Go to twinturbo.net. This site if for z lovers and has tons of forums and tech advise. Most of all its free to join.I am changing the rear shocks on my 1985 , 300 zx. and i want to know how i go about doing that.?
block your car up good and make sure you block the front wheels to keep it from rolling on you. then support the rear axle so it doesn't drop, then change them.I am changing the rear shocks on my 1985 , 300 zx. and i want to know how i go about doing that.?
if it like the 87 300zx lift the rear hatch up remove the speaker cover and you have about three bolts remove them.I am changing the rear shocks on my 1985 , 300 zx. and i want to know how i go about doing that.?
Rear axle on a car with independent suspension, interesting.
Anyway, if you are getting a strut that already has the springs installed on them as one unit, it's a pretty easy swap.
Jack up the rear of the car and put it on jack stands. Remove the wheel and locate the strut. There should be one or two bolts that hold it to the rear transverse link. Then inside your rear hatch, you should have two access panels that you can remove to get to the top bolts.
When you jack up the car, the rear strut should be extended to its stroke limit, so you won't have to worry about compressing the spring.
First loosen the bottom bolts just a little bit. Once they are broken free, loosen the top nuts holding the strut to the chassis.
Next look for your brake line, and see if it's attached to the strut with a clip. If so, remove the clip and separate the brake line from the strut. Now, carefully remove the top nuts, taking care not to let the stut fall out of it's seat and damage the threads on the bolts.
Once all the nuts are removed, hold the strut body and push down on the transverse link to get the strut out of it's seat. Once free, remove the bottom bolts and take the strut out from it's location.
Reverse this for installation of new strutt/spring.
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