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Old May 13, 2012 | 10:51 AM
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Default pro kit just showed up.....

how hard is it to install ?
if its not hard ill try it myself or do i need to take it to a shop?

how long will it take for install if no problems arise?
Old May 18, 2012 | 12:33 PM
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If i were you i'd bring it to the shop, i was always scared of the compression the springs hold, once they come loose if you don't have the right tools they can shoot off anywhere
Old May 18, 2012 | 01:10 PM
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I would give it a...


For the simple matter of time consumption, tools needed, and beer required.

All in all, not so bad if you are mechanically inclined. If you've never wrenched out a water pump, tightened the belt down on a fan, changed your own pads and rotors - then this might not be for you.

I took mine to Ford, because my time is precious... Got it there around 8:30, they were completely done and aligned by 1:30. That's 5 hours for the full Pro-Plus kit. If you got the pro kit only (minus the swaybars) that's likely a good hour or so off the install I'd think.

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Old May 18, 2012 | 06:57 PM
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I dunno what exactly is in the Pro Kit, but I just completely redid just about everything on my suspension. Its really not hard like Jay said, as long as you have turned some wrenched before you should be able to do it. The only thing I have to say is HAVE PATIENCE! I have an 01 also and almost every bolt fought me to come out, but I took my time and came up with creative way to fix the problems. Other than that its pretty straight forward. If you need any torque specs just PM me, I have the ford factory manual with all the specs. Good Luck!
Old May 28, 2012 | 07:09 AM
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Installign springs on a 79-04 is a peice of cake, few hours and done.
Old May 28, 2012 | 10:27 AM
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springs were installed the otherday in a shop took them forever
Old May 28, 2012 | 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Lokota
springs were installed the otherday in a shop took them forever
Strange, I can do rear springs in about an hour, and the fronts in about 1.5
Old May 28, 2012 | 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Lokota
springs were installed the otherday in a shop took them forever
Wonder what took them so long. I can do it in less than two hours on jackstands using hand tools.

Did you install cc-plates too? They are useful for correctly aligning the car, and they also improve steering feel.

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Old May 28, 2012 | 03:05 PM
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Car was aligned afterwords they had problems with the rigt front and it got stuck on the lift lol
Old Jun 4, 2012 | 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Lokota
Car was aligned afterwords they had problems with the rigt front and it got stuck on the lift lol
Doh! Well, as long as they got it off the lift without hurting anything, it's all good!
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