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Blake Davies
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Thursday, December 04, 2008 - 08:14 pm, by:  Blake Davies (Boss_da_man) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hello

My car is going over the pits in a week. I have taken out my lowered rear shocks and springs (i have lowered spring all around) and i have put the stock rear shocks and springs back in.

My question is. How do you take out the front shocks and springs?

Cheers...
Brett Harrison
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Thursday, December 04, 2008 - 08:53 pm, by:  Brett Harrison (Bretto) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Remove sway bar link,

remove bolt supporting shock to lower control arm,

remove top bolts from strut towers.

I think thats it, then having a second person comes in handy to push down on control arm then remove shock and spring
Ben Lipman
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Thursday, December 04, 2008 - 10:52 pm, by:  Ben Lipman (Ben12a) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Exactly what he said. Will need a second person to push down on the hub to give you extra room to 'jiggle' the struts out. You can get coilovers out pretty easy by winding them down(making them shorter) without the need to remove the sway bar link, but it sounds like you have struts and aftermarket springs.
Blake Davies
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Thursday, December 04, 2008 - 11:53 pm, by:  Blake Davies (Boss_da_man) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

yeh..

I have bilsteins shocks and red lowered springs (think they might be pedders).

How do i remove the sway bar link? (does anyone have photos?)

Can i used a spring compressor?

thanks for all the help.
Matt Petersen
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Friday, December 05, 2008 - 04:15 am, by:  Matt Petersen (Mattmannz) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

No need to use a spring compressor.

The swaybar end link bolts to the lower arm and is obvious how to remove.

Why are you reinstalling the stock suspension? If you go from lowered springs to stock springs your alignment will be out.

Matt.
Ben Lipman
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Friday, December 05, 2008 - 06:00 am, by:  Ben Lipman (Ben12a) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Here is a photo of a rear after market sway bar(yellow makes it easy to explain), but the link is the same. Undo either of the nuts and the link can be 'unlinked'. This is sufficient to take the tension off your suspension to allow that little more room to get the shocks out. I have only ever removed the link from one side and that has been plenty.

Once you have all the bolts undone, a mate standing on the hub, or using a length of wood to lever the A arm down makes the removal of the strut easier.
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