Removing front coilovers

[La Phantoma DSM]

I just finished the rears and it was pretty easy now onto the front it looks like its connected to a sway bar or something, i just needa know what the proper way of doing this is? do i disconnect the sway bar? or just the two bottom bolts, if so i got the two bottom bolts loose already but i dont wanna touch the sway bar if i dont have to...if some one has a step by step way to tell me that would be awesome, also i have spring compressors should i need them for a few more days, im replacing them with tokico strut/megan racing spring combo 3" lowering! it looks so mean. thats why i wanna do it to the front today too, if i can do it in the snow that is , thank you for helping.

 

[TSiAWD666]

You'll need to disconnect it from the sway bar first. Next unbolt the fork on the shock (one bolt). Then use the suspension's weight to pull the fork off the shock body. Otherwise it can be a bi*** to remove that fork. Then remove the bolt for the fork the lower control arm, and nuts from the shock tower mounts.

 

[tonyseagle]

I just did this to my car. ^^^^ is absolutely correct. Just to add to it though, be careful when you disconnect the sway bar. It was a bi*** for me since it had a decent amount of tension to it. I took a hammer to it and ended up messing up the threads on one of my tie rod links. Lesson learned.

When I reinstalled the coilovers, I used another jack to slowly lift the suspension up (making sure that the car remained on the jack stands) so I could get it level to where the sway bar easily slid back in.

 

[tazndrew04]

the hardest part is going to be reinstalling the sway bar as the bolts really dont like to go in easily, other than thats its pretty simple

 

[forcdndukshun]

I just did this to my car. ^^^^ is absolutely correct. Just to add to it though, be careful when you disconnect the sway bar. It was a bi*** for me since it had a decent amount of tension to it. I took a hammer to it and ended up messing up the threads on one of my tie rod links. Lesson learned.

When I reinstalled the coilovers, I used another jack to slowly lift the suspension up (making sure that the car remained on the jack stands) so I could get it level to where the sway bar easily slid back in.

If you use two jacks you can take the tension off of the sway bar. It is really easy.

 

[La Phantoma DSM]

I did it, too bad for all this snow otherwise it would have been easy. it took me almost 4 hours but its done and lowered 3 inches looks great! thanks for all the help everyone.