Great write up @
DarrenDriven. With 7 pages of follow up after the initial DIY, it would be helpful to amend the original post to include some of the more recent info such as:
- Special tools or procedures to use when taking off the strut top nut to avoid spinning the strut shaft and damaging the shocks
- At the rear, loosening the hub bolt and unbolting the swaybar can help to make more room for the rear shock.
- Unclipping the ABS clips - see post 136
- The proper method for taking off the front swaybar to endlink bolt. This bolt will spin endlessly unless you use an allen wrench and a box wrench since it is in a ball joint.