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Just thought I'd mention that depending on how much you drove your car in the winter, there may be more that needs to be replaced than just the struts themselves. The rear upper rubber spring seat tends to deteriorate badly as does the rear upper strut mount. There are some pictures in my locker. If the front end of you car goes "clunk" when you hit a bump, this may be the front upper strut mount. There is a big bearing inside it (allowing the strut to twist when the wheels are turned), and this bearing becomes notched over time which I believe causes the clunk. The strut mount is not always the cause of the clunk, but it was for my car.
I've already posted a fairly detailed set of instructions, that Earl said he was going to post in the "how-to" section. I hadn't realized that an 11/16" spark plug socket was a good solution for the needed deep well socket to loosen the strut nut. Maybe our how-to's can be put together.
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Mychailo
:: 2006 Silver Mitsubishi Evolution 9, E85, 34 psi peak, 425wtq/505whp DJ ::
1995 Laguna Blue SVX L AWD 5MT (sold)
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