resurrecting this thread to ask where to get the bushings if i were to drill the bolts out? i got all the nuts off as well and just cannot get the bolts out. tried for a long time with a hammer, twisting, and such. possibly the pb blaster made therubber swell up? not sure, but need to finish putting on my new shackles tomorrow before work, as it is going to rain tomorrow and have my summer rims on my grand am, and cannot drive it in snow. if anyone could help me with how to get the bolts out. all i have is a cordless drill, a sawzall somewhere (dont wanna resort to this unless last option) and i have all the sockets needed, pb blaster, and normal tools, but no torch. thanks, need a reply asap if possible as im working on this as soon as i wake up tomorrow morning. thanks again

 

I could get the top out, but not the bottom. I took off the u bolts to drop it down to where I could beat the crap out of it with a 4 pound hammer for about 2 hours. The oem shackles left some nice gouges in the concrete.

 

i had the same problem when i lift my jimmy last month. ended up torchong out the bushings and bought new ones from jcwhitney. worked just fine.