Post by Luis on Nov 2, 2005 21:23:03 GMT -5
Jack the rear of the car and install a jackstand as shown.
Remove the rear wheel for access to the suspension.
Placing the jack under the rear axle, preload the suspension by raising the jack until it just begins to raise the axle. This step is essential to prevent injuring yourself or damaging the car!
Disconnect the quad shock by removing the nut at its aft mount point.
(V6 Mustangs can skip this step)
Now pull the quad shock off of its aft mounting stud and let it hang.
Next, remove the nut and bolt attaching the rear shock to the axle.
Once both shocks have been disconnected, it should look like this. Now you can lower the jack and let the axle hang down.
As you can see, the spring is now exposed and being held in place by the lower control arm.
Dislodge the spring by giving the bottom of the spring a good kick with your heel as shown. This will be easier if an assistant pulls down on the axle at the same time.
Once the spring has been dislodged from the lower control arm it will look like this.
You can now remove the rear spring with ease!
Be sure to transfer the upper isolator to the new springs prior to installation.
The new springs will slip in with relative ease. NOTE: Be sure that the lower pigtail of each spring points towards the driver's side of the car as shown!
With the new spring in position, raise the axle until the mount holes line up with the shock. Reinstall the bolt and - you guessed it - German torque it.
Reattach the quad shock. Note: It may be necessary to reposition the axle up or down to align the mounting stud with the shock. You can now reinstall the wheel, lower the car, and repeat the process on the other side!
Remove the rear wheel for access to the suspension.
Placing the jack under the rear axle, preload the suspension by raising the jack until it just begins to raise the axle. This step is essential to prevent injuring yourself or damaging the car!
Disconnect the quad shock by removing the nut at its aft mount point.
(V6 Mustangs can skip this step)
Now pull the quad shock off of its aft mounting stud and let it hang.
Next, remove the nut and bolt attaching the rear shock to the axle.
Once both shocks have been disconnected, it should look like this. Now you can lower the jack and let the axle hang down.
As you can see, the spring is now exposed and being held in place by the lower control arm.
Dislodge the spring by giving the bottom of the spring a good kick with your heel as shown. This will be easier if an assistant pulls down on the axle at the same time.
Once the spring has been dislodged from the lower control arm it will look like this.
You can now remove the rear spring with ease!
Be sure to transfer the upper isolator to the new springs prior to installation.
The new springs will slip in with relative ease. NOTE: Be sure that the lower pigtail of each spring points towards the driver's side of the car as shown!
With the new spring in position, raise the axle until the mount holes line up with the shock. Reinstall the bolt and - you guessed it - German torque it.
Reattach the quad shock. Note: It may be necessary to reposition the axle up or down to align the mounting stud with the shock. You can now reinstall the wheel, lower the car, and repeat the process on the other side!
