Bilstein HD Install

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Unfortunately I dont have any pictures, but it is a very easy installation. My buddy and I did the whole car in about 3 hours. Any competent do it yourself can complete this in an afternoon. These shocks feel incredible! It really make a huge difference. The car feels more confident and nimble, just as it was from the factory.

Rear: So the rears are pretty much self explanatory. Jack up the rear of the car and put it on jack stands. Then support one of the rear control arms with a jack, and unhook the shock and put in the new one. Its that easy.

Front: The fronts were a little trickier, but still pretty simple. You will obviously need a spring compressor for this job. First thing we did was detach the sway bar. Then detach the control arms from the subframe mount. Now its as easy as putting on spring compressors and unhooking the three bolts that hold the strut to the body. Now simply push it down and out of the wheel well. The rest is pretty self explanatory.

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