greenlinc
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I am ordering the coil conversion from american air suspension. is this a 1 day deal, or should I block off a whole weekend?
Is the coil conversion a 1 day job
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Tiltedhalo
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With the proper tools and know how, under 3 hours start to finish if not you better allot a day.
Tiltedhalo
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The rears are easy, turn of the air suspension put the rear on jack stands, remove the clip on the height sensor diconnect the electrical plug and remove, take a small screw driver apply downward pressure to the air line fitting and pull out the air line, remove the clip from the solinoid carefully rotate half a turn to let the air out of the bag, put a jack under the control arm in a safe position, remove the lower shock bolt and lower jack and remove the bag, install the new spring, jack up the control arm and install the lower shock mount and repeat for the other side.
The fronts you have to remove the upper strut mount bolts and disconnect lower control arm, but about the same procedure. Just be careful look how and where everything goes, and make sure there is no weight on the bags and you only disengage the solinoid or it if fly like a rocket.
PS you can disable the air ride warning by bypassing one pin on the connector.
The fronts you have to remove the upper strut mount bolts and disconnect lower control arm, but about the same procedure. Just be careful look how and where everything goes, and make sure there is no weight on the bags and you only disengage the solinoid or it if fly like a rocket.
PS you can disable the air ride warning by bypassing one pin on the connector.
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greenlinc
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thats more like it, sounds like a weekend job for me ( im not very mechanically inclined) although from what I have read it seems to be pretty straightforward with lots of instructions, and pictures from this site.I only measure work in number of beers, not hours....
bryantaylor
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on any job that take more than about a hour, i plan on 2 days, and am happy when it takes way less.
unity
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Its not hard. And if you get stuck you can hop on here and get an answer before you finish a beer.
chicken
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its easy as long as the lower bolt comes out of the control arm up front, the bolt rots to the sleeve inside the bushing.
also id like to clarify put the jack stands under the body, let the suspension hang, if the jack stands are under the control arms the car will drop when the solenoids are removed, making the entire process much harder
also id like to clarify put the jack stands under the body, let the suspension hang, if the jack stands are under the control arms the car will drop when the solenoids are removed, making the entire process much harder
mikemark8
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NYC LS8
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What the two guys above me said. I had a bitch of a time getting that bolt out on one side. Took me well over an hour and a half to get the thing out. I eventually broke off the tab on it so I could wrench it out since I got tired of beating on the thing with a hammer. But other than that, it's really not a hard job at all and can be done with a normal set of hand tools.
greenlinc
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Well today I got both front air shocks removed it took me a couple of hours taking my time, including removing tires, jacking, jackstands, and checking the front pads, and all. I also started putting a new fuel filter in but duuuhhh I dont have the removal tool.
I called american air today, they said my stuff should be here tomorrow. (pretty good considering I ordered it Tuesday). Hopefully the rears will be easier than the front (I am no mechanic!). Overall if I can do this, than I think just about anyone can.
That infamous bolt on the bottom was no problem on either side. I used my big wrench, and a prybar for leverage, and she came right apart.
I dont think I mentioned I am making the Lincoln my daily driver. I just cant stand driving the little cavalier anymore.
I also ordered some HIDs from the auction site for night driving. I cant wait to get her back on the road.
I called american air today, they said my stuff should be here tomorrow. (pretty good considering I ordered it Tuesday). Hopefully the rears will be easier than the front (I am no mechanic!). Overall if I can do this, than I think just about anyone can.
That infamous bolt on the bottom was no problem on either side. I used my big wrench, and a prybar for leverage, and she came right apart.
I dont think I mentioned I am making the Lincoln my daily driver. I just cant stand driving the little cavalier anymore.
I also ordered some HIDs from the auction site for night driving. I cant wait to get her back on the road.
