Had a brutal week with my Jeep ZJ build, everything fought me

Last Tuesday I was putting in a new lift kit on my 98 Grand Cherokee. Got the rear springs in fine but the front bolts were rusted solid, snapped one off inside the frame rail. Took me three days of drilling and tapping to get it out, lost a whole weekend. Then my new track bar didn't line up right, had to wait 2 more days for the right bracket. Has anyone else dealt with seized bolts on an older rig like this?

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mary_patel594mo ago

Used to think PB Blaster was a gimmick. That changed my mind quick.

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uma_webb284mo ago

Snapped one off myself on my 99 XJ, took me three days too. @mary_patel59 is right, that PB Blaster is the real deal, I drench everything for a full day before I even touch a wrench now.

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benk263mo ago

Feel your pain, man. That sound when the bolt gives up is something you don't forget. PB is pretty much mandatory for anything on an XJ.

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