I put the spring in place and compress it up as high as you need to install the UCA. You should have the perch already on the UCA. Then I install the LCA, followed by the spindle, which will connect to both arms. The steering pieces can be put in after the suspension is all together. lower the car back on the ground, and tighten the LCA.

 

Hi, I'm doing the same project this weekend and had the same question, so thank you. At what point in the process do you decompress the springs?
Thanks in advance.

 

Thank you for the info. May shake off this Thanksgiving coma and do some work!

 

May shake off this Thanksgiving coma and do some work!

"No, no, no, don't think of it as work. The whole point is just to enjoy yourself." otter

 

The sway bar and end links are easiest installed when the car is sitting on its own weight. You can install it last as mentioned.

Since I don't remember if i saw them mentioned, you'd install your strut rods after the LCA. It's easiest to install the strut rods before the LCA has been tightened as it might need to be jimmied to get the holes to line up with the strut rod bolts.


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Ok, got first side done. Everything went pretty smooth. Except, when I look up at the coil spring, it appears to be bulging out a little towards the wheel well. Is this normal? Will it straighten up with movement?

The only difference I know of is I bought GT springs instead of stock that I had before. In a non-compressed form, they are a little shorter but I'm sure a little stiffer. The top with insulators are sitting perfectly and the bottom I have the tab on the perch facing the engine bay with the open end of the coil barely touching the tab. Everything else seems to be aligned correctly. The car is also on jack stands with no weight (obviously) on the suspension. I have the LCA bolted up loosely as well as the strut rod - which is loosely bolted up as well.

Any ideas?