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Old 05-01-2009, 01:53 AM   #6 (permalink)
Nate
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The Turkey Mobile - '93 Mazda 626 DX
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The only problem is they are kind of a pain to put on. You may need two jacks to do this. First, you raise the car up and remove the wheel (you don't HAVE to remove the wheel but it does make things easier). Then you need to put a jackstand (preferably a low one) under the car and remove the jack.

If you have a second jack and a friend to help, its easier to leave the first jack in place, and lower the car slowly once you have the other jack underneath the spring. Then, use the jack to compress the spring, making it easier to get the clamps on.

It was a bit tedious for me and my two friends helping me out that day, it took some trial and error and we found it was easier when we put a thick wood board under the jack to make it a bit higher so we could compress the spring even more.
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