Tools:
12mm wrench/socket
14mm wrench/socket
17mm wrench/socket
19mm wrench/socket
Impact wrench (not mandatory, but very hard without)
Crescent wrench, screwdriver (flathead), etc are good to have handy
Fronts
1. Jack up front of car; put on jackstands.
2. Remove front wheels.
3. Remove the nut holding on the brake hose (12mm). Pull away from strut (speed sensor bracket comes with, just make sure to pull the tabs out).
4. Remove the swaybar endlink from the strut (14mm); easiest with an impact.
5. Hold bolt head, loosen nuts on bottom strut bolts (19mm IIRC, 17mm if not).
6. Remove the 3 nuts holding the strut top to the car (have a buddy hold the strut up so it doesn't fall!) (14mm).
7. Pull whole strut assembly out.
8. Put on spring compressors if you have them.
9. Use 17mm socket and impact to remove the nut off the top of the strut. Make sure to point it away from you just in case.
10. Remove stock spring, replace with aftermarket spring (if using Works, make sure the word WORKS is facing up).
11. Put the spring top on as it was on when stock.
12. Push down, thread the top nut (from #9). Tighten to 45 ft-lbs.
13. Put the strut back in.
14. Replace the 3 nuts on top, tightening them to 33 ft-lbs.
15. Replace the bottom strut bolts, tigthening them to 81 ft-lbs.
16. Replace the swaybar endlink, tightening to 29 ft-lbs.
17. Replace the speed sensor bracket (put tabs in holes), put brake hose bracket back on, tighten nut to 10 ft-lbs.
18. Put wheel back on, tighten lugnuts to 75 ft-lbs.
19. Return car to ground.
