I remember the stud was a [censored] but can't remember what I did. I seems to me that once I loosened everything off it came off pretty easy. I was pretty lucky the IFS I got was out a Pacer that only had 36000 miles on it so everything was real tight. One other thing I've bolted mine in place, I'm going to drive it for a bit and then "if" I like it, I'm going to weld it in later. I'm not 100% convinced this is the way to go, but if it is, it is and if worse comes to worse I'll go another way.
I listen to Phat he's got a lot of experience at hacking an cutting. I file his info away for future reference, if the Pacer turns out to be crap - I'll be all over this Page saying so. I'm not afraid to be wrong, and if I am it'll be my decision to admit it. Also I'm not afraid to go down the the road less travelled either.