NEED HELP!! Installing LOD Signature Sliders

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Why1504

Caught the Bug
Today I am installing my LOD sliders. I am not the most accomplished mechanic but I do have good tools and I have done several mods successfully. I removed the factory rocker guard, removed the appropriate nuts, loosened the body nuts, adjuste the washers, retouched the body nuts, and placed the slider on the jack, jacked the slider into place, replaced the 4 nuts and then I hit my problem. The the holes for the new bolt that fits into the frame rail on the back dont line up. I have tried the pry bar, and the bfh. No success. See the photo. Please advise on how I should proceed. I have tried to start the bolt. No luck. The vehicle is a 2023 392XR. My inclination is to get out the Dremel and bring a little on the slider to make room.
 

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All the bolts and nuts on that side loose?

If not loosen them all up and see if you have any drift room before you start cutting metal.
 
all loose. I even removed them leaving the slider on the threaded body bolts with no nuts To try to wedge the bolt in. No success.
 
Currently the 4 bolts next to the big body mounts are off. Not even on the threads. The slider is pushed over the bolts and the big washers.
 
I can push the slider into the frame rail and clear on the inside of the rail but I dont have enough room toward the rear of the vehicle to ge the bolt started. I can get it in the hole but it is Mis-aligned enough that it won’t grab the threads.
 
Try pulling it in with a C clamp. It's not going to go straight in, it's going to go at an angle and you should be able to get your bolt started.
 
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