rear spring replacement simple or not ????

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Post Sat May 21, 2005 1:37 am

wanna replace the rear coils and drop it 60mm
reckon i need to undo shock, driveshaft and then undo the bolt which secures the trailing arm.
this looks like the springs will then pull out whilst on a spring compressor
reversal for refit
am i dreaming or what >???
seen jobs before that look this simple and yeah i remember them well - doh!
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Post Sat May 21, 2005 2:15 am

Remove lower shock absorber bolt and the antiroll bar drop link then either lever out the spring with a crow bar or compress the spring.

And if you have some one to help you get them to stand on the hub.