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WARNING:
COIL SPRINGS ARE UNDER EXTREME
PRESSURE. YOU COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED IF YOU MESS THIS ONE UP.
IF YOU HAVE ANY DOUBTS, TAKE IT TO A PROFESSIONAL.
Instructions from easterisland:
I
just installed new front springs. . . . It was very easy and only
took an hour. These are the tools I used: 21mm socket, 19mm socket, 16mm
socket, 13mm socket, 10mm socket, 21mm open end wrench, 20mm open end
wrench, 16mm open end wrench, rubber hammer, jack, jack stands, impact
gun, 3/8 ratchet, screw driver.
1. place truck on jack stands (pretty high up)
2. remove wheel 21mm socket
3. remove sway bar end 16mm socket, 16mm open end wrench
4. remove abs sensor line screw driver
4. remove old shock 21mm socket top, 13mm socket bottom.
5. remove old bump stop 13mm
6. place jack under lower control arm and jack up a little.
7. remove two top upper control arm bolts 21mm socket, 21mm open end
wrench.
8. lower jack slowly and remove spring.
9. place new spring in place with top rubber spacer fit correctly to
spring.
10. jack up control arm.
11. line up holes on upper control arm with new cam bolts rubber mallet if
stubborn.
12. place new cam bolts in holes and tighten to spec. driver side may need
to remove a 10mm bolt which may be in the way.
13. install sway bar arm
14. remove jack
15. install shock mine had a different bolt size 19mm
16. reinstall abs senor line fitting to top of shock
17.take truck off jack and take to an alignment shop
I think that is all that needs to be done. Very simple project to do. I
didn't think it would be so easy.
Additional
notes on front coil installation are
here
and
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