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Old 11 December 2013, 10:43 AM
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As above. I am considering changing the springs on my car.
It just sits too high at the moment and as the cost of replacement springs is quite low, I was toying with idea of doing the swap myself.
I have access to good tools and a pit. I have changed most parts on cars now accept for the suspension.

Is it fairly straight forward or should I pay man?

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Was thinking of these:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Subaru-Imp...item43b164edc3

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Old 11 December 2013, 11:34 AM
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It's a piece of cake, the fonts are only three nuts at top and 2 bolts at the bottom. Rear are the same but rear seats need to some out at to get to the top nuts. You'll need a spring compressor to remove springs from struts
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Having access to a rattle gun will make life easy, the only potential issue can be the strut top nut, but a gun will whizz it off easy.
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