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Old 12-20-2009, 02:57 PM
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You can use narrow guage wire to keep the shock compressed while installing, get it postioned inplace, cut the wire.
Old 12-20-2009, 10:26 PM
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Unbolt the upper control arms from the frame. The front arms may have washers behind the mounts, if so, put back in same location.

I've done four cars this way, piece of cake

http://www.pfadtracing.com/docs/pfad...structions.pdf



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