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Originally Posted by Shutter

Okay, so here's the breakdown.

Bolts and nut for bottom of strut/knuckle are 19mm

Top of stock struts are 12mm(that hold the strut to the car)
The stock rear strut nut is 14mm
Front stock nut is 17mm
Stock hex is 6mm front
Stock rear hex is 5mm


The nut on the top of the ST front strut is 19mm or 3/4
ST allen/hex on the front ST strut is 5mm
ST allen/hex on the rear ST strut is 5mm
The top of the rear ST strut is 16mm


Never said "nut" so many times before lol. I didn't have a pass through wrench set, so I was ghetto and used vice grips with the right size socket for the the top of the strut+the proper Allen wrench. Not suggested by any means, but if you really want to get the install done lol.
The rear strut/spring wasn't under much tension, but the stock front strut/spring has a "pop" to it when it comes off. I had the strut on the ground with an old rug/towel on it so when the top hat comes off, nothing flew anywhere/destroyed anything. Once again, not suggested, but how I did it.
Lastly, the rear ST coilover is easy to get the top hat on, just lower the height collar all the way down, and there is little/no spring tension. For the front ST coilover/top hat, I suggest having another person help push down on the top hat while you get the nut threaded on the shaft a little bit. If you don't have someone else to help(I did not), you can get a chair and a piece of wood(2x4 is what I used). Place the chair in a safe location, and place the strut in front of the chair. Now, place the wood between the two(the edge of the wood is on the top hat), and sit on the wood. Your weight will help compress the spring, and you should be able to get the nut threaded on a bit. This certainly is the worst of my ghetto ideas, but it worked lol. Use with MUCH caution.

And interesting ghetto tips lol. I may just rent a spring compressor, NBD.