Ok. Started Saturday and finished today (Sunday) installation was pretty easy with some mechanical ability. Safety is something everyone needs to follow when completing or working on vehicles. With that said, here is the install.
1: measure original ride height from floor to wheel opening at wheels center.
2: Put car on stands and remove wheels.
3: remove sway bar links on both sides.
4: support lower control arm with floor jack.
5: remove upper shock mount and bushings.
6: remove lower shock mounts.
7. Remove shock tower top/strut tower brace and remove shock.
8: remove shock tower outer cover.
9: install spring compressor and compress spring.
10: remove lower spring perch.
11: remove coil spring.
12: clean area, make sure upper coil spring insulator comes off with coil.
13: install upper coil over mount under strut braces
14: put anti seize on lower shock threads where adjustment nuts will be and install lock ring with raised portion up, stainless washer then adjustment nut with collar up coat all mating surfaces with anti seize. (Putting nut to lowest portion of shock will give you about a 3” drop)
15: install coil on shock and upper spring insulator ring. Extend shock to full length. Put assembled unit into place (rotate lower mount as needed) .
16: install hardware on lower shock mount onto upper control arm and torque to spec.
17: jack up lower control arm until upper shock mount is aligned and insert hardware, torque to spec
18: reinstall outer shock tower cover and torque to spec
19: reinstall sway bar end links after both sides are complete
20: check that all hardware is torqued to spec and install tires.
21: remove car from jack stands and lower to ground . Either bounce on front or move car a bit to seat the suspension. Recheck ride height and adjust to liking.
22: be sure to torque lug nuts before driving on road.
23: adjust shocks with knob on side specs are in the instruction and this setting will make all the difference in the world.
24: enjoy the ride
I hope this covers everything. I will edit it as needed . I found that I should have replaced my upper control arms as they looked like they could use to be replaced. My lower spring perches were horrible as seen I pics. Easier to replace now then after install . I will attach pics in next post. I have not been able to go out and drive it much but the little I did tells me I Love these things. I need to play with the adjustment more but I started on 10 and so far have dialed it back to 8 clicks. I started on the lowest drop just to see what I could do then raised them 1” to where it is now. (As seen in pics). I did this conversion because I wanted the adjustability of ride not to lower my car. I found that I like my car 1.5” lower . My car started at 27-1/4”and the 1st pic is 24-1/8 (3” drop). The second pic is 26” which I’m calling good. Now I just have to drop the rear about an inch and I can call it good let me know what you think