Originally posted by 1WorldCar:
I dont know if it is just me or not, but this front strut changover was a tough job. It wouldnt have been so hard except I had to undo the ball joint in order to bring the hub down far enough to remove the strut from the hub. The haynes says just undo the pinch bold and pull down on the strut adn bring it out (not that easy) Anyways, I did manage to get the SVT's installed and they are a good upgrade. I notice the struts absorb bumps alot more than the gl's and overall the car handels better and seems to be a little more responsive on sterring. Im glad I did the upgrade and I still have to do the rears, but was so worn out from doing the fronts I have put off untill next weekend. Thanks for all the input..



Welcome to the club

For me the most helpful thing was to have a strong roommate
step on the control arm to push it down.
Probably because of the less weight, the SVT struts seem
to hold up much better - I did the swap at 110k (orig. was total toast)
now at 155k the (used) svt suspension is still as crisp
as it has to be.
And yes, as Kremit said the rears are a cakewalk.

Tiv