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=== Shock Removal ===

* Set the parking brake and chock the front wheels.
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Remove the rear speaker covers and remove the speakers by taking out the 3 Phillips head screws.

* Jack the car up in the rear using the differential as a jacking point.
* Set your jack stands up at the rear crossmember to support the car and remove both rear wheels.
* With the car in the air, move your jack to the rear spring seat to shock mount.
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Jack it up just to relieve pressure and remove the lower shock to spring seat bolt (17mm bolt and nut).

* With this out, move to the inside top mount. This is the hard part!
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Remove the three 14mm nuts from the top mount. These are very hard to reach, so use creative engineering with extensions and swivels to get to them.

* (Optional) Cut a small part of the speaker mount out to allow easy adjustment of the Illumina shocks. This is not a must, but it helps!
* Once the 3 nuts are out, the shock can be removed.
* Take the shock to your workbench. Use a wrench to hold the shaft from turning and remove the top nut holding the shock to the top mount. Note: Some aftermarket shocks do not have the flats for a wrench. You may need a vice or vice grips to hold the shaft from turning.
* With this off, transfer the top mounts over to the new shocks.