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Old 04-21-2017, 06:16 AM
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Default Re: Shock day at my pondo

Yes, fairly easy.
Make sure you get some of those 12 mm inserts from Iron Rock Off Road, and lube everything up good with a good suspension grease or white lithium (inserts inside and outside, poly bushings inside and outside. )
You will need : floor jack, jack stands, 2 18 mm wrenches/sockets and a T55 male Torx.
Assembly the DIY's to the same length as the removed links.
I use an air ratchet after the bolts were loosened and it saves a lot of time.
Remove the outer bolt first ( the T55 one ), when it is loose, you can put the box end of the 18 mm wrench on the nut above the one you are removing and pry out to relieve the load when extracting the bolt.
Once done, take it in for a good laser alignment.

When I replaced the inserts last weekend with the 12 mm ones it took me 2 hours total working alone, but then that made 4 times I have done it.
( my car twice, once on a 2005 coupe and once on another 2005 roadster )
Nothing like experience.
 

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