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 Posted: 06-22-2009 12:47 am
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Jensenman

 

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 The strut rods have a bend in them for tire clearance, that's normal. They should come out pretty easily; there's two large nuts on the subframe end. The inner one can easily be removed. The outer one can be removed as well, but that one controls the caster setting for the front suspension. Before you turn that one, you need to devise a method of putting it back in the same place so the caster setting will be correct.

The other end has two easily removed bolts between the spring seat and the lower ball joint, there are nuts on the bottom of the lower arm. The lower control arm bushing will cause the arm to exert some force against the two bolts, but they should still tap out. Once they do, the lower control arm will spring back, so to speak.