thebirdman13
03-26-2005, 02:01 PM
here is a concise version for all of you that need it...
1st- the tools you need are: jack, socket set (with 12mm, 14mm, 18mm, and 24mm sockets),a 24mm and an 18mm wrench, impac (air)wrench, hammer, car lift or extra jack (larger one to jack the car up), and a spring compressor (this is mandatory no you don't have any near death experiences).
ok, here is the car on the lift before i started...
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/thebirdman13/install1.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/thebirdman13/install2.jpg
I don't have these steps in here because it's pretty easy to do this and really didn't feel like writing a book on it, but you obviously need to have your hood open, but to get at the rear shock where it is attatched to the car you must remove the rear seats...so that was done before i started...
So, lets get started then...
first put a small jack under your front wheel hub assembly so you don't break anything...
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/thebirdman13/install4.jpg
you will see the red circles in these pics...use your 12mm socket to detach these nuts, as these are very important and you don't want to break them...
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/thebirdman13/install5.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/thebirdman13/install6.jpg
Next go inside your egine bay and use the 14mm socket to take the nuts off of the strut tower assembly, good thing you have that jack under there or the strut will fall out and bang some stuff up....
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/thebirdman13/install3.jpg
ok, now the easy part is over...get your air wrench ready and put the 24mm socket on and get ready to fight with the damn thing...so now put the 24mm wrench on one side and the 24mm socket and air wrench on the other and loosen that bad noy up...it may not be easy so be patient...these nuts and bolts are marked in blue...
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/thebirdman13/install5.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/thebirdman13/install6.jpg
now go ahead and use your spring compressor and compress the spring enough and use the 18mm socket and impac wrench and take off the nut on top of the strut, otherwise, the strut will just turn and the nut won't come off...you can now put your new spring on and put the front back together the way you found it... just remember to put EVERYTHING back on...
Now, to the REAR...
since the seats are already out we don't have to worry about that...
so, you'll need the 14mm socket again...locate the shock tower and remove the nuts shown here in red...
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/thebirdman13/install7.jpg
now get the 18mm socket or wrench and put it on the back where there is a bolt to remove, shown here...
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/thebirdman13/install8.jpg
once that is out go ahead and tap the shock off with a hammer, but don't worry it's not going to fly off, just pop down about and inch or two...now take the shock out and repeat the steps with the spring compressor to swap the springs...
and that's all....
and after the install....
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/thebirdman13/afterprogress1.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/thebirdman13/afterprogress2.jpg
1st- the tools you need are: jack, socket set (with 12mm, 14mm, 18mm, and 24mm sockets),a 24mm and an 18mm wrench, impac (air)wrench, hammer, car lift or extra jack (larger one to jack the car up), and a spring compressor (this is mandatory no you don't have any near death experiences).
ok, here is the car on the lift before i started...
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/thebirdman13/install1.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/thebirdman13/install2.jpg
I don't have these steps in here because it's pretty easy to do this and really didn't feel like writing a book on it, but you obviously need to have your hood open, but to get at the rear shock where it is attatched to the car you must remove the rear seats...so that was done before i started...
So, lets get started then...
first put a small jack under your front wheel hub assembly so you don't break anything...
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/thebirdman13/install4.jpg
you will see the red circles in these pics...use your 12mm socket to detach these nuts, as these are very important and you don't want to break them...
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/thebirdman13/install5.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/thebirdman13/install6.jpg
Next go inside your egine bay and use the 14mm socket to take the nuts off of the strut tower assembly, good thing you have that jack under there or the strut will fall out and bang some stuff up....
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/thebirdman13/install3.jpg
ok, now the easy part is over...get your air wrench ready and put the 24mm socket on and get ready to fight with the damn thing...so now put the 24mm wrench on one side and the 24mm socket and air wrench on the other and loosen that bad noy up...it may not be easy so be patient...these nuts and bolts are marked in blue...
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/thebirdman13/install5.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/thebirdman13/install6.jpg
now go ahead and use your spring compressor and compress the spring enough and use the 18mm socket and impac wrench and take off the nut on top of the strut, otherwise, the strut will just turn and the nut won't come off...you can now put your new spring on and put the front back together the way you found it... just remember to put EVERYTHING back on...
Now, to the REAR...
since the seats are already out we don't have to worry about that...
so, you'll need the 14mm socket again...locate the shock tower and remove the nuts shown here in red...
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/thebirdman13/install7.jpg
now get the 18mm socket or wrench and put it on the back where there is a bolt to remove, shown here...
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/thebirdman13/install8.jpg
once that is out go ahead and tap the shock off with a hammer, but don't worry it's not going to fly off, just pop down about and inch or two...now take the shock out and repeat the steps with the spring compressor to swap the springs...
and that's all....
and after the install....
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/thebirdman13/afterprogress1.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/thebirdman13/afterprogress2.jpg