Now the rear....
THe Removal of the rear is much like the front. Just less bolts. The bottom 17mm bolt on the shocks needs to be hit with some penetrating liquid. Once again an impact wrench is good to have for this.
Here is the shock out of the car.
Looking at the bottom loop of the shock you see how dry the rubber is around it. These Shocks were so shot that the liquid was dripping from them as I Took off the center nut.
The wheel will hang loose and be ok till you get the new shock in place. Here you can look over your drive shaft and dust boots on the shafts.
And as with the front Struts you will need to compress these springs to get the nuts off of the perch.
INSTALLING THE REAR
Looking over the difference between the Old Springs and the new ones.
Installing the rear is just like the front. Place the new boot onto the shock and secure. Then Compress the spring to get the top attached. Remove the spring compressor. Put the top part of the assembly up into the car. If you want to be able to adjust the shock with out removing the wheels then put the adjustment knob towards the inside.
Use the jack to help compress the spring assembly and get it over the bottom bolt. see above picture. I started with the setting of 6 0f 8.
And what it looks like all together
