Removing bolts for body lift

[Jarone]

Hey guys ive been looking at lifting up my tray 2 inches, but just looking at the existing bolts im not sure how to go about swapping them over

heres a picture to make it easier to understand

basically the way the tray is built prevents me from even removing the old bolt let alone installing longer ones

If i get the existing bolt out (either by force or cutting), I only see a few solutions for the new bolt

upside down with the nut up top
drill out the hole so i can insert it in on an angle
cut out a section of the tray

dont really want to do any of those if i can avoid it..
anyone had this problem before?

 

[bods]

I'd do your first option. Cut that one out and put the other one with the nut on top, that won't really cause any issues so I don't see a problem with it...

 

[Jarone]

Yeah that's probably what I'll do, I'll just have to make sure it stays tight because the bolt will just fall through if it rattles undone

 

[10navst]

Use nuts with the nylon at the end (nyloc?) They won't rattle loose...

 

[bods]

Yep nyloc is the go. They won't come undone on their own...if you really want to make sure it won't fall off, drill a small hole in the bolt and put a split pin in it to hold it if the nut does come undone for whatever reason..... On the threaded end I mean, between the end of the bolt and the nut, so it doesn't compromise the bolt strength....