| Jack
the rear of the car and install a jackstand as shown. |
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| Remove
the rear wheel for access to the suspension. |
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| 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! |
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Disconnect
the quad shock by removing the nut at its aft mount point.
(V6 Mustangs can skip this step) |
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| Now
pull the quad shock off of its aft mounting stud and let it hang.
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| Next,
remove the nut and bolt attaching the rear shock to the axle. |
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| Once
both shocks have been disconnected, it should look like this.
Now you can lower the jack and let the axle hang down. |
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| As
you can see, the spring is now exposed and being held in place
by the lower control arm. |
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| 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. |
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| Once
the spring has been dislodged from the lower control arm it will
look like this. |
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| You
can now remove the rear spring with ease! |
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| Be
sure to transfer the upper isolator to the new springs prior to
installation. |
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| 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! |
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| 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. |
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| 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! |
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