I did it, all by myself! If I can do it just about anybody can.

I started just before 7am to beat the heat (phoenix) and took it for a spin just after 1pm. It took me 6 hours, go ahead and laugh at me, I'm no mechanic.

I messed up with my torque wrench and broke one of the upper strut mount bolts so an upper strut mount will be my next upgrade.







Less fender gap!

 

Well there ya go. Nice work

 

Nice going ..... but how about a picture of the car and a brief description of "ride quality"?

 

Good question tbear853.

I'm still running stock shocks & struts on a 115k mile car, and I haven't corrected bump steer or roll center or gotten an alignment yet, and my tires are bad too, so ride quality was poor before and after the springs, but I like it so far. It did stiffen the ride a bit which I also like, but it's not too bad. To me it feels like a good middle ground between stock soft and track teeth rattling hard. The ride is awful over rail road tracks & pot holes but mild mannered on the freeway and city streets.

When my koni shocks arrive I'll update my reveiw.

 

Alignment will greatly improve driving and tires will help the ride. Doing your own work is a great thing as long as you are able. You learn, aquire skills, collect tools, and save a bunch of $$$ in labor and there's a huge satisfaction.

 

Awesome work dude. Love the color of your car (I have the same one).
I'm no mechanic either and I do all my work myself as well.

Give yourself a pat on the back! Great job.