well today was the day, like my father said the parts were buring in my pocket sort to speak, and I have to tahnk him for helping my with the install. We started around 11 am, got the rear just about done before lunch at 1. After lunch we buttoned up the brakes and finished with the rear of the car, the fronts then came next, little bit of a pita as everything was really rust. I am glad that the kit included new pinch bolts for the struts
I also replaced the rear sway bar bushing and end link bushing with the Energy Suspension bushings, was goign to do that front but that will wait for another day
some helpful hits for others, when trying to get the ball joint apart loosen the pinch bolt and slide the hub all the way up onto the strut, this will give you some extra space. To get the ball joint back together start with it pulled straight out from the car then get it started and push the hub inwards, it should pop right in
to make getting the front struts in and out of the hub loosen the retaining nut on the strut so it can move around alittle, this gives you some more play to get the strut out
car rides great, the alignment is still dead on. car remains much more level, no little to no lift or nose dive, compliant ride, not to firm, overall first 40 minutes of driving impression, A+
now to the pics, enjoy because I know I am
stock suspension
rear springs
rear install
front springs
front install
compair with the other cars
pics
and my favorite so far
and I haven't detailed the car yet for this year, just did the doors after removing the ding strips. will be doing that next weekend after I get the windows tinted