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What size tools for suspension?
Wednesday, February 22, 2006 6:10 AM
I'm bring home tools form work to take front and rear suspension off... what sizes do I need for the front strutrs and rear shocks, and the nut that mounts the rear shock to the mount?

I just don't want to bring home extra @!#$ if I don't have to




Re: What size tools for suspension?
Wednesday, February 22, 2006 6:41 AM
10, 13, 15, 18, 19mm iirc. You'll want a 13mm box wrench and some socket extensions (at least one 8") for the rear struts. A 2# sledge will make the front strut-to-knuckle bolts a breeze. Don't forget the 800lb gorilla and a bunch of bananas.



Re: What size tools for suspension?
Wednesday, February 22, 2006 9:25 AM
Aren't the front strut bolts 21mm?





Re: What size tools for suspension?
Wednesday, February 22, 2006 9:46 AM
i know mine were 21mm for the lower strut bolts in the front







Re: What size tools for suspension?
Wednesday, February 22, 2006 9:59 AM
Mine were 21mm... I didn't have a 800lb gorrila, but my 400lb neighbor helped a hell of a lot.



Re: What size tools for suspension?
Wednesday, February 22, 2006 12:09 PM
Oops.. Yeah that 19 should be a 21.



Re: What size tools for suspension?
Wednesday, February 22, 2006 7:23 PM
C.T.S wrote: Don't forget the 800lb gorilla and a bunch of bananas.



my car is just over 2 years old so its not all rusted up, either way I have PB Blaster, a compressor and a 1/2 gun that puts out 1,000 ft/lbs of torque I think that'll do it hahahah


but thank you for the info gentleman



Re: What size tools for suspension?
Wednesday, February 22, 2006 8:44 PM
Re: What size tools for suspension?
Thursday, February 23, 2006 8:27 AM
Air tools help a lot to break some loose bolts (esp on older cars) and for the spring compressor. I did my rear suspension in about 1 hour, from lifting the car up to lowering it back down w. lowering springs.

Sam


Ban low-performance cars, not high-performance ones.
Re: What size tools for suspension?
Thursday, February 23, 2006 9:26 AM
21 mm...use an air gun...cuts the amount of work and the time it takes to change all of them in half...
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