SkyMaster19

So I broke down and grabbed a great deal on a set of Steeda Ultralights (BIG Props to MYGT500), now the fun part. The rears look pretty easy, but I've heard many ways on how to replace the fronts. I ran across the following on the net:

"You don't even need a spring compressor to do the fronts. Get the car high enough and support the lower control arm (where the bottom of the shock mounts) with a floor jack. Take off the the big nut that holds the shock to the upper mount and leave the 4 small nuts alone. Then slowly lower the jack to release the spring tension. I saw it done on horsepower tv when they did the GT to Roush conversion. I watched it numerous times and it looks simple."

So the question is has anyone knocked it out this way, or should I stick with the tried and true method with a compressor?

hmartine

yep. i did mine just this way w/o any spring compressors. I took about an hr to do both fronts. the rears you can do in about 30 minutes both. It will take you longer to raise the car and get the wheels off than actually exchanging the springs.

I wrote a very lengthy step by step procedure in this forum a while back about changing the front springs w/o compressors. do a search and you should find it. good luck and be careful..think safety first...