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Old 02-23-2011, 09:54 PM
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Re: STI Suspension Swap Project

Woops, sorry I missed that question...

No real pictures of the rear, but there's nothing much to show, the process is almost the same as the front but doesn't involve drilling new holes in the car.

-Remove old, rusted out strut.
-Remove knuckle from car (remove axle nut, trailing arm bolt, lateral link bolt, wheel speed sensor, brake caliper, rotor, and parking brake cable)
-Go to town with your grinder on the knuckle until the coilover bracket fits.
-Put everything back together with your shiny new awesome parts.

The only reason this part takes longer is because you have to strip out the whole interior in the rear of the car to get at the three nuts holding the struts to the car. Seat, sides and rear shelf.
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