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Old 10-25-2008, 01:19 PM
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It can be done by yourself, but it's much more fun with other people. Try and find someone to help out-- the job will go much quicker and easier. And also, if you're doing it by yourself, you'll probably be forced to take off the endlinks on your rear sway.
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good luck RIO hopefully you don't get stuck. i'll be receiving my springs shortly and i still have to gather the tools for the uninstall/install. hopefully my install goes smoothly...
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another tip.
lift the rear completely. meaning both rear wheels off the ground. Makes taking out and putting the shocks in much easier because of the stabilizer bar leveling out.
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Old 10-27-2008, 06:32 AM
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Yes, it's relatively simple to do yourself.

Some tips:

You don't really need a spring compressor. But get one if it makes you feel warm/fuzzy.

Make it easy on yourself and unbolt the stupid sway bar. It's one bolt per wheel. Why monkey around with pry bars or having people stand on the hub or something? It's not even like the bolt is hard to get to.

The front UCA has to come out. Don't use a pickle fork. Undo the ball joint, leave the nut on about 2 or 3 threads. Hit the SPINDLE with a hammer right by the ball joint so it vibrates itself out of the ball joint. DONT HIT THE BALL JOINT. Hit the cast iron part of the spindle where the ball joint is located. THE SPINDLE. Not the UCA or the ball joint.

Make sure you clock your bushings.

Get an alignment after about 500-1k miles. A good one.
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Old 10-27-2008, 09:45 AM
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Also Check Under the Hood, in the DIY section..... it's also linked at the top of this main forum.
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