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    Sway bar bushing nuts are gone!

    I'd need washers on that, and a way to stop it from turning. My frame isn't that thick, and I can't even touch the backside of these holes with my finger, let alone with a wrench. Someone suggested a rivnut type fastener, but they don't come close to 12 MM.
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    Sway bar bushing nuts are gone!

    Thanks for your help. It's on the front. I can't seem to get Flickr photos posted, so check out the link. (I cleaned up the area hoping to get it welded.) https://www.flickr.com/photos/83131266@N00/15837471501/ Here she is parked above the tree line, over 11,000' near Yosemite...
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    Sway bar bushing nuts are gone!

    I think the only threads were on nuts welded to the inside of the cross member, apparently as it was being manufactured. The holes are .550" diameter, and the bolt has a .465" major diameter. I can't reach the backside of the hole to replace the nut. The cross member is too thin to be threaded...
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    Sway bar bushing nuts are gone!

    I went to replace the sway bar bushings on my stock 97 sport, and the threads disappeared on the cross member. #1 )How can this be fixed. #2 )How can I make my Xploder as bad ass as the stuff I've seen here?
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