THIRDGEN FRONT SUSPENSION REBUILD

Overview

Here are the items that I decided to replace when I did my front suspension rebuild:

When I decided to rebuild the front suspension on my car I didn't  how much of a job it would end up being.  I figured I could take care of all of the above things in only a few days of work.  I couldn't have been more wrong.  Had everything come apart the way that I had wanted, it would have been a relatively straight forward job, easily done in a single weekend.  But, when you're talking about parts that have probably been on there for 15+ years, it's not that simple.  Look below for details on each individual part of the job.

If you plan on doing much work on the suspension of your Thirdgen, then you better get ready for a lot of bloody knuckles and a lot of swearing.  Those bolts and suspension pieces have probably been on the car for quite a few years, and they won't want to budge.  Here are some tools that you will want to make sure that you have handy:

 

 

Control Arm Bushings

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Hardware Required

 

 

Springs

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Hardware Required

 

Struts

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Ball Joint

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