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 Posted: 01-06-2015 06:50 pm
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 Im planning to replace just the front shocks and springs, and POSSIBLY the strut rod (#50 in illustration) bushings. Im planning on using a floor jack under the lower ball joint to decompress the spring for the shock removal. Reading above, it seems that some of the difficulty on reassembly involves getting the strut rod back into position when putting the shock mount back in from below. Is there any way to keep the strut rod attached to the lower arm assembly during this operation, or would that prevent the lower arm from falling enough to get the spring out? Also, is there any special tips on replacing the strut rod bushings? It doesnt look like these have the metal covering that has to be cut out like the other bushings. If I replace the strut rod bushings but dont fully tighten the nut would that make it easier to line up the strut rod with the control arm and shock bracket on reassembly?

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Eric