3. Is there a possibility of torqueing the body and popping a window out of a frame? The sway bar itself is an easy install but the access to the work area is tight even on blacktop driveway. What say you do-it-yourselfers?
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Why not just build some heavy wooden solid ramps for each tire and drive the rear wheels up on it. I do this at the curb to level the coach...use 2 2x 12 boards nailed together...angle cut the edge and drive up...could easily go another 2 or 3 boards with a long enough ramp up giving 10 "
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