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Originally Posted by OrangeRevolution
Wow. Awesome write up. I looked at the all that plastic under the hood and thought, "forget it". Nice job in figuring out how to get it all apart. Doesn't look like it was made to be easy. The rear shocks, however, pretty much drop right out. I guess you'll see if you need a spring compressor in the rear. Thanks for all the pics!!!
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Technically, you don't need to remove the wipers and plastic shrouding - I didn't do it. But getting at the driver side strut bolt is a pain with it in the way. I suggested to Niko prior to install that a ratcheting box end wrench would be a great help (Craftsman makes one) in getting at the bolt to loosen and tighten it. It's anyone's call.
And the back spring install does not require a spring compressor at all. The key in the back is to get the entire rear end of the car up on jack stands and unbolt BOTH side rear shocks to drop the axle. The OEM springs can be pulled out with a small amount of effort at that point and the new springs swapped in. Should take a person about 20 minutes to do the entire rear install.