Ok so I was trying to put the Ranchos in that have been sitting in my garage forever. I can't get the bottom strut bolt out for the life of me. Hammers, air chisel, pullers, impact gun nothing will break it free or move it more than the bushing will absorb.

My question is if I go to remove the lower A arms will I have the same issue with the bolts? At this point I'm gonna need a new strut bushing but if I'm gonna destroy the other a arm ones I will just get new a arms. Anyone take theirs off with success?

Truck has stock suspension is a 2007 4.7 4x4 and has 62k.

Thanks in advance

 

firts i shoot rust off...and rotate the bolt with the impact gun and hit the nut that i installed upside down not to scrap the thread....when i saw a gap...i used a flat screw driver, than a pry bay under the head of the bolt, than a wescot under the head...

 

i dont know which is worse, those bolts or the front body mount bolts that have to come out for tow hooks or bull bar. They are a PIA. Just keep beating the crap out of it like Dakkkota says. It will eventually come out. If you do destroy the bushing you will need a whole new control arm.