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Just did my rear suspension last night. Piece of cake.

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Old Jun 4, 2003 | 04:32 AM
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Default Just did my rear suspension last night. Piece of cake.

Every one wanted like $450 to do it. So I'm doing it my self. I'm doing the fronts today. I'll post pics of the finished product, before and after.
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Old Jun 4, 2003 | 04:35 AM
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Default Cool. The fronts are a little harder than the rear, but not bad..

Take good long looks at the various tech articles, and search for posts. You will find that there are a few ways to get the front shocks out. I found the easiest way was to remove the 2 nuts that hold the shock to the upper control arm plate instead of removing the whole plate. That way, you don't need to remove the pinch bolt for the upper arms at all.

Good luck!
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Old Jun 4, 2003 | 04:43 AM
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you can say that again. I'm still sore from hammering out those pinch bolts
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Old Jun 4, 2003 | 04:50 AM
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Default what are you hammering your suspension for?

i didnt need to hammer anything doing mine....best watch y0 self with that hammer! :P
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Thanx, I'll look for how to do that.
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Old Jun 4, 2003 | 12:42 PM
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cause those pinch bolts have a habit of rusting in place BIG TIME
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