Rear springs install - Problem!

MileHighV · March 06, 2016, 04:46:55 PM

I am trying to do the lowering spring install for the rear of my '13 SHO PP (going to Eibachs).

My problem is that I can't find the 'sweet spot' so that the lower control arm bolt will slide out.
How far should I be jacking this up??
I have jacked up the control arm to the point that it is lifting the body off of the jack stands - That can't be right.

I guess I could unthread it, but am concerned that I will never get it back in.

Any suggestions?

thanks!

92BlackGT · March 07, 2016, 03:23:13 AM

you jack up the control arm just to the point that you're taking off the tension of the spring from pushing down on the bolt. the control arm will barely move up when you do this. if you're compressing the spring then you've gone too far.

MileHighV · March 11, 2016, 09:50:29 PM

Well - I tried it again tonight - Just barely jacking up on the control arm - At no point did the bolt feel released of pressure.
There is no way that this bolt is going to just 'slide out'.
I could unthread it, but I have stripped way too many bolts this way over 30+ years of working on cars.

Off to a shop, I guess - I hate that (spending $$ for something that I should be able to do, and never sure that they did it right)

ZSHO · March 11, 2016, 10:32:14 PM

Did you try looking at some diagrams. Z http://www.fordparts.com/Commerce/RenderIllustration.ashx?id=343307408&f=3&n=8A8Z5A649B

AJP turbo · March 12, 2016, 10:54:00 PM

Sometimes its better to take it to a shop...hate to say it, wait a sec, actually i dont hate to say it.....dont be worried about the work that the shop does...you are having a hard time removing a bolt on a control arm...when you are in over your head you should not be concerned with the work of a professional mechanic

MileHighV · March 13, 2016, 03:24:04 AM

ZSHO,
Thanks for the reply - any way to PM me the diagram?

I can not get the link to load.

thanks!

FoMoCoSHO · March 13, 2016, 12:29:30 PM

It won't load for me either, tried a different browser as well.

SHOdded · March 13, 2016, 12:41:34 PM

I believe those direct URLs only work if you have already cached the image in the browser. So to view it "offline" you would have to save it separately somewhere

ZSHO · March 13, 2016, 10:19:34 PM

Quote from: MileHighV on March 13, 2016, 03:24:04 AM
ZSHO,
Thanks for the reply - any way to PM me the diagram?

I can not get the link to load.

thanks!

Sorry for the late reply but should and hopefully have access to the shop manual by tomorrow if thats okay,can post it here or PM. Z

ZSHO · March 14, 2016, 01:28:02 PM

I was able to gain access to the Shop Manual,hope this help's many of you out there who are looking to perform this procedure as promised. Z