Here's how the StreetRaceTech coilovers are installed on the rear of an LX. The entire process takes about 45 minutes per side.
First, raise car, place jackstand into pocket in front of rear tire, and remove tire.
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The first thing you'll do is remove the nut that holds the bottom mount for the rear shock. It's an 18mm nut.
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Then, completely remove the two top shock mounting bolts. They are 16MM.
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Now you want to remove the nut holding the inner end of the lower control arm - the large stamped metal arm that holds the spring and shock.
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After that nut has been removed, place your floorjack under the control arm, and lift it up just enough to remove the pressure being caused by the spring. Don't actually raise the car with the jack at this point - merely counterract the pressure frmo the spring.
Remove the bolt securing the lower control arm. It's 15mm.
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Now you can release the floor jack, and the entire lower control arm will pivot down.
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The arm will drop low enough that you can simply pull out the spring and the rubber top and lower mounts that held the spring in place.
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Now that the pressure from the spring is gone, you can remove the bolt that held the lower end of the shock in place. There is now enough clearance to completely remove the shock as well.
Now that the stock spring and shock are gone, simply raise the control arm back up by hand and reinstall the bolt on the inner end of the lower control arm. (18mm nut, 15mm bolt).
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First, raise car, place jackstand into pocket in front of rear tire, and remove tire.
The first thing you'll do is remove the nut that holds the bottom mount for the rear shock. It's an 18mm nut.
Then, completely remove the two top shock mounting bolts. They are 16MM.
Now you want to remove the nut holding the inner end of the lower control arm - the large stamped metal arm that holds the spring and shock.
After that nut has been removed, place your floorjack under the control arm, and lift it up just enough to remove the pressure being caused by the spring. Don't actually raise the car with the jack at this point - merely counterract the pressure frmo the spring.
Remove the bolt securing the lower control arm. It's 15mm.
Now you can release the floor jack, and the entire lower control arm will pivot down.
The arm will drop low enough that you can simply pull out the spring and the rubber top and lower mounts that held the spring in place.
Now that the pressure from the spring is gone, you can remove the bolt that held the lower end of the shock in place. There is now enough clearance to completely remove the shock as well.
Now that the stock spring and shock are gone, simply raise the control arm back up by hand and reinstall the bolt on the inner end of the lower control arm. (18mm nut, 15mm bolt).
