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Author Topic: 1979-1993 Mustang Spring Installation  (Read 298 times)
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« on: March 03, 2008, 12:20:36 PM »

Tools needed
•   Floor jack
•   2 jack stands
•   Pry bar
•   Big Phillips screwdriver
•   14 MM, 15 MM, 18MM, 21MM, 24 MM and 5/16 Stocks
•   14 MM Wrench

Optional Tools
•   Car ramps
•   Impact wrench (Helps to remove the Control Arm bolts)
•   Torch

Front springs installation:

Method A (recommended)
1.   Unbolt the sway bar (14 MM)
2.   With the car supported on jack stands at the uni-body under the firewall, floor board area

3.   Put a jack under the inner part of the control arm and remove the bolts where the control arm bolts (21 MM and 24 MM) up to the sub frame

4.   Lower the jack down until you can get the spring out
         a.    Sometimes you will also have to use a bit of pry bar force there too, just make sure you do it cautiously so if the thing jumps, you                        are not in the way

5.   Put the new spring in and slowly jack the control arm back into place
6.   The inner bushings can sometimes be a pain to get lined up, just use a pry bar or a big Phillips screwdriver to line up the bushings to get                the bolts through
7.   Tighten the bolts with the car on the tires, if you have ramps, that is perfect for that part

Method B
1.   Follow steps 1-2 on Method A
2.   Put a jack under the outer part of the control arm
3.   Remove the bolts on the lower part of the stock (21 MM and 24 MM)

4.   Remove the brake caliper and zip tie it out of the way
5.   Slowly lower the jack down until you can get the spring out

6.   Cautiously remove the spring with a pry bar
7.   Install new spring
         a.   Place the top part of the spring in first then use a pry-bar to shoehorn the spring into place.
8.   Slowly jack the control arm back into place
9.   Reinstall shock bolts.


Rear springs installation:
1.   Remove the shock bolts (15 MM and 18 MM)

2.   Drop the axle down as far as possible
3.   Cautiously pop the springs out with a pry bar
4.   Install the new ones
5.   Remove the stock pinion snubber
6.   Install new pinion snubber (See below instructions)
7.   Reinstall the shock bolts.

Pinion snubber installation:

1.   Remove the pinion snubber mounting bolts (5/16)
2.   Remove the pinion snubber
3.   Install new pinion snubber
4.   Re-mount pinion snubber



Related pictures:

Front Stock vs H&R


Rear Stock vs H&R


Pinion Snubber Stock vs H&R
« Last Edit: March 07, 2008, 06:06:03 PM by quake101 » Logged

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