so if the bump stop and spring seat are NOT cracked just replace spring? sorry if i sound lame

 

No bump stops on the fronts since they're struts.

FE5 strut with Pedders spring.
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ok so basically looks at components as installing everything, replacing what is broken.

didnt think of this till now, do you have to compress rear springs to install?

also how hard is it to drop rear axle to do this?

sorry and thanks. im so used to my spring leafs, not coils.

 

Correct. Mine only had about 20k miles when I swapped springs, so the stops and insulators were fine. Your's ? You'll just have to look when you take the old ones out.
Sorry, I don't have any pictures of the individual parts. I try to take pictures when I do work, but didn't get any of the disassemblied parts

 

i found the parts on another site, but i cant seem to find them at local advance, was making sure they had them so just incase i needed them i could go get them. now just gotta figure out how to do it. lol

 

If you're doing it on the ground with a jack/jackstands, it's easiest to remove the wheels. No spring compressor needed. The axle will fall loose once the shocks are removed. Don't remove the shocks with the car jacked up. Put's a bind on removing the shock bolts and the axle will fall loose.
The spring insulators may hold up the axle even with the shocks out. I had to pry down on my axle to "pop" them loose.
Take both shocks off before jacking all the way up to remove/replace the the springs. No, I don't think you can do one side at a time. You will need two jacks.

 

I have the jacks n jack stands covered. Along with air tools etc. I got new fe5 shocks and then ss coils from a member on the forum. im probably over thinking it, ive swapped the axle on the ex many times, but its a solid axle swap. so cant be to much harder on this. hopefully will start to feel better on the ride with these springs and shocks.

hopefully SOON ill get a rear sway bar.

 

I put the rear on stands, then jack up the rear axle a bit to take the weight off the rear shocks, then the lower shock bolts come out easier and line up when putting them back in. When removing the springs I also recommend you undo the 10mm nuts holding the brake line brackets. If you have to push down on the axle to wrestle the springs out you dont want to be stressing them.

 

prod. Good suggestion about the brake lines. I was only thinking from my
4 wheel disc point of view. Gotta "broaden my mind" every once in a while.

 

Agree Sleeper 100%

Turbo/SuperCharger is the only intake improvement.

I do enjoy the ride.

Boydie Back in the Saddle...................