Sorry, I meant stock shocks, not stock springs.
At 07:41 PM 6/13/2002 -0700, Adam Bradley wrote:
>Oh, you want PROPER. Well, I'll tell you what I did anyway.
>
>If you have stock springs (or GR2, or KYB GasAdjust - basically anything
>except the Konis) you can remove the bottom circular plate (three bolts)
>and the top bolt and the shock will slide down. You may need to jack up
>the car first but you'll also need to lift the wheel up as if the wheels
>are hanging then it won't line up right to pull the shock out that way.
>
>As for the springs, here's what I did. First I put a floor jack under the
>triangular bottom piece (that the circular piece above bolts to) so that it
>just met it, not lifting it up. Then I undid all four bolts holding it in
>place. Then the spring was dangling but would not come out. I used the
>patented "kick it until it breaks free" method, which worked but probably
>isn't recommended. Assembly is the reverse except no kicking required. :^)
>
>At 09:22 PM 6/13/2002 -0400, Chris Gray Home wrote:
> >I'm just wondering what a proper procedure for removing the front springs
> >and shocks might be? or where can i find such info?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Chris
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