stony Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 I'm swapping out the carts and springs on the rear of the 280 i just bought. Will i be able to disco the brake lines, (drum) disco the half shaft from the stub, then disco the top of the strut and lower it enough to get the springs compressed and removed? or am i'm going to have to go thru the dreaded pin removal process? I did search but all i found was coilover discussion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loy Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Yes the struts can be changed without removal of spindle pin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six_Shooter Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 (edited) When I changed my springs last summer, I had to lower the whole assembly out of the car. I didn't touch the spindle pins, I removed them by disconnecting the front diff crossmember and the rear retainer on the uprights. Edited May 21, 2012 by Six_Shooter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebekahsZ Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 You can definitely leave the spindle pins in. If you ever need to pull the spindle pins, the puller that is available thru the forum is the BOMB! I used it last weekend and it rocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted May 22, 2012 Author Share Posted May 22, 2012 (edited) OK i'm done, Discod the brake lines, emerg brake cable, half shafts, and sway bar then used a little down force to get them low enough to clear the tunnel. Took me about 2 hours on the first side then 30 minutes on the second side. Car sits allot better now and rides a whole hell of allot better!!! BTW there is no way around not discoing the half shafts. ;> Edited May 22, 2012 by stony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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