shackel woes!

[94BlazerV8]

Well my new shackels came in and as I was preparing to take my stock shackels off I ran into a problem. The bolts do not want to come out! I ended up getting pissed and cut the left shackel in half and managed to get the bolt out of the spring. Now I am stuck because I don't have enough room to get the bolt out of the frame. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I would also like some advice on replacing the bushings.

[1993blazerlt]

i normally just lite the bushings on fire and let them burn out then they are easy to remove, but with the gas tank being right there, you can take a drill and drill as much of the rubber out as possible and then it will be a lot easier

[94BlazerV8]

Thanks for the tip! I will try that this evening.