Tools Needed
Socket Wrench
12mm, 14mm, 17mm, and 19mm sockets
14mm and 17mm open ended wrenchs
5/6mm allen wrench
Front
1)Loosen the lug nuts on the front two wheels.
2)Raise the vehicle and place it securely on jack stands.
3)Remove wheels.
4)Undo the two 12mm bolts that hold the brake line to the strut. You may need a 10 inch extension for one of the bolts.
5)Undo the 14mm bolt at the top of the horseshoe.
6)Loosen the two 14mm strut hat bolts. You may need a deep well 14mm.
7)Undo the 17mm nut and bolt at the bottom of the horseshoe that connects to the lower control arm.
8)Slide off the horseshoe.
9)Undo the 14mm strut hat bolts while holding the strut.
10)Carefully slide the strut under the upper control arm and around the brake lines.
11)Undo the 14mm nut holding the strut hat to the strut by using a 5/6mm allen wrench and a 14mm open ended wrench. Hold the allen wrench in place while undoing the 14mm nut.
12)Carefully remove the nut, gold washer, and strut hat. Be sure to remember the order they came off in.
13)Swap springs.
14)Reassemble the strut and guide it back throught the shock tower.
15)Thread the 14mm strut hat bolts onto the strut.
16)Before sliding the horseshoe on, make sure that the divot on the strut is turned completely away from you.
17)Slide the horseshoe back on to the strut watching to make sure the divot on the strut lines up with the hole for the top 14mm bolt.
18)From here, installation is reverse of the removal.
19)Make sure everything is tight, drop the car back on the ground and take it for a drive to get the springs to settle.
