Who cares?? I remember many people talking about exhaust leaks and chit.. It's always the diff bush!

J@ you used to know this!

Iam slipping in my furry age

Front and rear 1 hour 48 mins , hoist and air tools made my life soooooo easy. :D

Got a full set of pedders sports Ryder installed yesterday. , what an insane difference, all bushes replaced with super pro gear, rear diff centre and sides done as well

Handles like a Subaru now!

Oh yeh I did 4getz

+4 hrs for diff bush then

I swear the op is talking about just shocks and springs .......

I was responding to this guy saying he got it all for 2k, inc bushes done, couldn't see how he got it so cheap with all the labour for the rear bushes. op was just springs and shocks though your right. All good

I pay less than $250 labour each time my friendly Ford dealer drops my cradle - has been out twice now to first do side bushes, then out again last week for control arm and center bush.

I don't think it actually takes that long when you know what you're doing.

Easy here is a couple of pics you might be able to get ideas from if doing the job.

going to do this tomorrow,

How much pressure is the spring under on the front of an FG? I will have access to a spring compressor but this is my only real concern. Does it need to be compressed alot?

Thanks.

Its got a bit behind it blOke so be cautious

Get the compressors evenly 180o from each other and take them down until it feels quite firm

Then u can release the top nut and then un wind the compressors evenly

Job basically done

Just fitted my new shocks and springs front and rear with help from here, now to take it for a small test drive and make sure nothing flies through the bonnet or hits the road at the rear!

Great success on my BFII!

The key to fitting rear springs is slowly jacking, as per diagram below showing resultant strut extension.

Here's the rest of the relevant pics from over in my build thread

Pics of stock set up to remind myself of how the top sits for later

Rear suspension:

By the way don't let the brake lines get tight. I'm holding the caliper in this pic and it is not as tight as it may appear (that's what she said).

Edited 10/03/13 05:46 PM10/03/13 05:46 PM by -SteveR-